Is This A Headphone Album?

[Moser]

Because I put my Philips noise canceling headphones on....





The album really opens up! Just listen to Magnificent!

 

[Sicy]

Yes.

 

[AtomicBono]

so far I've only listened to it on headphones and I really like it, lots going on

so, yes

 

[FredReis]

tottally agree... my ears are hurt, but the experience is weel worth it..

 

[TheEnd]

God, yes. Definitely.

 

[Irishteen]

Definitely but it also sounds amazing when played super loudly

 

[Reggie Thee Dog]

There is so much happening in all of these songs...gawd you have to love Eno...and Lanois...

 

[bono_212]

sooooo much so. They actually use the l/r channels separately

 

[xaviMF22]

magnificent needs to be played loud

 

[stpfan]

Get a good pair of Sennheiser's.

 

[mirrorballman]

I'm just listening to it over my stereo system and headphones were definitely the better choice to premiere the whole thing.

 

[Moser]

You can really feel the stereo mix and the genius of the sound engineering.

 

[neutral]

yep


I just have Senn PX100s, nothing fancy.

 

[toscano]

yes

 

[Varitek]

yes

 

[TheEnd]

Get a good pair of Sennheiser's.

My ol 580s got a good work out last night. Senns rule.

 

[thefly1979]

Definitely but it also sounds amazing when played super loudly

word. and i can´t wait for my new headphones

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

people always ask this, maybe I have terrible hearing but can someone name an album that doesn't sound good on headphones?

 

[Moser]

people always ask this, maybe I have terrible hearing but can someone name an album that doesn't sound good on headphones?

Point taken lol.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

Point taken lol.

I wasn't even trying to be a dick or anything, I'm genuinely curious is all...

 

[Rafiennes]

has there been a U2 album in the last 15 years that WASN'T a headphone album?

 

[gweeps]

Yes, but not quite as much as Pop.

 

[Moser]

I wasn't even trying to be a dick or anything, I'm genuinely curious is all...

No offense taken. Just I think especially now....the music isn't horribly compressed..the deep layers...you have to listen to this album on headphones!!!

 

[Moiner06]

Can't wait for the 5.1 mix on Linear....is this confirmed??

 

[toscano]

hopefully it's a "best heard on vinyl" album because the quality on these mp3s is crap. I hope it's not the mastering....again....

 

[thelaj]

HTDAAB I didn't like in headphones because the claustrophobia and clipping was all too apparent. However, I do 90% of my music listening in headphones (Westone UM2 or Sennheiser HD555) and the other 10% is on my B&W Zeppelin

I've not listened to the leak yet, though I have it imported into iTunes

 

[AiRMaRcI9o0]

definitely...a lot of little intricacies you can't really pick up on unless you have headphones on

 

[rathergoblind]

I do agree most albums sound better on headphones as a whole.

But I will say this one is for sure. It's just how much more you can notice. all the small sounds.

I also agree Pop was a headphones album. I remember a few years back listening on a good pair of headphones and some of the songs I heard things I never had before.

 

[gump]

Definitely a headphones album.

UC, Fez and, more than any other, WAS, sound terrific on headphones.

 

[purpleoscar]

Can't wait for the 5.1 mix on Linear....is this confirmed??

I'm hoping too. No info yet.