[mab1376]

 

 
Love these tracks with my Pro900's

 

[TwoEars]

Glad if I've introduced some people to VNV Nation - they definitely deserve more cred! They are very similar to Depeche Mode in many ways - original, artistic and with some of the best and most thought provoking lyrics around. But they never had a smash hit like Depeche had with "Enjoy the Silence" so no major breakthrough yet - strong following among the fans though. I personally rank them at least equal to Depeche - just listen to "standing", "ghost", "illusion", "kingdom", "darkangel" or the vocal version of "endless skies" and you will see why.
 
Moving on - here's a fantastic Soundtrack from a great game!
 

 
And here's one of the best covers I've ever heard:
 

 

[mab1376]

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Glad if I've introduced some people to VNV Nation - they definitely deserve more cred! They are very similar to Depeche Mode in many ways - original, artistic and with some of the best and most thought provoking lyrics around. But they never had a smash hit like Depeche had with "Enjoy the Silence" so no major breakthrough yet - strong following among the fans though. I personally rank them at least equal to Depeche - just listen to "standing", "ghost", "illusion", "kingdom", "darkangel" or the vocal version of "endless skies" and you will see why.

 
 
I've been listening to them since '05.
 
saw them in March in Brooklyn and it was an amazing setlist. http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/vnv-nation/2012/music-hall-of-williamsburg-brooklyn-ny-7bded6d0.html
 
I started out with Matter + Form and have been expanding out to their whole collection.
 
Illusion is one of my fav songs BTW!
 
Below was the opener for VNV live, this track is amazing with my Ultrasone's:
 

 

[TwoEars]

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I've been listening to them since '05.
 
saw them in March in Brooklyn and it was an amazing setlist. http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/vnv-nation/2012/music-hall-of-williamsburg-brooklyn-ny-7bded6d0.html

 

 
Cool to see a fellow VNV fan!

 
Very nice!
 
And yes - that setlist is outstanding! I really have to go and see them live if they do something close to me.

 

[Z3disD3ad]

Daftpunk - Around the World. 
 
Sennheiser HD 598. with VST DSP plugins for EQ, and Bass.

 

[SekRF]

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Wow this was really nice!
 
You'd like this one...

 

[zeinharis]

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Wow this was really nice!
 
You'd like this one...

 
With the staging come out of your HD800 i guess it would be an excellent result

 
Yes i like it, thank you

 

[Errymoose]

HiFiMan HE-400 playing Two Steps From Hell - El Dorado.
 

 

[Redstrand]

The stereo remaster of "Something" by the Beatles. A lot of subtlety and nuance...great for checking out headphones. J.J. Grey and Mofro are great for that swampy soulful grit to make sure the bass doesn't fart out on a set of cans. 

 

[Rocko1]

Rocket Man-Elton John. The strings in this song are really great.

 

[indigosax]

Here is one of my headphone playlists on spotify. Best to go get a quality source copy of em.. but u get the idea.
 
 
Headphone Test Tracks

 

[KT66]

Some fantastic recordings and performances.

Muddy Water . Folk Singer
Dave Brubeck. Time Out
The Who. Quadraphonia
Jimi Hendrix. Electric Ladyland
Belle and Sebastian . If you're feeling sinister

 

[Jamesy1969]

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Some fantastic recordings and performances.
Muddy Water . Folk Singer
Dave Brubeck. Time Out
The Who. Quadraphonia
Jimi Hendrix. Electric Ladyland
Belle and Sebastian . If you're feeling sinister

 
I love B&S (I used to own an original pressing of "Tiger Milk") but never really rated their recording quality until Trevor Horn helped out!

 

[Jamesy1969]

John Lee Hooker's 1976 "Alone" live album takes the "less is more" idiom to an extreme and, coupled with an amazingly simple recording, sounds incredible.
 
I've owned this in many formats and I don't think any other album (except maybe "Milestones") has accompanied me as often on a "lights out/glass topped up" night.

 

[Jamesy1969]

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Steven Wilson owns this thread, nice taste sir.

 
But but but he's just such a surround master that I feel guilty listening on headphones. When Steven's in the house, it's time to slip a DVD or Blu Ray on, sit in the sweetest spot and melt.