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[-] sheridan@lemmy.world 74 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

When I first got some monitor headphones, I listened to one of my favorite classical orchestra albums, and for the first time I could hear the wood of the stage floor creaking and the score pages flipping. In a moment of silence I could hear the faint sound of birds tweeting in the distance (it was recorded in an old Italian building, a large cathedral possibly, so maybe some birds got in? Idk).

[-] tarball@lemmy.zip 32 points 2 months ago

You can't just say that and not provide the album's name

[-] dontbelievethis@sh.itjust.works 25 points 2 months ago

Album schmalbum. Which headphones are this good?

[-] GreatBlueHeron@lemmy.ca 23 points 2 months ago

We are spoilt these days - there are lots of options. You can get that level of resolution from $20 in ear monitors. But, if you're after that level it's not just the headphones - it's the whole chain (assuming you're listening to digital):

  • you need a decent DAC - again, it does not need to be expensive - a $10 Apple USB-C to 3.5mm adaptor will do it (but the built-in one in your laptop, or older phone, may not).
  • you need decent, or preferably no, compression. Turn up the bit-rate in whatever streaming app you're using or preferably use CD or uncompressed (FLAC).
  • perhaps most importantly, and most overlooked, you need good source material. Lots of music out there has been horribly recorded and/or mastered. With low quantity reproduction this isn't an issue, but once you've taken care of the rest and you're spending time really listening to your music you will find yourself from time to time thinking "this sounds horrible", and you know you've done everything at your end and it turns out you're listening to a bad master. There are forums dedicated to discussion about the relative merits of various versions of different recordings.

It's a huge rabbit hole, which stereotypicaly is very expensive - but doesn't need to be.

I've only scratched the surface, but with my old, damaged, ears there's no point digging further.

[-] sheridan@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago

Ah sorry. It was early music ensemble Modo Antiquo's recording of Corelli's op. 6 concerti grossi.

[-] Illecors@lemmy.cafe 6 points 2 months ago

Found this on youtube. Would you mind confirming it's what you were referencing?

[-] sheridan@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Yeah that's it. It was originally two albums (concertos 1 to 6 and 7 to 12). It's a very special recording because several of the concertos have hypothetical reconstructed parts for woodwinds and brass that are thought to be missing in the surviving manuscripts.

[-] snoons@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

Came for the cooked spongebob memes, stayed for the excellent audiophile tips.

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