DB

I recently purchased a subwoofer on eBay -- a Boston Accoustics PV600, based on other people's recommendations here. I understand this subwoofer is supposed to have a fairly musical sound, and I would like to make sure it is working well and undamaged. Does anyone here have a recommendation for what I should play to test the subwoofer's sound? DVD or music CD recommendations will do! Thanks.

uhh, Clem?

Try the 1812 Overture (cannons) or Tocatta and Fugue in D Minor which has very low frequency organ notes.

shaun3000

Avia Guide to Home Theater has a LFE sweep. It starts out around 200 Hz, and goes all the way down to 20-25 Hz. It is a very good test for your subwoofer

neo247

Try the Haunting that movie has a lot of bass.

jumbojp

I agree that The Haunting, Chapter 10 has some deep bass. Also try the main menu in Godzilla,

bigjimslade

Madonna : Erotica, Ray of Light
David Bowie : Earthling
Deep Forest : Boheme
Metallica : And Justice For All, Black

You could get down to about 30Hz with most of the above

audrey

You're better off starting with a test disc that contains frequency sweeps than a movie. Besides Avia, Stereophile has a test CD w/ the appropriate sweeps.

DB

Thank you everyone for your suggestions.

weargle

If you can find a copy, Mobile Fidelity put out an audio test disc by Alan Parsons (who also happened to have a project )that has standard tones, sweep tones, 0 dB reference tone, spoken word, instruments and music. I find it invaluable when czeching out / setting up equipment.

neo247

Another movie that has good sound that nobody suggest is the Mask of Zorro.

mnguye10

If you like more urban beats, you can always check out some car audio bass testing CDs. They're always fun, because they have the "Warning: Extreme Bass - not responsible for speaker damage" type of labels.

chaz4

There's a two-DVD set called "the Ultimate DVD Platinum". The second disk has a whole set of sweep tones calibration tools, phase-adjustment tracks, and so on.