The Basshead Club - Page 324

Do you have a LOD for the iPod or is it headphone out? If your using HP out turn the volume down on the iPod and see if that makes a difference.

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No LOD yet. The The LOD is in the mail with the ZO2. It will be here tomorrow. I actually tried turning the volume on the ipod as low as possible. I also tried turning the bass on the ipod all the way down (-12) and it still sounds horrible. I wonder if the LOD will do anything for me when it arrives...

 

That's a huge a bass boost on the Beats Pro Detox. It looks to be almost as bassy as the XB300/500/700. I like the v-shaped sound signature though, as it probably sounds something like a bassier but darker HFI 580.

 

 Most cans with such boosted bass don't usually sell for more than $200.. one of the cans I know that sell for around that figure, and have such huge bass boost is the Crossfade LP/LP2.

 

Like what RPGWiZaRD said, the 2 sound very different.

 

The XB700 is more rumbly, has softer sounding bass, has greater bass quantity in both mid-bass and sub-bass, has longer decay in its bass presentation, and has better treble extension than the PRO700MK2.

 

The PRO700MK2 has faster and more punchy bass. Bass quantity is less than on the XB700, but they fare very well with amping. The PRO700MK2 is also a darker headphone than then XB700, and will require some attenuation of the high-end to get some treble sparkle to show up.

 

You really need to test both out, because you might prefer one over the other. Bear in mind though, if you want lots of bass, the PRO700MK2 might disappoint when auditioned stock (out of the box). They will shine when paired with a good bass boost amp (e.g. E11) and with EQ-ing.

yea the Xb700 has [and mine is modded] some of the BEST SUB BASS EVER. I've had MANY ppl tell me the ONLY better can for sub bass is the Jvc HX-1000 [which cost about $700 now] so in terms of quality and quanity the Xb 700 is the best (combo of both) you can get [I think] . Obviously the xb 700 has pretty bad mids and the Highs are not to airy. But the Xb1000 is not worth the price. A $100 tube hybrid amp can make the xb700's sound better than the Xb1000 (stock)

 

But the Xb700 is clean, but a exagerated. In Edm the xb 700 has nice tigh sub bass. In Nu Jazz [or anything with more natrual bass] it sound rather bloated... but for Sub Bass I recommend getting the Xb700 as the Xb 1000 is not worth it imo... and well I don't think there is anything with MORE quanity  sub bass than the xb 700 sadly

 

That being said. I do prefer my Dt 880 (250) and some eq for Sub Bass :/ but every now and then I'm a sucker for some dirty xb 700 DIRTYNESS

 

Still I going to get myself a pair of Dt 770 Pro 80's just to compare the two... as I do want a less insane sub bass can for portable use. 

 

What kind of mod did you do to the XB700's?  Never heard of them being modded so I'm curious since I have them as we'll as their cousins the XB500.  Do tell........

What would you guys recommend i do for the Q40s? I own an E7 and plan to upgrade. Should i got with a E17 (and sell E7) or get a Digizoid ZO 2 (double amp it to current E7?)?

 

Im sure i will eventually upgrade from the Q40s so im leaning towords E17 since it will be used for the potential purchase. Not sure what to do for best overall sound. 

 

Thanks.

Edited by o0adam0o - 2/12/13 at 8:23pm

 

My input - get the ZO and double amp before you even think about getting rid of the M-Audio Q40's.  

 

Make sure you use a LOD connector (MUST not use headphone out), put ZO on high gain, red contour (highest bass possible), leave the E-7 on flat bass EQ to start, and use E7 for volume control.  THEN you can start tweaking the E-7 bass if you need it.  You may not want or need to "upgrade" the Q40's, as they are some kind of wonderful headphone.  

 

Honestly, tho I have an E-7, I have only double amped using the E-11........now you have me thinking about trying that setup instead of my E-11 as first/pre-amp.  

 

More to come......

woops! I meant to say i have an E7 not e5. Let me know how that sounds. I dont plan on getting rid of Q40s but i was considering an amp like E17 that i can use with any future headphone purchases.

 

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If you consider yourself truly a bass head, the ZO is the ticket doubled up with another quality amp (Fiio E-7,11,17 or 12).  I believe they all would do a great job in concert with ZO as a bass head "must have". 

Will the sennheiser ie6/60 suitable for basshead nf how about the hd518

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I did that 3 times and i nearly paid for a pair of beats pro, phew! Close Call! Luckily they were out of black coloured ones cos resulting me to research further and find out the denon d2000s are comparable to the pros in bass quantity (Couldn't hear the rest of the diff becos I didn't want to buy the demo set.) Now, I am thing abt d5k vs d7k vs west.3 vs ie80 vs d600 vs d7100. I am pretty interested in the sig DJ and pro 500 Yamaha but they aren't available. The salesperson told me the m100 is a neutral headphones and the out of the box bass will go away but I would go back for another listen but I don't like its comfort anyway. I dun mind getting the d7k and d7.1k or sig DJ if their sound blow the d5k/d600 out of the water cos the price is kinda high even for a high end phones. Any other Bassy headphones (over or on ear) or iems to recommend. Because the list provided is kinda crap. The Amperior, dt880/990, momentum, TIESTO don't have bass. They don't qualify to be on the list IMO.

Now I'm feeling that the d7.1k is a little too expensive! 1.2k euros!!!! That's madness, in Singapore I think it wld be nearing 2k Singapore dollars. LoL it's my first set of proper cans!!! I am still thinking abt re d7k cos they are so gd looking IMO and is already out of production, but if the bass on them are less than the d5k, one word, OUT! Can anyone suggest headphones comparable with the d5k in terms of bass other than the phones mentioned in the post Abv thx!

Hmm... Checked out the FR for the d7ks, it has a more emphasized midrange and a bit lesser bass, doesn't sound like its word the extra money to me but who knows, the sound matters the most so I would rather be trusting my ears than computer generated FR graphs. Maybe I'd even giv the d7.1k a shot cos it's free to try in Stereo and I can audition anything, even up to the super high end edition 10 ultrasones but I gotta wait a while for headphones to be available even after its released. We ge new things here kinda slow