Bassy headphones lower than 100$

XB500, XB700, and HFT-600 are all good choices. 

Depends what you mean by good bass though, if that means strongest or the most controlled and quality bass though. XB500 is the bassiest of the bunch but it also affects the mids quite a lot, for dubstep it does perform very well though. HTF600 doesn't have quite as much bass since it doesn't extend as well as XB500 (XB500 goes evenly down to 15Hz without rolling-off, HTF600 maybe starts rolling-off somewhere around 40Hz). For midbass they are about the same, both punches hard at typical pop song's bass or some techno, for dubstep XB500 gets a little advantage. HTF600 has very little bass-bleed into the mids, is a lot more controlled and still has a lot of impact. Shure 440 wouldn't be my first choice for bass.

Lows: 0 ~ 250Hz

Mids: 250 ~ 4000Hz (majority of instruments and vocals lies here)
Highs: >4000Hz (some instruments, especially for the very higher notes and cymbals in a drumset etc, adds "sparkle" to music)

XB500 is bassier compared to XB700, the XB700 focuses on deep bass, XB500 got roughly the same deep bass response or tiny bit less at the deepest tones you can hear but packs a lot more midbass (typical pop song bass) which adds a sense of impact, feels like it hits physically harder. The also XB500 has less pronounced highs so it's smoother sounding. Since I don't know what you prefer it's impossible to tell. This hobby is all about taste, I can't objectively say to you headphone x is better than y because it could be the opposite for another person depending on what he/she prefers. You won't need any amp for these headphones but I do like using digiZoid ZO amp cuz it has 32 levels of bass adjustment and this "SmartVektor" tech adds a nice weight to the music, sounds more like listening to speakers than a headphone.

Equalizer is what you can adjust the frequency range with to make the headphones more balanced or more according to how you want it to sound like. The XB500 benefits by a boost to the mids and highs (500 Hz - 16 kHz) IMO.

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Originally Posted by ExeQte 

 

Thanks a lot for the help!

I will probably order the XB500 soon :)

 

Also, is there a difference between listening to these headphones when connected to my phone and my PC?

Would I need to upgrade my sound card? (basic sound card that I got with my PC 3 years ago)

The source you use will affect the output quality to some degree too so you might find some differences between the phone and PC but XB500 are very efficient headphones so it shouldn't be too bad out of the phone, it could be worse. What soundcard is it that you have? 

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Originally Posted by ExeQte 

I'm not sure if this is the right piece of information but my Motherboard Model is Intel DG35EC AAE29266-206.

And my phone is Nokia X3-02.

Hmm yea you probably have the Realtek onboard chip then on the motherboard right? If so you could try these settings on the EQ for XB500:

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EQ settings in steps from the default value:

31: +1

62: 0 

125: 0

250: -1 

500: +1

1k: +3

2k: 0

4k: +2

8k: +1

16k: +3

I don't know if you've already ordered the sony's but you could also check out the kicker hp 541's. I have them and they're decent but I haven't heard the sony's for comparison. They can be found online for about $50 as well.

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Originally Posted by Dpgriff 

I don't know if you've already ordered the sony's but you could also check out the kicker hp 541's. I have them and they're decent but I haven't heard the sony's for comparison. They can be found online for about $50 as well.

Yea kickers are quite good too, not quite as bassy as XB500 but not bad. They also have a smooth/warm sound to it. Monoprice is offering the same headphones for a bit cheaper.

XB500 I got one used on the FS forum for $35 shipped

I have a friend who tried out the Sony's at a local store and was thoroughly unimpressed with them after listening to my Ultrasone DJ1's.  Given mine will run you closer to $150, but might be worth the jump?  I mostly listen to electronic music with heavy bass (tech, dubstep, trance, etc) and I love my DJ1's.