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I wonder if Sony is ever going to make an XB1100. I think their 70mm driver has a lot of potential if they optimize it some more. 

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Originally Posted by Trae 

I wonder if Sony is ever going to make an XB1100. I think their 70mm driver has a lot of potential if they optimize it some more. 

Yup, I agree. The XB1000 was so much wasted potential. It came out sounding like the weakest in the "Extra Bass" line. Imagine if Sony re-tuned them to be even bassier out of the box, with a slightly more V-Shaped sound with better extension in the highs. I think they would sound great!

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Originally Posted by myap2328 

Maloc
Where did you get them???

I got them at Sony Centre (2nd floor) at Sim Lim Square. All the major Sony stores were out of stock (Bugis, Wisma). I was quite fortunate to find a place that actually sold them.

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Originally Posted by Mshenay 

Nice how does the 900 compare to the 700. I still love my amped eqd 700. N my dt 990 is epic with my RCA clear top 12ua7

Out of the box, and from memory, the XB700 has more bass than the XB900. Still, I will definitely need to take out my XB700 to have a good comparison between the 2. I might even do a shootout between all of my XB cans - XB200 to XB1000. That would be fun for a basshead! 

Stumbled across this thread which is great because I love "Good sound" but I also am a sucker for bass.

ZO2.3 ordered.

I will be dual amping along with my C&C BH amp primarily and my Sennheiser Momentums. I also have W4`s and an P3+ amp soo multiple configurations to play with.

Will post pics when it arrives.

This could be fun, bright(led`s) and deafening. :-)

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Originally Posted by Sinth 

Stumbled across this thread which is great because I love "Good sound" but I also am a sucker for bass.

ZO2.3 ordered.

 

I will be dual amping along with my C&C BH amp primarily and my Sennheiser Momentums. I also have W4`s and an P3+ amp soo multiple configurations to play with.

Will post pics when it arrives.

This could be fun, bright(led`s) and deafening. :-)

Finally some1 who is able to provide feedback on such setup... be sure to use the lower gain setting with BH though xD and yea digiZoid ZO should come last in the chain.

Can anyone recommend a better amp over the Fiio & zo lines?

You can take a look at the Schiit Magni. It offers gobs of power for its small form factor and low price point. The downside is that there is no bass switch on it, so you'll have to fiddle around with the eq settings even more in order to get the bass you want. I'm having a hard enough time trying to do that now, but the potential is certainly there, even more so than anything that digizoid or fiio makes. 

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Originally Posted by RPGWiZaRD 

 

Finally some1 who is able to provide feedback on such setup... be sure to use the lower gain setting with BH though xD and yea digiZoid ZO should come last in the chain.

Any reason for low gain on the BH? I use it with high gain even though there is nothing to play with on the dial. I just like the instant vol change and feel it has more impact than the low. Will try anything and everything when I get the ZO2 though!

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Originally Posted by RPGWiZaRD 

 

Finally some1 who is able to provide feedback on such setup... be sure to use the lower gain setting with BH though xD and yea digiZoid ZO should come last in the chain.

I have been double amping through LOD with E-11 (high gain, no added bass) into ZO (high gain, highest red contour) for a couple months now with no problems.  Love it.

I have a Magni on order.  RPG, what do you think about trying my double amping, replacing the E-11 with the Magni?  Still with ZO last in the chain and Magni controlling the volume. 

Well, finally got my hands on the M100. So I guess now I officially belong in the basshead club. Hopefully I can stay for a while. 

hey quick question to clear up my confusion.

so the beats studio at $300 is definitely a rip off right? muddy bass, flimsy build quality, and false advertising.

...but the yamaha pro 500 is legit right? $400, bass-emphasis, mostly plastic, really original design, and truthful advertising. After all, when I think v-shaped sound signature, I totally think sound that is "so real, so clear, so enveloping" that can "authentically reproduce any style of music." And I can take comfort in the fact that these headphones are "leading choice of professionals for studio and concert gear."

Just I am curious why the yamaha pro 500 is considered legit rather than overpriced junk similar to the beats. does it really take $100 to make the bass less muddy? I think some experienced head-fi-ers recommended these to me, and now I am just confused =S