FIVE OF THE BEST TRACKS OF 2024 FOR TESTING HI-FI

Our pick of songs released this year that will prove a great test of your system’s talents

Pearl Jam Dark Matter Straight out of the folder marked “loud guitars, louder drums”. Use it to assess how well a system can manage weight, authority and organisation, with this track offering the ideal chance to see what a decent system can do when presented with brutal drum fills before huge, punchy guitar chords rampage into the mix. Yard Act Dream Job This track could easily become one-note, cacophonous and messy. A great system, however, will reveal the layers of instruments and vocals in an organised, threedimensional soundstage. The taut bassline, scuzzy, electrifying guitar riff, synth highlights and jubilant chants should come through with high energy, Michael Kiwanuka Floating Parade More sophisticated and layered than his earlier efforts, the dreamy, ethereal quality will make demands of your system, while the…

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What Hi-Fi? (Digital) - 1 Issue, Awards 2024

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