Deep, Deep Bass DAP

Sony players have that deep mind shattering bass, the S, A,and X Series. Even the lower priced E Series, all pack a deep bass punch.

I have a Sony S739. I actually found that when I got my new iPhone 4, surprisingly although the Sony is more mid-heavy the bass extension on the iPhone 4 was better. Bass just went much deeper, although not quite as much quantity, overall the sound is clearer and better. The new iPod touches will probably sound very similar.

To be honest though, I'm surprised you wouldn't just spend the money on bassier earphones rather than a new DAP, which really won't make as large a difference. For the money you could get the Radius DDM's, which won't leave you wanting for bass. (You won't even need to turn EQ on at all.) There are also many other good options for a decent price that have a lot of bass.

Try a Cowon dap (J3/S9/D2+) - but don't use the BBE, that actually takes bass and clarity away (IMO). The bass does have a slight roll-off, but it's still highly customizable, and can be adjusted to perfection.

I personally don't use the BBE, as I mentioned above - but you might love it, most do.

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Originally Posted by nywytboy68 

Try a Cowon dap (J3/S9/D2+) - but don't use the BBE, that actually takes bass and clarity away (IMO). The bass does have a slight roll-off, but it's still highly customizable, and can be adjusted to perfection.

 

I personally don't use the BBE, as I mentioned above - but you might love it, most do.

Not sure about S9 or J3, but I would not say that D2+ has good bass. Other than the poor amplifier (pronounced bass roll-off), its EQ is terrible especially if one is looking for the deepest bass; 80Hz (the frequency adjusted by the bass slider of the EQ) is not what I would call deep bass. Sure, the combination of BBE/MachBass may sound interesting with some tracks. But never deep. As a matter of fact, that is why I sold my Cowon D2 a couple of months after I bought it - bass performance was very poor.

Apple started using better DAC/amplifier chips in their iPods/iPhones since at least a couple of years or so ago. That means no more bass roll-off (bass roll-off was the reason I sold my Nano 2nd gen) and overall very good sound. Very recently they have also updated the EQ (at least in iPhone/iPod Touch) - no more distortions and decent sounding, however iPod EQs come only with presets so forget about fine tuning the sound and enhancing the very low frequencies.

Sony's are very good with bass - shaking the earth without sweating. It is also deep, but true not the deepest you could think of. I concur with a_recording, keeping your current player and looking for the right earphones would be a good solution for your quest.

Otherwise, rockboxed Sansa Clip/Fuze is also a very good alternative. The internal amplifier is very good and the EQ in Rockbox is all that you can dream of - you can adjust the frequency and the quality factor the way you want it. The deepest bass I've ever heard in a portable player came from my rockboxed Sansa Fuze. However, the impact is not the same as in my Sony's (A829/S729/S515) despite the numerous adjustments options in Sansa.

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Originally Posted by Ince 

I don't know about Apple.  From personal experience with Apple products I find that it lacks in the Bass department.  Also I find their products over priced. 

 

The only product that produces the Bass I want is Samsung.  The P3 has that 3D bass that is very deep, but I find the metallic noise in the Samsung MP3 players to be anoying.

 

Also I agree about the Sony Bass, I do find it overpowering.  I want heavy bass wihtout it overpowering the treble, almost like listening to music with a earthquake sound at the background.

 

I'd agree with you in that I had an iPod shuffle I got for free, and an iPhone 3G with really poor bass roll-off. The iP4 does much better though, (apparently so does the 3Gs, iPad and the new ipod touches) so I think they've fixed that particular issue.

But again, as I said before, if you want that earthquake feeling - try the Radius DDM. It's a fantastic price and has the sound I think you are looking for.
 

You have several ways to EQ the sound. The powerful one is the graphical EQ - you have a choice of low shelf/peak filters to address the low frequencies. And you can choose a center frequency as low as 20Hz if you wish + adjust the range of frequencies the EQ is effective (how precise/"sharp" is the effect of the EQ for the center frequency - i.e. the quality factor): http://download.rockbox.org/daily/manual/rockbox-sansae200/rockbox-buildch6.html.

With Rockbox the only limiting factor is the hardware.

what earphones handle that x3 sony bass

cx300ii can easily be distorted with some low bass tracks on Sony a726/e444

x3 bass is just too much

Sony A729/829 does have a secret menu to change dac settings.......but i myself keep   bass @ -3db. if bass is set to 0db it just sounds as a rumble rather than a punch. Most of the detail in bass is lost @ 0db

Sony bass is very model dependent. A726 goes deeper than E444 , while E444 has lot more impact/quantity

If you like true sub bass that has a timbre touch to it , A726 is the way to go. However dont expect very high impact