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Dr. Chesky - The Ultimate Headphone Test Disc (SACD Hybrid Stereo) Pre-order December 2026

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  • Vendor Chesky Records
  • SKU EVSA4286S
  • Barcode 4895241462795

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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.

SACD Hybrid Stereo

 

  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
  22. Voice - Dynamic Range Uncompressed: Announcement
  23. Voice - Dynamic Range Uncompressed: Test
  24. Voice - Dynamic Range Mildly Compressed: Announcement
  25. Voice - Dynamic Range Mildly Compressed: Test
  26. Voice - Dynamic Range Heavily Compressed: Announcement
  27. Voice - Dynamic Range Heavily Compressed: Test
  28. Cymbal - Dynamic Range Uncompressed: Announcement
  29. Cymbal - Dynamic Range Uncompressed: Test
  30. Cymbal - Dynamic Range Mildly Compressed: Announcement
  31. Cymbal - Dynamic Range Mildly Compressed: Test
  32. Cymbal - Dynamic Range Heavily Compressed: Announcement
  33. Cymbal - Dynamic Range Heavily Compressed: Test
  34. Drum Kit - Dynamic Range Uncompressed: Announcement
  35. Drum Kit - Dynamic Range Uncompressed: Test
  36. Drum Kit - Dynamic Range Mildly Compressed: Announcement
  37. Drum Kit - Dynamic Range Mildly Compressed: Test
  38. Drum Kit - Dynamic Range Heavily Compressed: Announcement
  39. Drum Kit - Dynamic Range Heavily Compressed: Test
  40. Heart Beat Tracks
  41. Shake, Rattle, and Roll: Announcement
  42. Shake, Rattle, and Roll: Test
  43. Pink Noise: Announcement
  44. Pink Noise - Mono
  45. Pink Noise - Stereo
  46. Pink Noise - Mono + Stereo

 

Title: The Ultimate Headphone Test Disc

Artist: Dr. Chesky

Genre: Non-music, Audiophile

Label: Chesky Records

Configuration: SACD Hybrid Stereo

UPC: 4895241462795

Selection Number: EVSA4286S

Release Date: 1st December 2026