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Headphone testing albums
- Thread starter PurpleMoustache
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Master Of Illusion
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Preferably a combination of albums with both dynamic and compressed masterings.
Dream Theater - Awake
Peter Gabriel - So
Tool - Lateralus
Run The Jewels - RTJ2
Radiohead - OK Computer (Parlophone Gold Lacquer Master Rip)
Bryan Ferry - Bête Noire
Pink Floyd - Animals (2011 Remaster)
Rush - Grace Under Pressure (Japanese SHM Master)
Ariel Pink - Pom Pom
Faith No More - Angel Dust (MFSL)
Dream Theater - Awake
Peter Gabriel - So
Tool - Lateralus
Run The Jewels - RTJ2
Radiohead - OK Computer (Parlophone Gold Lacquer Master Rip)
Bryan Ferry - Bête Noire
Pink Floyd - Animals (2011 Remaster)
Rush - Grace Under Pressure (Japanese SHM Master)
Ariel Pink - Pom Pom
Faith No More - Angel Dust (MFSL)
You'll know if your set-up is up to snuff by Blood on the Leaves.
listen to this man
Master Of Illusion
Member
You see, I don't get this. Kanye has a way of brickwalling his albums to the point of distortion, so unless you're testing headphones with a really dark signature (Beats) I don't really see the point.
Fuck I wish someone remasters his catalogue.
Yes. This is a brilliant pick for testing/demonstrating any sound system.
Saw someone recommend this Yosi Horikawa track for headphones, too:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srtm8ggjbCw
It's interesting because of the binaural recording (and/or mixing) technique.
CheesecakeRecipe
Stormy Grey
A few sections lean a bit on dated 90s electronica tropes, but the production work is so clean and timeless that it's a perfect album for me to use to get familiar with the quirks and personality of new headphones or speakers.