What headphones for the biggest bass?

Sc00p007 · 18 May 2017 at 06:30

Hi,

Looking for a pair of headphones with the biggest bass. I'll be using them for music with plenty of sub bass. I'm guessing closed will be better for this?
The bass needs to be big but quality too. I'm open to the rest of the signature. Although i normally like open analytical sounds, i'm leaning towards a closed darker sound.
As a point of reference, the HD650 would not have enough sub bass.
They won't be used for long listening sessions, so the bigger the headache after one hour the better.

Phil.

Sc00p007 · 18 May 2017 at 19:18

Thanks for the replies.
Yes, Bass cannons!
I will look at that Headfi thread later.
Ryan1987, thanks for the advice. I will look into the nighthawk and TH900.
About the bass, I want it all. Lot's of it, with that roll and the impact to give my brain a shake.
My two headphones with the most bass are the ie80 and 800. I want this to be a fun headphone, not bothered about accuracy... IE80 mid bass is just about right, with the sub bass quality of the ie800 (but more). Unless, maybe it would be better to eq more bass into my iem's? Without a point of reference, it is difficult for me to know if my iem's eq'd could compete with a closed over ear bass cannon. I guess not.

Sc00p007 · 19 May 2017 at 13:06

altus said:
JVC SZ2000 , just make sure you have enough amp and can use EQ.

Promising, initial reviews sound like what im looking for. I will be using a headphone amp and can use EQ as they will only be used at home. Just wondering what you would eq on these headphones?

Sc00p007 · 19 May 2017 at 21:12

altus said:
Hi Sc00p007,as a start you generally drop everything above 50hz to say -6 gain and 50hz and below to +2 gain.
that would be a rough starting point, you would adjust to your own preferences from there.
I go as high as +12 and as low as -10 depending on what i am listening to.
You want at least E12 or Cayan c5 levels of amp, around 800mw, i use a Fiio K5 around 1.5w and they eat up the power with ease.
The stock pads are not great for impact, JVC 55XX pads are highly rated for impact.
Some links of interest below:

https://www.head-fi.org/f/threads/t...extreme-bass-club.716711/page-5#post_10560293
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG1_m_zvjNE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voQTe5Ysdko

I got the SZ1000`s first and then got the SZ2000`s, keeping the 1000`s for travel and backup
if i ever lose the 2000`s.
They get me closer to the noise i was hearing\feeling in various fields and warehouse`s i visited from 89-95 than i thought headphones could.
Before health and safety was a thing ;]

Thanks for the tips. Sounds better than what i "wanted". Back to the warehouse sound. Just a little concerned my amp isn't powerful enough. I looked it says: Power output: (rms, both channels fully driven at 1% THD)
32 Ohms: 140mW/channel; 600 Ohms: 30mW/channel. That's a long way off 1.5v. But it's plenty loud enough for my other headphones. Is it due to being as much as -10 in the eq?

Sc00p007 · 20 May 2017 at 00:45

Im definitely going for these headphones. Just confused with the amp. I have a Fiio E10K and my current amp is far louder than this. But, in the specs the E10 is 200mW@32, whilst my main amp is 140mW@32.

Actually quite excited. Prob look to pick a pair up in the next week or two. Just a bit of time to see all options. But have a feeling these are already the winners

Sc00p007 · 7 Jul 2017 at 06:00

Ordered. Wanted to see if i could get them in the uk. Had to order from Japan.
Got the brainwavz HM5 pads. Totally forgot that you recommended JVC 55XX pads.
I'm still concerned about the amp. Guess i'll find out when the headphones arrive. Lots of threads keep mentioning numbers like 4v, 1.5v, 1000mw etc... far far higher than my current amps spec. But i don't fancy buying another.
I have the E10K which is quiter than my desktop amp. So, i'm optimistic.

Sc00p007 · 13 Jul 2017 at 23:31

Did not disappoint!!!!!!!!! Currently going deaf. I can actually feel the bass rumbling through my head into the seat, onto my shoulders and upper arms

Sc00p007 · 16 Jul 2017 at 00:02

altus said:
It is amazing what these can do, the "Kelton Method" they managed to build into these just works so well.
I do recommend you change those stock pads, 55x pads really bump up the impact even more, hm5 pads are said to be good to.
I found a cheap set of JVC55x in the rain forest, took off the pads and threw the phones in the bin.

I already threw on the hm5 pads. Didn't even test the originals. I'll have a look into the jvc55x.