Stereo Test And Demonstration
This isn't music as entertainment but rather an engineering document: a reference record produced by Danish electronics manufacturer Bang and Olufsen to demonstrate stereo system capabilities. It features the Carmen Overture alongside pure tones, phase tests, and channel identification tracks. These records were precision tools for evaluating speaker performance and hi-fi equipment. For collectors and audiophiles, test records represent a particular moment in audio history and function as both technical references and functional artifacts. Highly specialized appeal but historically significant within audio circles.
Item Details+
| Genre | Non-Music, Classical |
| Style | Technical |
| Notes | Good Plus (VG+) Good (VG) Some cover rips. |
| Media | Very Good Plus (VG+) |
| Sleeve | Very Good (VG) |
| Label | Bang and Olufsen |
| Country | Denmark |
| Format | LP |
Tracklist+
A1. Georges Bizet - Carmen Overture
A2. No Artist - Reference Level/1000 Hz
A3. No Artist - Balance Test
A4. No Artist - Phase Test
A5. No Artist - Channel Identification
A6. No Artist - Frequency Responce/Left Channel
A7. No Artist - Frequency Responce/Right Channel
A8. No Artist - Channel Separation Test
A9. No Artist - Rumble Test/Silent Groove
A10. No Artist - Pink Noise/Broadband
A11. No Artist - White Noise/Broadband
A12. No Artist - Wow And Flutter Test/3150 Hz
A13. Johann Sebastian Bach - Kantate BWV 147
B1. Roy Wood - 1st Movement
B2. Benjamin Britten - Young Persons Guide To The Orchestra
B3. Sir Edward Elgar - Where Corals Lie
B4. Duke Ellington - Rockin' In Rhythm
B5. Carl Orff - Carmina Burana
B6. Dieterich Buxtehude - Ach Herr, Mich Armen Sunder
B7. Johann Sebastian Bach - Concerto For Harpsicord And Orchestra In F. Minor
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