RayleighSilvers
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Hey guys.
Been at this hobby for around 2 months, reading loads of threads and trying to gain as much information as possible. I've sampled out some commonly recommended headphones on the way and even bought some as well. My problem, or rather the the pressing question I have is this. Out of all the ones I've tried, I haven't been blown away by any of them
Nearly every headphone review I read, the music used to test the headphone is always instrumental, jazz, classical or vocals, but not pop vocals. Whenever someone is looking for a new audiophile headphone it's generally to do with those genres. Some people look for rock and get recommended grado's, others look for trance/dubstep.
Almost nobody every mentions mainstream music. Pop, rap, RnB. There are a few threads floating around, but I've yet to read a review that deals with those genres. I've read something about this loudness war going on at the moment. About how recording studios are compressing their songs lazily, and how they are boosting the treble and bass. Because of the way these people are mastering their songs, would it be pointless to get an "audiophile" headphone? A lot of pop is synthesised, so would cheap headphones pick up all there is to pick up anyway since their is no "air moving from the plucking of a guitar string" etc..
I'm asking this because my music library probably falls into this mainstream category of badly recorded music (check profile). I've sampled lots of headphones only to be disappointed or unimpressed. Would it be best for me to just get a coloured set of phones suited to my genre and be done with it, or is there something to be gained by buying expensive headphones?
Been at this hobby for around 2 months, reading loads of threads and trying to gain as much information as possible. I've sampled out some commonly recommended headphones on the way and even bought some as well. My problem, or rather the the pressing question I have is this. Out of all the ones I've tried, I haven't been blown away by any of them
Nearly every headphone review I read, the music used to test the headphone is always instrumental, jazz, classical or vocals, but not pop vocals. Whenever someone is looking for a new audiophile headphone it's generally to do with those genres. Some people look for rock and get recommended grado's, others look for trance/dubstep.
Almost nobody every mentions mainstream music. Pop, rap, RnB. There are a few threads floating around, but I've yet to read a review that deals with those genres. I've read something about this loudness war going on at the moment. About how recording studios are compressing their songs lazily, and how they are boosting the treble and bass. Because of the way these people are mastering their songs, would it be pointless to get an "audiophile" headphone? A lot of pop is synthesised, so would cheap headphones pick up all there is to pick up anyway since their is no "air moving from the plucking of a guitar string" etc..
I'm asking this because my music library probably falls into this mainstream category of badly recorded music (check profile). I've sampled lots of headphones only to be disappointed or unimpressed. Would it be best for me to just get a coloured set of phones suited to my genre and be done with it, or is there something to be gained by buying expensive headphones?