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Jackstraw335 t1_iwcjb20 wrote

Reply to comment by onee_an in My headphone collection and my favorite album for each (800s, clears, hemps, etc) by onee_an

My favorite album with anything is Fear Inoculum by TOOL. The thing is MASSIVE it terms of, well, everything. It's truly a masterpiece.

As far as headphones, I'm moderate. I rock the Hifiman Edition XS at my desk, driven by an ifi Zen CAN with a BTR5 that I use as a USB DAC. On the go, I rock the Etymōtic ER2XR and my BTR5 or just my Galaxy Buds Pro 2.

Edit: I hope one day I get experience Fear Inoculum in its entirety on a hi-fi sound system, in someone's listening room that costs almost as much as my house.

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onee_an OP t1_iwcjv4r wrote

Wow, you're absolutely right. I'm currently listening to it, and the percussions are already one of the furthest sounding I've heard on a nonclassical album. Love it!

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Jackstraw335 t1_iwckedc wrote

Fantastic. Enjoy, it only gets better! A few highlights that are some of my favorite moments on the album:

- The breakdowns in Pneuma, as well as the instrumental jam later in the song

- A heavy groove at 9:35 in Invincible

- Every aspect of Descending. It's my favorite song of all time, and a composition of epic proportions

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LucasRunner t1_iwck6wy wrote

Same here. Currently on very entry level stuff but I can't wait to put my hands on something higher end to listen to tool. The drumming is addictive.

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Jackstraw335 t1_iwckoxc wrote

Their sound is so massive. I've seen them live 4 times, 2 of which were on their most recent tour, and I would love an opportunity to hear something even remotely close to the power of their live shows.

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LucasRunner t1_iwclczo wrote

Well, I've never seen them. Discovered them quite recently to be honest.

But yeah... I get the idea.

From their songs they seem to be quite interested in recording quality, the way their songs are mixed makes the drums feel so holographic, crisp... there's an excellent sense of imaging in their stuff.

And yeah, a pair of high end speakers might do the trick

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