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My 800S Tidal playlist below;
https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/fe9c27da-d9e9-4ca5-8a55-81a1a4d44a2b
Psapp - Upstairs. The recording on this is so amazing.
All music. I can’t think of anything that didn’t sound fantastic on them
Agreed listen to c Good classical records are insanely good on hd 800 I compared them to lcd 4 and abyss DTC and it wasn't close the 800 is wholely better
People make playlists on Spotify and co. related to 800s qualities. Just search for them!
Slow Dance by Ann Popovic with Robbin Ford on guitar.
Dianne Reeves, Steely Dan, and Robben Ford are wonderful artists worth checking out (HD 800 or not). Slower genres like jazz, vocals, acoustic, ambient/lofi, orchestral, and big band/live performances are such a pleasure with them.
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Why Are Sundays So Depressing — The Strokes
Probably the song that has the the biggest difference between HD800s and any other headphone, in my personal opinion. The guitar sounds so damn good.
Lots of Dolly Parton's stuff is fantastic. Nik Bärtsch's work is stunning.
So, you like jazz?
i love almost everything on the hd800s when i demo'd it
and other than just saying classical, there was a song in particular that used both classical and electronic instruments
the song in question that stood out was another halcyon by xi
Check out the soundtrack from the anime series Made in Abyss. It is downright glorious on the 800S.
Prushka Sequence is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever listened to.
Soundtracks and classical sound best on the 800S. Hans Zimmer - Interstellar soundtrack 🙌🏻
While classical sounds great, I've never been a classical music guy. Some songs that stood out to me were
Brave Soul - Illenium
Stargazing - Kygo
Walk me home - Said the sky
Taste like cigarettes - Masked man
Fire Stone - Kygo
Falling in love - Dennis Kruissen
Snow - Masked man
Wishing on You - City girl
Let me know if any of those scratches your itch!
Here are the songs that stood out the most to me on the Sennheiser HD 800 S :
Beo Brockhausen - Wolkenmeer
Yosi Horikawa - Bubbles
Yosi Horikawa - Interlude
Talking Heads - The Great Curve (2005 Remaster)
Yello, Heidi Happy - Kiss In Blue
Terje Isungset, Lena Nymark - Fading Sun
Seven Lions, Kill The Noise - The Blood
Radiohead - Paranoid Android (Remastered)
The Fairfield Fou - These Bones
Wish you were here, Comfortably numb, well just Pink Floyd in general is brilliant on these
Explosions in the Sky - Postcard from 1952
Anything by Two Steps From Hell
One I heard recently was a dance track called “you could be” by ANZ. It’s a very cool track with some nice low bass that’s pleasant on the ears.
Radiohead is a must for any headphone but you probably knew that already. If I had to pick two must-try songs it would be "Detox" by Strapping Young Lad and "The Promise of Snakes" by The Angelic Process. People also bring up the Made in Abyss OST and Death Note OST a lot, and for good reason. They sound great. Especially on the HD800S
Latest album from St Germain is incredible. Beautiful mix and master
Search for chinese audiophile music on youtube you will be surprised
Anything "classical." Or really, anything recorded live. I was listening to a live recording of Max Richter's On The Nature of Daylight - already a beautiful piece in and of itself, but the recording had an enormous bass rumble that echoed throughout the venue.
Acoustic stuff like bluegrass, folk, rando singer with a guitar or piano, etc. all sound spectacular. Post rock stuff, like Sigur Ros, God Is An Astronaut, Explosions In The Sky, are perfectly suited as well. I'd argue that even stuff unsuited for the HD800S will still sound great. I listen to a lot of metal, punk, rock, etc. on them as well, and the sense of space/separation they give to those tracks always puts a smile on my face.
If you’re a fan of metal, some of the more recently mixed metalcore or djenty metalcore albums really takes advantage of the soundstage and separation
obviously should listen to this on whatever streaming service you use but this video also has lyrics which are somewhat necessary upon first listen
Sunset Rollercoaster - My Jinji. The soundstage on that song is insane