Submitted by MontiMont t3_ydllw4 in headphones

I just bought what some call entry level hifi headphones Fidelio X2HR I have them with amp and EQ and this is my first experience with good headphones

So I thought it’d be nice if we can have recommendations of music or what makes you go WHOA when you get lost on HiFi sound?

I’ll start:

Chemical Brothers and Kraftwerk sound really insane in HiFi!!

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9vjunkie t1_itszvr0 wrote

Mezzanine by Massive Attack. Anything by Boards of Canada. Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd. Love Over Gold by Dire Straits. Sacrum Profanum by Adam Baldych. Deadwing by Porcupine Tree.

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xGuacamolly t1_itt0bk4 wrote

Lorna shore, Diamonds to dust, ocean ate Alaska, spite

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p_pal2000 t1_ittbdk9 wrote

Damn near anything from Tennyson, but their Telescope EP is something else. Collapse, Virgil, and Sleepwalk particularly for me are just

chef's kiss

Highly recommend it and pretty much everything they put out.

For something different but still in my opinion expertly mixed/mastered, "narrowcast." have put out a few songs and an EP that I've been really vibing with. They've got either I think an album or an EP releasing this Friday too!

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porscheboy919 t1_itteyni wrote

Not that known, but mamomo's soundtracks are a treat to listen to on high end headphones.

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BigLorry t1_ittfqxa wrote

Mezzanine is not only an incredible album musically, but the production and engineering is just, man.

If I could only pick one track to test new gear with. Angel would be my pick every time. Can’t think of another track that gives me such a thorough impression of how gear performs in such a small amount of time.

Edit: replied so quickly I didn’t even see the Porcupine Tree mention, damn fine taste you’ve got.

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BigLorry t1_ittg1hg wrote

Can I ask, sincerely, why artists like Lorna Shore and Oceans Ate Alaska? Genuinely curious because despite kinda liking these bands myself, I found the new Lorna shore to be so compressed and distorted it was damn near unlistenable on any of my decent quality gear.

Is it just a familiarity/reference thing?

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BigLorry t1_ittgc93 wrote

My “yeah duh” answers are fairly typical in that I’d go with Mezzanine (Massive Attack), Rage Against the Machine (self-titled), and Moving Pictures (Rush).

For answers I don’t see as often when this question is asked, I’d go with The Mantle by Agalloch, Program Music by Kashiwa Daisuke, and Harmony in Ultraviolet by Tim Hecker.

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RinderOhneKinder t1_ittldw7 wrote

Kinda love 'if anything suspicious ' the second project of one of the in flames guys on the AKG K240

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iBLCKNDWTHN t1_ittqtos wrote

I have the same feelings about Lorna Shore. As a HIFI music, de facto it sounds pretty moody and compressed. Try Architects from Abbey Road Live or Rammstein, the difference is pretty big. From deathcore I would say smth like Fit for an Autopsy, at least their last album.

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ITeebagTTVs t1_ittsy11 wrote

Anything synthwave sounds really good imo. I would definitely check out Daniel Deluxe (the ghostrunner album is my favorite).

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Randolph_Carter_666 t1_ittvur7 wrote

Tool, Nine Inch Nails, Moonspell, Tiamat, Devin Townsend, Opeth, Ghost, Dimu Borgir. Tom Waits. Pink Floyd.

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Randolph_Carter_666 t1_itu0306 wrote

That's when and how I discovered both as well!

Moonspell is still very active. Tiamat hasn't put out an album in 10 years... Both bands evolved quite a bit. Hermitage by Moonspell is very well done, and a blast to listen to with good headphones.

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curtishartling t1_itu0j8e wrote

‘Rings Around The World’ by Super Furry Animals

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Wasamolle t1_itu2zyy wrote

If you consider DT 770s as HiFi, from time to time I really enjoy listening to the live sessions from SiriusXM (Ed Sheeran, Billie Eilish, Gayle, Seether, just to name a few I like). The sound quality is usually pretty good and I love the "rawness" of live performances.

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RAYquaza0903 t1_itu8xds wrote

Anything you’re familiar with. You’ll definitely hear a huge difference when go from stock earphones to good headphones.

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Bucdarkness t1_itud17s wrote

Early 80's Funk:Parliament, Cameo, Brothers Johnson and War

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pochiszo t1_itujfik wrote

I Robot by Alan Parsons Project. Fucking hell, that’s an experience.

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Grobbelboy t1_ituke2k wrote

The mastering of most Radiohead albums is very well done and the quality really comes through on a pair of high-end cans.

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ProphetNimd t1_iturbd2 wrote

Periphery, A Perfect Circle, Rage Against the Machine, Fallujah, Denzel Curry, Kendrick Lamar, Billie Eilish, Good Tiger, Tesseract, Animals as Leaders, Rivers of Nihil, Porcupine Tree.

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shadowpapi9890 t1_itusxtv wrote

Daniel rossen new album you belong there. Nine inch nails…

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sithmafia t1_itute37 wrote

NIN The Fragile on vinyl is always my first headphone test

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pureplay909 t1_ituvfis wrote

Plastic beach by gorillaz is pretty gooddd in that aspect

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Aevrin t1_ituz0ja wrote

Camellia.

For those unaware, Camellia is a Japanese EDM producer who is infamous in Rhythm Game communities for his songs often being some of the hardest in various different games. That partly stems from his sound design being so complex. Some of his songs, my favorite being “chrono driver -fragment-” often has so much going on that on regular, consumer level stuff it sounds genuinely muddy and confusing, but on hi-fi you can actually follow what’s going on it’s wonderful.

Do yourself a favor and listen to chrono driver -fragment- if you’re into that kind of thing.

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BuiltByAlienGods t1_ituzmi3 wrote

Between the Buried and Me. They're a prog metal band with a lot of wall of sound sections, and hifi makes all the instruments shine through even when things get heavy

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matefeedkillrepeat_8 t1_itv1fvx wrote

Black tongue, really well mastered, I reccomend the songs fauxhammer and young gloom

lorna shore, a lot of their songs are compressed but "welcome back, O' sleeping dreamer" is really enjoyable compared to some of their other songs which hurt to listen to loud but are boring quiet, be careful with the volume on this song it is extremely loud and jumpscared me lol.

rings of saturn, my favorite albums are "lugal ki en" and "gidim" very technical and outerspace like I guess you could say.

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Adrian1616 t1_itvfv56 wrote

Tool, Steely Dan, Pink Floyd, Polyphia, C2C, Greta Van Fleet, Daft Punk.

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TheRedMati t1_itvhoqh wrote

On the electronic side Neon Jungle by Avionics & RefraQ is the first thing that comes to my mind - great textures and space. Also most songs from Ekcle

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Tsivqdans96 t1_itvkf6h wrote

If you like electronic music then noone does it like KOAN Sound.

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patio_blast t1_itvt3nw wrote

elliott's last cd. radiohead's kid a

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wondrouswalnut t1_itvutwm wrote

The Nightfly by Donald Fagen or Aja by Steely Dan.

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Markular t1_itvvaxr wrote

The Gold and Silver sessions by Elder

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RaM85 t1_itw1fbv wrote

Anything by Kevin Penkin really.

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PassiveAgressiveCan t1_itwegku wrote

Everything really.

But what I noticed the most is how much attention and care some of the really big pop songs get that most people blaring on their crappy car speakers are missing.

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nokkynuk t1_itwql21 wrote

Elliott smith, bright eyes, sparklehorse, juice Wrld

Lol

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BigLorry t1_itwwat4 wrote

I tried it in my Aeon Open X and Closed X and it was just completely unlistenable, like if it was the only thing I heard on the headphones I’d think they were malfunctioning.

Sounds fine on ny gym headphones though which is where I like that kind of music the most, so it all works out

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suchbsman t1_ity8j2m wrote

On the pop side of things, I recently discovered Melanie Martinez's album k-12. The production on that album is beautiful, everything sits just right.

This is my favorite track, I'm a sucker for those gorgeous string parts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plJCH77VMoI

 

Also, The Midnight orchestral arrangements they did about a year ago. But really anything the Midnight does is amazing. So many awesome sounds going on in their stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QA4wUXBILQw

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AntOk463 t1_itylc0h wrote

I would say Eminem's music has the biggest impact even I switch to hifi. There is so much detail in his instramental, all songs improved by switching, but his songs were the most shocking and traceable so much detail I couldn't believe this is the same song I've been listening to this whole time. I guess because he's so big that he would put a lot of effort into the production of his music. Also this was my first time using open backs, and by removing the bass, it allowed me to hear instruments and details I didn't know about.

If you want song recommendations, check out GNAT for the production, No Regrets for nice bass and vocals, Favorite Bitch for the detail. Also Notorius Thugs for the soundstage. Tyler Herro can show the differences between high end headphones.

Can you tell my favorite genre of music?

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