“Top 10 songs to test car stereos (at least on a Chevy Cruze)”

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Top 10 songs to test car stereos (at least on a Chevy Cruze) Posted: 05 Oct 2010 07:40 AM PDT (GM) Steve Stern, commissioner of the Mobile Electronics Competition Association, tests the stereo in a Chevrolet Cruze during an August comparison. For all those who wonder how the pros evaluate automotive sound systems, hear (OK, read) what Matt Kirsch, lead audio engineer for the Chevrolet Cruze, has to say. For the record, he spends more than 500 hours a year listening to car audio systems. Here are 10 tunes he regularly plays and why: 1. "Don't Know Why" by Norah Jones. Listen for Norah's voice to sound natural, and be centered in front of you. 2. "Diamonds and Rust" by Joan Baez. Listen for strong vocals, and for the instruments to be set across a wide sound stage. 3. "No One" by Alicia Keys. Listen for clarity in Alicia's vocals and spacious background sound. 4. "Hotel California" by the Eagles. Listen for the clarity and dynamic range during the opening guitar solo, and of course the powerful drum beat. 5. "Boom Boom Pow" by the Black Eyed Peas. Listen for powerful, accurate bass beats, even at full volume. 6. "Rock that Body" by the Black Eyed Peas. Listen for clear, intelligible lyrics over the powerful, persistent bass beat. 7. "Hide and Seek" by Imogen Heap. Listen for the enveloping ambience of the song, building on the openness and dynamic vocals. 8. "He Mele No Lilo" by Mark Keali'i Ho'omalu from "Lilo and Stitch". Listen for the ambience and staging as the children's chorus is offset by powerful bass. 9. "Bird on a Wire" by Johnny Cash. Listen for the clarity in Johnny's distinctive voice and his guitar to sound natural and free of any coloration. 10. "Packt Like Sardines in a Crushd Tin Box" by Radiohead. Listen for the punch from the percussive bass, and the ring of the steel drums. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php Five Filters featured article: Beyond Hiroshima - The Non-Reporting of Falluja's Cancer Catastrophe.

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