I tried it in my Aeon Open X and Closed X and it was just completely unlistenable, like if it was the only thing I heard on the headphones I’d think they were malfunctioning.

Sounds fine on ny gym headphones though which is where I like that kind of music the most, so it all works out

Better than than the game itself.

I’ll go hide now.

My “yeah duh” answers are fairly typical in that I’d go with Mezzanine (Massive Attack), Rage Against the Machine (self-titled), and Moving Pictures (Rush).

For answers I don’t see as often when this question is asked, I’d go with The Mantle by Agalloch, Program Music by Kashiwa Daisuke, and Harmony in Ultraviolet by Tim Hecker.

Can I ask, sincerely, why artists like Lorna Shore and Oceans Ate Alaska? Genuinely curious because despite kinda liking these bands myself, I found the new Lorna shore to be so compressed and distorted it was damn near unlistenable on any of my decent quality gear.

Is it just a familiarity/reference thing?

Mezzanine is not only an incredible album musically, but the production and engineering is just, man.

If I could only pick one track to test new gear with. Angel would be my pick every time. Can’t think of another track that gives me such a thorough impression of how gear performs in such a small amount of time.

Edit: replied so quickly I didn’t even see the Porcupine Tree mention, damn fine taste you’ve got.

The Massdrop Plus might still to this day have my favorite tuning I’ve heard in an IEM.

The Monarch 2 is slowly taking its place but man the Massdrop Plus tuning is just so pleasing to my ears.