Dr. Chesky - The Ultimate Headphone Test Disc 180G ONE-STEP PRESSING VINYL LP (Vinyl LP) PRE-ORDER

Expected Release Date: 04-December-2026 - This Pre-order will be shipped on or just before this date. Release dates are subject to alteration.

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 specialised sonic environments to rigorously test the physical limits of any personal audio setup.

Recorded using Chesky's signature Binaural+ technology - utilising a specialised 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 is reissued on 180g 'One-step Pressing' vinyl LP and stearo Hybrid SACD ss part of the Chesky Original Masters series.

Tracklisting
Disc 1
Side 1
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
Side 2
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