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Music Listening Samples
The recordings listed in the following chart are great for auditioning sound quality
and stereo-to-surround conversion. Items checked “CSII” are excellent for Circle
Surround II playback. Music with a “hard center” recording style may not provide
much surround separation when used with Circle Surround II; recordings with good
stereo separation provide a better multichannel experience.
Suggested CD Listening
Artist
Album
Track
Notes
CSII
Dave Matthews
Band
Listener Sup-
ported (Disk 2)
Granny,
Two Step
Try with Circle Surround II on and
off. Note crowd noise broken out
into rear speakers and good chan-
nel separation. Great live feel.
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The Eagles
Hell Freezes
Over
Hotel Califor-
nia
Try before and after with Circle
Surround II. Note crowd noise bro-
ken out into rear speakers and
good channel separation. Great live
feel.
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Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
Fast Car
Clean guitar and tight bass.
Diana Krall
Love Scenes
All or Nothing
at All
Very clean recording. Good bass
and vocals. Quiet spots for noise
checks.
Sting
Ten Summon-
ers’ Tales
Fields of Gold
Clean recording. Clear vocals, rim
shots, and guitar. Less separation
in Circle Surround II, but wonderful
in Stereo.
Sting
Nothing Like the
Sun
Englishman in
New York
Smooth recording. Clear vocals,
high hat, and guitar. Less separa-
tion in Circle Surround II, but won-
derful in Stereo.
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Jewel
Spirit
Standing Still
Try with Circle Surround II.
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Pink Floyd
Pulse (Live)
Money
Try with Circle Surround II.
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Queen
Bohemian Rhap-
sody
Bohemian
Rhapsody
Try with Circle Surround II.
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Enya
A Day Without
Rain
Only Time
Try with Circle Surround II.
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Enya
Soundtrack to
Fellowship of
the Rings
May it Be
Starts with nice vocals and great
bass. Nice ambient feeling with
CSII enabled. This recording con-
tains clicks near middle of song
that sound like vinyl pops.
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John Mayer
Room for
Squares
Your Body is a
Wonderland
Nice bass. Clean recording.
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Source: M-Audio
