What headphones for a bassjunkie?

[fat-600]

I’m looking to downsize from the Bose triports I got to in ear ones
I did own a set of Sony MDR-EX71SL and they were nice but the buds kept getting stuck in my ear after a few months,
I guess I got about £40-50 to spend,
I am a bit of a basshead and the Sennheiser CX 300 looks good and I hear people on here raving about them but I want another opinion

thanks

 

[C64]

CrossRoads MylarOne XB

 

[Jonny69]

These cheap Sony MDR-EX71SL's and Sennheiser CX 300's on eBay, are they fakes or something?

 

[Nick1881]

Sony EX-90 + clingfilm mod = Awesome bass, mine respond even at 33Hz, pretty impressive for little earphones.

 

[Dogoid]

i have the Sennheiser hd 212's which were sold to me on the basis of great bass reproduction.

here is a frequency chart for the 212's

im very pleased with them, but maybe your looking for something with even more kick down the low end.

 

[fat-600]

Sony EX-90 + clingfilm mod = Awesome bass, mine respond even at 33Hz, pretty impressive for little earphones.

they look nice..
so what is this clingfilm mod you are talking about?

 

[mattyj1085]

I have the CX300s. They are great for the money

 

[Nick1881]

they look nice..
so what is this clingfilm mod you are talking about?

It just adds isolation by covering the holes with clinfilm, see the thread on head-fi
http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/sony-ex90-modding-thread-193464/

Personally I used shrink wrap from work as I found it looked better.

 

[james.miller]

Sony EX-90 + clingfilm mod = Awesome bass, mine respond even at 33Hz, pretty impressive for little earphones.

:/ 33 is nothing lol. the ex90's should be quite capable down to 25hz or so. very good earphones for the money

 

[fat-600]

Thanks guys, when i find my debit card i will be getting the EX90's based on what i have seen about them

 

[james.miller]

tbh, you're just as good with the ex85's, which are near identical in sound quality and a fair bit cheaper. ive had both

 

[fat-600]

now you have thrown a spanner in the works lol
i shall be checking both out tonight
cheers again

 

[C64]

CrossRoads MylarOne

Earphone bargain of the century

 

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Totally useless post, but check out the Darth Beyers.

Woodied DT770s, and make every other headphone ive heard sound like ibuds in the bass department.

 

[Vegetarian]

Sony EX-90 + clingfilm mod = Awesome bass, mine respond even at 33Hz, pretty impressive for little earphones.

Hey glad you like the results - Im the inventer of the clingfilm mod on headfi btw http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/sony-ex90-modding-thread-193464/

At the mo Im using my EX90s more than my Westone UM2's.

 

[Nick1881]

Hey glad you like the results - Im the inventer of the clingfilm mod on headfi btw http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/sony-ex90-modding-thread-193464/

At the mo Im using my EX90s more than my Westone UM2's.

Ah yes vegetarian, nice find mate. Mine have been providing me with great listening pleasure ever since, I re-done it last week and gave them a try without, my god it was awful. Shrink rap works a treat. Someone should have a word with Sony.

 

[Vegetarian]

Ah yes vegetarian, nice find mate. Mine have been providing me with great listening pleasure ever since, I re-done it last week and gave them a try without, my god it was awful. Shrink rap works a treat. Someone should have a word with Sony.

Hmmm Someone could try - remember it took 7 years of complaining for sony to ditch sonicstage... I think cling film is the easy way out