[Dragonmilenario]

I have the Sennheiser HD595 I am in search of well-produced music of any genre that will allow me to fully appreciate the quality of these headphones, particularly their clear mids, highs, and deep bass.

I am not only interested in individual tracks but also complete albums.

I am seeking that particular composition or album that leaves one in awe, thinking, ‘This sound is truly divine.’

Do you have any recommendations? I have a particular fondness for music with orchestral influences and compositions featuring piano and violin.

Thank you.

 

[ambro]

madonna - music
madonna - hollywood
50cent - outta control ( no **** , this sounds awesome with my HD-650's)
infected mushroom - muse breaks
shpongle - shpongle spores

 

[superjohnny]

Dido - Life for Rent

She makes me melt. I think the songs and recording are great. I have to limit myself to listening so I don't burn out on it.

 

[Dragonmilenario]

and orchestral compositions? indie?
thanks.

 

[wakeride74]

Hilary Hahn - Bach Concertos
Mahler: Symphony No. 2 - Slatkin
Alison Krauss - Live
Jem - Finally Woken

 

[chat7]

Utada Hikaru - Single collection

 

[nabwong]

For my HD595, dream theater - specifically "through her eyes" It's like total immersion.

 

[kramer5150]

For my Grados...
SRV - Texas Flood, Little Wing, The Sky is Crying
Van Halen - Eruption
Eric Johnson - Cliffs of Dover
Clapton Unplugged
Dreamtheater - John Petrucci guitar solo from the Once in a Livetime CD set.
John Petrucci / Jordan Rudess - Live, An evening with
Joe Satriani - Always With me always with you, Live at the Warfield
Brian Setzer - Guitar rag, Live in Tokyo
Ozzy - Randy Rhoads tribute

Anything Iron Maiden, BOC, marillion, Pre-87' Metallica, DIO

**edit**
If I had to pick just ONE... it would be SRV, Little Wing

Garrett

 

[Dzjudz]

Well, I don't really know with the HD595's.

But there's one song that's risen to the ultimate top of songs that move me in my collection since I've been using my Shure E4's:

Damien Rice - Eskimo (from the album 'O', which also includes the beautiful song 'Delicate')

I can't explain it, you'll just have to listen.

 

[jagorev]

My favorite cans are the HD600 and any classical music brings out the best in them. The most impressive performance I've heard from these headphones was JS Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, performed by Trevor Pinnock and the English Concert. Bach's music has incredible fugal texture, but this is often hard to hear except in live performance. The 600s really distinguish the contrapuntal melodies and let you appreciate their interplay and complexity. Absolutely wonderful!

Try out any recordings of classical music that interest you, I'm sure you'll appreciate it a lot through your good equipment.

EDIT: made it less verbose

 

[xxlMusikfreak]

Apocalyptica - Inquisition Symphony
Dream Theater - Six Degrees...
Tracy Chapman - Let it rain
Peter Gabriel - Hit & Miss
Buena Vista Social Club - Soundtrack
and maybe Joan Osborne - Relish
My "test the new can" CDs

 

[ScubaSteve87]

Guster-Parachute

 

[fatko]

Eric Clapton Unplugged
Lily Chan's (Chinese singer)
Susan Wong
AC/DC's

 

[MD1032]

Anything. But here's some examples:

--"Awake" by Dream Theater
--Liquid Tension Experiment
--"Four Chords and Several Years Ago" by Huey Lewis and The News
--any Blues Brothers recordings
--The large amount of classic rock available: basically any album by Kansas, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Queen, to name a few, and also:
--"The Last Waltz" by The Band
--And for something classical, as I listen to organ music more and more and hear more organs I'm realizing my Grados are really good at it. Take a listen to "Great Organ Works" by Virgil Fox. Older recording for sure, but the organ is amazing. "Encores" is much better in terms of quality.

 

[Voltron]

With my HD650s I've been hitting that dream state with these these selections:

Muddy Waters, Folk Singer (especially Good Morning Little School Girl)

Rosa Passos and Ron Carter, Entre Amigos

Bebo and Cigala, Lagrimas Negras

Iron and Wine, Our Enless Number Days and Woman King

Oscar Peterson and Stephane Grapelli, Skol

Beck, Sea Change

Mahler's 7th Symphony, SF Sympohony with Michael Tilson Thomas

Orff's Carmina Burana, SF Sympohony with Herbert Blomstedt

Miles Davis, Kind of Blue

Lucinda Williams, Live at the Fillmore

Low, The Great Destroyer