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Dr. Chesky - The Ultimate Headphone Test Disc (180g One-step Pressing Vinyl LP) Pre-order December 2026

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  • Vendor Chesky Records
  • SKU EVLP149BL
  • Barcode 4895241462771

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Chesky Records celebrates its 40th anniversary with The Ultimate Headphone Test Disc, the standalone diagnostic edition carved out from Steve Guttenberg’s acclaimed 2014 original Dr. Chesky's Ultimate Headphone Demonstration Disc. Designed as a dedicated reference tool for audiophiles, sound engineers, and equipment enthusiasts, this collection focuses strictly on objective acoustic evaluations. Free of conventional studio mixing tricks or artificial processing, it isolates a comprehensive suite of high-resolution signals and specialized sonic environments to rigorously test the physical limits of any personal audio setup.

 

Recorded using Chesky’s signature Binaural+ technology—utilizing a specialized B&K dummy head microphone to replicate natural human hearing—this release provides an uncompromised standard for assessing dynamic range, spatial imaging, depth, and transient response. Listeners can evaluate 360-degree binaural spatial cues across open-back, closed-back, and in-ear monitors while experiencing direct, uncompressed comparisons between pristine live acoustic dynamics and the flattening effects of studio compression. By isolating these diagnostic tracks into their own release, Chesky delivers an essential tool for evaluating system performance, acoustic resolution, and playback fidelity.

 

The Ultimate Headphone Test Disc will be reissued on 180g One-step Pressing Vinyl LP and SACD Hybrid Stereo as part of the Chesky Original Masters series.

LP SIDE ONE: 

 

  1. Test Tracks Introduction
  2. Four Surround Voices: Announcement
  3. Four Surround Voices: Test
  4. Front/Rear Voices: Announcement
  5. Front, Rear Voices: Test
  6. Drum And Bell - Walk around the Mic: Announcement
  7. Drum And Bell - Walk around the Mic: Test
  8. Shaker - Walk around the Mic: Announcement
  9. Shaker - Walk around the Mic: Test
  10. Height - Center Shaker: Announcement
  11. Height - Center Shaker: Test
  12. Height - Left Channel Shaker: Announcement
  13. Height - Left Channel Shaker: Test
  14. Height - Right Channel Shaker: Announcement
  15. Height - Right Channel Shaker: Test
  16. Height - Center Bell: Announcement
  17. Height - Center Bell: Test
  18. Height - Left Channel Bell: Announcement
  19. Height - Left Channel Bell: Test
  20. Height - Right Channel Bell: Announcement
  21. Height - Right Channel Bell: Test

 

LP SIDE TWO: 

 

  1. Voice - Dynamic Range Uncompressed: Announcement
  2. Voice - Dynamic Range Uncompressed: Test
  3. Voice - Dynamic Range Mildly Compressed: Announcement
  4. Voice - Dynamic Range Mildly Compressed: Test
  5. Voice - Dynamic Range Heavily Compressed: Announcement
  6. Voice - Dynamic Range Heavily Compressed: Test
  7. Cymbal - Dynamic Range Uncompressed: Announcement
  8. Cymbal - Dynamic Range Uncompressed: Test
  9. Cymbal - Dynamic Range Mildly Compressed: Announcement
  10. Cymbal - Dynamic Range Mildly Compressed: Test
  11. Cymbal - Dynamic Range Heavily Compressed: Announcement
  12. Cymbal - Dynamic Range Heavily Compressed: Test
  13. Drum Kit - Dynamic Range Uncompressed: Announcement
  14. Drum Kit - Dynamic Range Uncompressed: Test
  15. Drum Kit - Dynamic Range Mildly Compressed: Announcement
  16. Drum Kit - Dynamic Range Mildly Compressed: Test
  17. Drum Kit - Dynamic Range Heavily Compressed: Announcement
  18. Drum Kit - Dynamic Range Heavily Compressed: Test
  19. Heart Beat Tracks
  20. Shake, Rattle, and Roll: Announcement
  21. Shake, Rattle, and Roll: Test
  22. Pink Noise: Announcement
  23. Pink Noise - Mono
  24. Pink Noise - Stereo
  25. Pink Noise - Mono + Stereo

 

Title: The Ultimate Headphone Test Disc

Artist: Dr. Chesky

Genre: Non-music, Audiophile

Label: Chesky Records

Configuration: 180g One-step Pressing Vinyl LP

UPC: 4895241462771

Selection Number: EVLP149BL

Release Date: 1st December 2026