The importance of a Test Song List

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Ok now, lets begin.
No matter if you have a $20 pair of over-the-ear headphones, a $7 earbuds a $1,200 T1 or a $5,200 SR-009 you always notice that certain songs make your headphones really shine and enjoy the most.
The importance of a good song list is even more important when testing equipment you want to buy.

Headphones 201 - Headphones Styles - EARBUDS

As promised we'll go a bit deeper in the styles of headphones. 

Disclaimer: There are some types of HPs to which I'm not particularly fond of, so my experience with them  is not as wide as with other styles, but they share certain characteristics that can be easily compared and for this entry I'll stick to 3 of them: comfort, sound & general applications.

Earbuds

This kind of headphone is extremely popular because they are cheap, small, portable, lightweight and if designed and used correctly almost non-intrusive.

Headphones 102 - Systems

Now that we covered the very basics about the types of headphones, the next step is to know what systems are.

Usually when you get serious about listening music you aim to the best quality possible and you should always remember that: The highest quality you'll achieve is the one of your weakest link in the chain. So if you have a great pair of full size audiofile headphones but you try to use it directly from you mp3 player  for sure they won't sound as they should.  You must build a system for them.

So lets begin by defining what parts are in a system:

Headphones 101

What is the first thing that comes to your mind when thinking about headphones?

Lots of people will think about isolation, portable, mp3 or iPod.

Not many will think about soundstage, comfort or detail, but this are just a small amount of qualities to consider when listening through headphones and they are even more important when you plan to buy a pair and they can be a matter of life or death when you acquire a pair of High End headphones that have a price tag higher than USD$1,000.

This qualities depend on what type of headphone you are listening to.

And that will be what we'll talk in this first post: