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Originally Posted by mektarus
Here's an excellent post (from another forum) by head-fi member Zemo.
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Most of what was listed seems to be 100% subjective.
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Rhythm and Pace refers to a systems ability to translate energy and excitement in the music. |
Am I the only one who read that as "Rhythm and Police"? Rofl! Anyway, if the music is good, it's good, whether it's played on a several thousand dollar home theater setup, a thousand-dollar pair of headphones, or a pair of cheap PC speakers. Good music creates its own energy and transcends the realm of drivers and amplifiers.
Now, here is some subjectivity on my part:
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...D69C1D0C0B551B
When I first heard that song, I was wearing a pair Sony MDR-V600s. Now that my eyes are open, I can see their faults, but that didn't stop me from enjoying the song! The pulsating beat, the cadence of the lyrics and the melody that goes along with them, was like instant simpatico! I only had to listen a few times to have every nuance of the music memorized. Certain songs have a "resonance" with me. It is difficult to explain what this feels like or what factors create it, but when it happens, I
know I've found a song that I will love.
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You should be able to close your eyes and “see” the choir before you, and sense a large cathedral, 60 feet wide, 225 feet long, and 90 feet tall. |
That hardly seems like an objective test of a particular speaker's abilities. Some people would never notice such a thing regardless of how good their sound system was. I know I wouldn't. I am an extremely poor judge of depth and soundstage. I would be more likely to be memorizing the song's melody and harmonies. But we each have our strengths, and I'm certainly not trying to knock an otherwise excellent post!
At any rate, the song I usually use to test any new headphones is the opening track to the video game "Dangun Feveron", which has a little bit of everything, highs, mids, and lows, transients, the works.
Another good song that I found is "Puff the P*ussy Puzzle" from the Turn-A Gundam soundtrack. The clarinets used have a very scratchy old-time radio sound to them, and only good headphones can show this fact. Crappy headphones portray a smooth-sounding clarinet.
Here is that song:
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.ph...38A872032A15E8