[Trysaeder]

When testing new headphones, do you pick good sounding songs to test certain characteristics?
I often find that headphones that wow! me with certain songs are really the ones I end up liking, but on the other hand, I could give a headphone a track that doesn't really sound good and is really hard, and judge it based on that.
 
Also, post a list of your testing tracks. This thread can also double as one to share music genres.
 
Undoubtedly THE BEST vocals test track: Paramore - Misery Business acoustic version (also because I like angry, angsty girls)
Bass: Discotronic - Tricky disco
Violin: Mendelssohn, Violin Concerto in E minor Op.64 - I. Allegro molto appasionato (see how the violin makes you feel)
Piano: Beethoven - Appassionata/Tempest/Moonlight 3
Punch n Sparkle: Jay Chou - Ye Qu
Awesomeness/drums: Two Steps From Hell - Norwegian Pirate
Soundstage: Nightwish - Last of the Wilds
Speed: needed - HELP ME FIND A SPEED TEST (heavy metal?)
 
Post your favorites!

 

[tuanhung303]

speed: All shall perish - Wage Slaves, Children of Bodom - Follow the reaper, Benighted - Foetus. Hope that will help

 

[matthewh133]

Nonononononononno get Necrophagist's "Intestinal Incubation" and you're set for life. Oh. My. God. is that song FNIENGOINGGE amazing!!!

 

[Trysaeder]

Pffft that's barely fast.
 
 
E.Guitars: Linkin Park - Place for my head  

 

[matthewh133]

Lol Linkin Park

 

[mralexosborn]

Fast? Mathcore. <3
 
Converge- Effigy or Losing Battle or Dead Beat or Cutter
Daughters- Providence By Gas Light or Hyperventilation System or Crotch Buffet
The Number 12 Looks Like You- Grandfather or El Pinata De La Muerte or Sleeping With the Fishes, See?
 
The last band is recorded the best. The last song is quite fast. I love mathcore, so much. I am not too big into metal though.
If you are a good person listen to these bands albums. 
 
 

 

[matthewh133]

What about Locusts?

Some good bands there!

 

[baka1969]

Tool's Third Eye is one of the MANY that I use to test headphones. It's very dynamic for a metal song, it's very well recorded, plus it's a great Tool song!

 

[Woozle Wuzzle]

Best vocals to me: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-pLj2f96gQ

 

[Trysaeder]

Suteki Da Ne from FFX
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlwSPMwAqbM

 

[crazeazn]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wicnxOs2H98
 

 

[joelpearce]

I always listen to music that I've been listening to lately.  A great test track is only a great test track if you're familiar with how it sounds on your own gear without the new component.

 

[Trysaeder]

Antonio Vivaldi's Concerto Grosso in C Rv558 Allegro Molto is an awesome track to test if your headphone has too much bass.
 
Oh and Tchaikovsky's Trepak for soundstage, see how far you hear the instruments from.

 

[RPGWiZaRD]

I like this track to test vocals, guitar and piano at the same time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ysz0MJcSwLY - I paid to download the track in 320kbps from some finnish mp3 dl site and it was well worth it.

The guitars and vocals are so sweet and forward in this track (the mp3 I have sounds MILES better than the youtube upload ofc). It's the recording that has the most natural sound to it that I've got.

 

[Cron]

Baldassare Galuppi: Confitebor tibi, Domini - 1st part (Harvey, Il Seminario Musicale - Virgin veritas)
 
Easily one of the best tracks for testing.