First Song you Played on your new AirPods

[AustinIllini]

This is a more technical take on the "What are you listening to" thread.

The question I have is: so you just bought your new AirPods (Pro, Regular, or Max). What song do you listen to first?

Post the model: the song then a brief description why

For example
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AirPods Max: "The Story" by Brandi Carlile

This song really tests the higher and lower volumes as the song starts as an elegy of sorts and turns into a rock tune.

 

[mcaswell]

As is the case every time I buy new headphones, the last movement of Beethoven’s 5th Symphony, because I listen mostly to classical and this is a good/familiar test piece that has loud/bombastic sections and quieter, delicate parts, lots of dynamics. Followed up with Rush’s The Camera Eye to get a sense for how the bass end performs.

 

[QuietGamer]

Amanda by Boston followed by Yanni Live at the Acropolis.

 

[yanksfan114]

Polarizer by Cid Rim. The song they used for the promo ad. Sounds amazing when the beat drops. Good pick by the marketing team.

 

[QuietGamer]

As is the case every time I buy new headphones, the last movement of Beethoven’s 5th Symphony, because I listen mostly to classical and this is a good/familiar test piece that has loud/bombastic sections and quieter, delicate parts, lots of dynamics. Followed up with Rush’s The Camera Eye to get a sense for how the bass end performs.

The Camera Eye by Rush is one of my all time favorite songs. I was fortunate to see them perform it live on their last tour. I will be following you lead Sir.

 

[Kal El]

The Beatles Love Album. Incredible!!!!

 

[mcaswell]

The Camera Eye by Rush is one of my all time favorite songs. I was fortunate to see them perform it live on their last tour. I will be following you lead Sir.

Yeah, my absolute favorite Rush song!

 

[SPG1]

Dreams by Fleetwood Mac. Obviously. Then Limitless by Bon Jovi for boom boom.

 

[AustinIllini]

The first album that really flexed the APM was "Masseduction" by St. Vincent

 

[Proteinaceous]

This is a more technical take on the "What are you listening to" thread.

The question I have is: so you just bought your new AirPods (Pro, Regular, or Max). What song do you listen to first?

Post the model: the song then a brief description why

For example
____________________________________________________

AirPods Max: "The Story" by Brandi Carlile

This song really tests the higher and lower volumes as the song starts as an elegy of sorts and turns into a rock tune.

Thank you for posting this thread! I was considering doing the same thing in an attempt to distract from the multitude of puzzling negativity that tends to pervade virtually every thread about these new headphones.

To answer your question...

AirPods Max: Hotel California from the Hell Freezes Over Album.
Often my first go-to when I‘m trying out a new audio The combination of multiple acoustic guitars, percussion, and vocals at the beginning of this song are a great test of how well one can hear the separation between instruments.

After that...
Anything from Rush
Cliffs of Dover by Eric Johnson
Beethoven’s 6th
Jazz (eg, Dave Brubeck, Steve Kuhn trio)

 

[mcaswell]

Cliffs of Dover by Eric Johnson

Oh man, I remember back when that song came out, I was working in the electronics department in Wal-Mart, and it came on the radio... I stood there and listened to the intro in amazement (I mean, the whole song is cool, but that intro is bada**). I couple of other workers (who also played guitar) in adjacent departments came over, and were like "what was THAT?!?"

 

[ninethirty]

First was "All is full of love (video version)" by Bjork. After that, the entire Morning Phase album, by Beck.

 

[Proteinaceous]

Amanda by Boston followed by Yanni Live at the Acropolis.

Oooooo...nice...those take me back...gonna have to queue those up.

 

[QuietGamer]

Oooooo...nice...those take me back...gonna have to queue those up.

I think Amanda sounds better with the rock EQ setting FWIW. After 2 hours of listening and playing the speakers seem to have broken in a bit and sound better.

 

[wakeboardandy]

to be with you - mr big.

sound of silence - disturbed

 

[Feisar]

Listening on TIDAL

First
"Outline (feat. Lou Stone)" / Master - Zero 7

Followed by
"Sound in a Dark Room (Bassnectar Remix)" / HiFi - Telefon Tel Aviv
"Teardrop" Remastered / HiFi - Massive Attack
"Virginia in the Rain" / HiFi - Dave Matthews Band
"Time Moves Slow" / HiFi - Badbadnotgood, Samuel T. Herring
"Fade Away" / HiFi - Lucky Daye - The Photograph, Original Motion Picture soundtrack
"Opening" / HiFi - Robert Glasper - The Photograph, Original Motion Picture soundtrack
"End Credits (Perry Mason - Chapter 1)" / Master - Terence Blanchard, Perry Mason Season 1

 

[Pug72]

No one doing AC/DC's Back In Black ?!

You should all be ashamed of yourselves.

 

[macnmac]

WAP

 

[Sim-1]

Metallica - Wherever I May Roam (from the Black Album).

 

[Feisar]

OMG listening to this on APM is spatial bliss

8D AUDIO PENTATONIX / Billie Eilish - Ilomilo​

 

[Royksöpp]

I don’t think I finished a single song. I skipped through so many to try it out.

 

[kazmac]

My speaker / headphone test track is Bolt Thrower’s World Eater. ?

 

[Wehrwolf]

One of the first I tried out on the Max I just got -- "Honor" -- the title theme from the HBO miniseries "The Pacific". It has a pretty wide frequency range including a lot of deep kettle/bass drums that will almost always cause small speakers or headphones to distort at higher volumes. The Max played it back perfectly without any discernible distortion. So far impressed with them.

 

[Smileyboy]

Mariza - Meu Fado Meu

 

[John dosh]

OMG listening to this on APM is spatial bliss

8D AUDIO PENTATONIX / Billie Eilish - Ilomilo​

That so freaked me out just got them and never heard anything like that in my life.