pianomaster
New Head-Fier
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I just won a home headroom off of ebay the other nite and hopefully will have it in 4 days. As a guy trying to train his ear, I'm also hopeful that I will notice a marked difference when including that in my current "high-end" rig (har har) of ipod (thru line-out)/airhead/ER4S (or SR-60s if i'm not in the Ety mood). I'm curious as to what a smart listener listens to when comparing different 'phones or different amps w/ 'phones. As a pianist, I have a fairly large collection of classical cds, and then everything else I listen to is mainly rock from the '60s and '70s. My instinct is that classical music presents a much more varied dynamic and tonal challenge to headphones than most other genres (i want to stick with headphones and not include speakers at this point, so i know soundstaging will not be perfect no matter what's used). My other instinct tells me that simpler songs, with more quiet moments and more chances to hear individual instruments, will also be quite helpful in listening. Am i on the right track or should i stop right now and wait to see how wrong i am?