Thanks for the suggestions, i'm checking them all out!   I'm looking for strictly headphones. I always seem to not be able to listen to in ear earphones for too long without it hurting my ears. 

Hi Garry, Thanks for the helpful post!   1. Either, doesn't really matter, sound cancelling would be nice but not necessary. Preference would go to portable ones 2. All kinds, classical, rock, electro, jazz. 3. For headphones I like a little bass, but I don't want to be wearing subwoofers on...

You guys have some nice setups!    I only have: Samsung 40" Ps4 Xbox360 Asus ROG G750JH   But am working on getting a nice surround sound set up. 

A ton, but been more into classical music as of late. So far this year: Vienna Philharmonic Berlin Philharmonic Chicago Symphony Orchestra New York Philharmonic

Awesome post! Added a few new websites to my list of places to go to. You can sometimes find high quality torrets of music too. 

soundcloud. facebook groups. If i find some song that I like I go to the forums to find suggestions for similar genre.

I don't feel that audiophiles have a deeper appreciation of music than the general public.    They might enjoy listening to music more, but what type of music you listen to is a personal preference, and from a strictly view of an audiophile, a musician would be better suited to have a better...

I think that audiophiles do listen to electro!  It just happens to be a genre that not too many people listen to in general. It also seems to have a younger audience, and they don't necessarily have the disposable income to have something better than generic earbuds. .

Carl Orff: Carmina Burana comes to mind

Yacht- Psychic City has some nice vocals (kinda electro)

For modern artists Jamie Cullum is a favorite.   Here's a list of other Jazz artists to check out: John Pizzarelli Moagie Santos Nina Simone Miles Davis Ornette Coleman Ray Charles Dexter Gordon Ella Fitzgerald Frank Sinatra Albert Ayler Benny Goodman Billie Holiday Bobby Mcferin...

Nora En Pure - Come With Me (Original Mix)

Symphony 4 - Brahms

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