Top end Produced albums for Headphone Dancing

[Rroff]

^^ Oh yeah! - yeah might not be to everyone's tastes but Rob Dougan has some great tracks for rinsing speakers/headphones - I'm not driving any more is a good one for testing separation.

On a related note Juno Reactor - Labyrinth (as heard in the matrix) - Mona Lisa Overdrive is one of my favourites for testing the full response range heh though the album version isn't the best IIRC as it doesn't have as much bass as the longer version (or I might have that the wrong way around). While not in that album I like Final Frontier as well as it is very layered and really shines on headphones with a good wide open soundstage. (EDIT: I've actually destroyed speakers before with Navras).

 

[Marsman]

Yeah Juno Reactor is very good too.

 

[Rroff]

LOL as if on cue "Dreadnought by Erik Ekholm is now available on Spotify" pops up in my inbox. (Dunno if it was triggered by listening to certain tunes or just happened to be coincidence).

 

[Jokester]

Something else that sounds utterly brilliant on decent headphones is Jungle - Jungle. So much going on in most of the tracks on it.

 

[seanyc5]

Dire Straits - Brothers in arms. Probably the best sounding 12" I have in my opinion.

 

[oxygene]

Think I will tag this thread as I am using it as a tick list to test out my new headphones!

 

[keasy]

Dire Straits - Brothers in arms. Probably the best sounding 12" I have in my opinion.

I was just listening to Alchemy and I was thinking what an excellent production value it has, utterly brilliant even on a low end system.

Yes- Close to the Edge.

 

[APM]

I've been enjoying The Police boxed set this week and some Doors.

 

[rids57]

Strong Persuader by The Robert Cray Band, or any of his really, they are all very cleanly recorded. Lovely punchy bass through my AKG K702s and great instrument presentation, they are spread throughout the sound stage (quite 3D) and easy to pick out rather than clumping left or right. It actually sounds like a blues equivalent to a Steely Dan album, sound quality is the same but the music is different (I know what I mean ).

 

[keasy]

Strong Persuader by The Robert Cray Band, or any of his really, they are all very cleanly recorded. Lovely punchy bass through my AKG K702s and great instrument presentation, they are spread throughout the sound stage (quite 3D) and easy to pick out rather than clumping left or right. It actually sounds like a blues equivalent to a Steely Dan album, sound quality is the same but the music is different (I know what I mean ).

I get ya man LOL

I've recently I've been doing some serious time out for Genesis, listening, comparing, stop listening and contemplating, re-listening, re-contemplating...and, I just can't help conclude that they were hippies.

 

[rids57]

No doubt about it on their early albums, specially when Gabriel would dress up as a flower

 

[TwsT]

not really for headphone dancing but a stunning composition

Firewatch OST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6neFKE4yaE

 

[db2431]

No mention of michael jackson yet?thriller and bad are 2 of the best produced albums ive ever heard, dangerous and off the wall not far behind.

 

[rids57]

Motherland by Natalie Merchant

Well produced album that I keep coming back to - hearing her duetting with Mavis Staples on St.Judas is pretty damned awesome.

 

[PapaLazaru]

Need more recommendations!

One to put out there - Alabama Shakes / Sound & Color.

 

[Spec-Chum]

Kinda surprised they've not been mentioned before but Jamiroquai's stuff is usually superbly mastered.

 

[C64]

anything Hans Zimmer
Bjork yes bjork I think she made a lot of stuff to sound good on headphones
Frank Zappa especially joe's garage album

 

[easyrider]

Kinda surprised they've not been mentioned before but Jamiroquai's stuff is usually superbly mastered.

Shame he's a ****

 

[rids57]

yes but being a **** doesn't affect musical ability, if it did we'd probably only get half a dozen good albums a year

 

[Raggs]

^^ ooh nice - my goto in a similar vein is the max payne 2 theme though its not as high production value as that one.

Not my selection but someone I know is a fan of:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-h6MoF7HLA

and James Blake - To The Last (dunno if there is a good version on youtube) for showing off their audio stuff.

Damn that sounds amazing will keep an eye on this thread

have always liked.

Enigma - Sadness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFLRHPUWBI8

only 360 qauilty tho but that said it sounds better than the amazon prime version