Suggested songs to demo on AirPods Max

[JasonHB]

8D Billie Eilish

Not sure if it’s a good tester, but just for fun for this Youtube track.

That is brilliantly done. Very trippy, but clever tech and doe sound incredible

Jason

 

[Lumpydog]

Rosanna Toto.
My Goto reference for speakers and headphones. Full spectrum of audio and just about every instrument you can imagine in that song.

2nd this. Also - most any Steely Dan recording.

 

[iGeneo]

Toto is right up there, but if I had to pick one that really covers the spectrum, it would always be:

get to just over a minute in and you’ll appreciate the max

 

[ondioline]

I usually use this song by Air. The instruments come in slowly one by one and the recording has a lot of interesting things to pick up on (in a lossless version)

 

[yegon]

8D Billie Eilish

Not sure if it’s a good tester, but just for fun for this Youtube track.

This is great, really illustrates the sound stage.

I say that as someone who isn’t a fan of Billy Eilish too (no snark).

 

[Dandoodle]

The tron soundtrack! Hearing sounds I never picked out before even compared to dualhonepods

 

[jamface]

MERZBOW - WOODPECKER NO 1

 

[axantas]

Phil Collins - That's just the way it is. The percussion / bass at the beginning is great. If not, then the headphones are rubbish.

This is MY test song for all kind of speakers or headphones.

 

[ZacKaffeine]

I’ve gone through a bunch of the music I’ve loved for years only to realize that a lot of them are really poorly mastered (Imagine Dragons, Sia, etc.) . However I’ve been searching for new songs and have listened to a bunch of songs. I have a list going but a few of my favorites are:

“Little Lion Man” by Mumford and Suns
“Doom days” by Bastille
“Fly away” by Tones and I
“Walk on Water” by Thirty Seconds to Mars
“Bury a Friend” by Billie Eilish

 

[ZacKaffeine]

Phil Collins - That's just the way it is. The percussion / bass at the beginning is great. If not, then the headphones are rubbish.

This is MY test song for all kind of speakers or headphones.

Oh my god. It’s so cool on the APM! Thank you for this!

 

[Elektrofone]

 

[PmattF]

On my second day with my AirPods Max, Spotify suggested the playlist "Songs to Test Headphones With" for me. Which kind of freaked me out – does Spotify know about my Apple purchases? Or did it guess that I was testing headphones based on my sudden increased usage and the songs I was choosing myself? In any case, it is definitely a good playlist for this purpose...

Songs To Test Headphones With

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[rosegoldoli]

365 Zedd and Katy Perry (the chorus is layered so it should be a test for clarity)

 

[Zapdoc]

If you like Rap from the Atlanta era of hip hop listen to 'Cashin Out' by Cash Out

you gotta either stream it on Apple Music or find a 320kbps file of it to hear the full instrumentals

Fleetwood Mac - Rumours album is a good mix for listening to

 

[Letitbleed]

Facts Of Life - Talking Heads
Mercy Street - Peter Gabriel
Signal To Noise - Peter Gabriel

 

[MICHAELSD]

Bohemian Rhapsody is generally considered the ultimate track to test a new pair of headphones due to its range.

 

[terryw1]

Bohemian Rhapsody - Pentatonix

 

[iDron]

Baby Shark Dance | Most Viewed Video on YouTube | PINKFONG Songs for Children


That one!

 

[jterp7]

Bohemian Rhapsody - Pentatonix

yeah this was pretty good

 

[jayinla]

Elmer Bernstein - The Magnificent Seven

 

[MICHAELSD]

Bohemian Rhapsody - Pentatonix

Hallelujah- Pentatonix

The bass notes sound amazing on the Beats Solo3.

 

[Robbosan]

Let you ears rejoice