Upon initial listening with these buds, I was rather unimpressed as I heard the rather familiar bloated mid-bass, sharp highs, and lack of mids that SKDY's old line carried. Then I realized that...
The VSD1 is the latest in a rather long line of budget in ear monitors including the VC02, GR99, GR02 and others that promises high quality sound for around $50 or so. While I haven’t had...
I tried a few Grado's —didn't like the Grado house sound—, a few Senn's —HD650 left a good impression—, a few lower-end AT's —I thought the AD700 were impressive for the price— and after reading...
In my recent quest for a new set of cans, I took a slight detour into the land of flashy prosumer headphones, in the form of the HK CL. The only reason I tried a pair was the price: half off,...
The Creative Aurvana Live! solved a major problem for me—how to listen to good audio while walking the dog at night. I live near a commercial and bar district in Center City, Philadelphia and I'm...
I'm looking for some recommendations of some very sad and extremely beautiful classical music. I'm thinking something along the lines of Ave Maria and Adagio For Strings. I'd appreciate any recommendations!
Elegie by Gabriel Faure
This song will give you the goosebumps. You will feel his grief, his happy memories, then his intense anger. It's a beautiful work.
Tchaikovsky's Pathetique, Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata, Wagner's Prelude and Liebstod from Tristan und Isolde, Sibelius Valse Triste, Ravel Pavanne pour un Infante Defunte
Beethoven's 3rd (2nd movement, "Funeral March"), 9th (3rd movement, "Adagio molto e cantabile"), Schubert's String Quartet No. 14 ("Death and the Maiden", 2nd mov. Andante con moto), Mahler's 5th (4th mov. Adagietto). The last one is a love song for Alma Schindler, his wife.