Bass Lover here, DT770 vs D1100 vs HFi 580 vs Pro700MK2 vs Crossfade LP1/LP2 - Page 2

The E9 is perfectly usable with high impedance headphones. It might not be the best amplifier available, but it has no problems specifically related to driving a 250 Ohm load.

 

 Has no problem pumping volume out of anything from memory 

 

 T1, Beyer DT-990/600-ohm, HD800, HD650, HD600, LCD-2 ~ loads of volume on low gain before

 1 o clock on the volume dial.

 

 How it sounds though, that's a different matter!

imo xb500 vs xb700 is preference based, the xb700 has better sound quality, but to me i hate the sound of the xb700, I prefer the xb500 sound. The lp2's sound nice, but muddyish, similar to the skullcandy aviators, but more bass impact, and less clean. The m-100 should come out soon, and those seem interesting. The D1100 I'm sure will work for anyone who loves bass (considering getting one myself), however if your just after bass get the pro700mkii. 

Sorry if that wasn't helpful, kinda just describing your choices. 

The Pro700mk2 sounds really midrangey to me, but the Allen&Heath Xone: XD-53 has a really rumbly low bass with scooped out midrange.  It doesn't work well with my iPod touch (distorts), but it sounds great with all my other gear.

 

That's funny cuz I keep reading so many different opinions about that, some says it's very recessed sounding, more than M50 for example. I wonder if some people are saying it's recessed only cuz the mids aren't ultra crisp sounding which would be due to the hugely boosted bass response. Would be nice to at least get an accurate view on whether mids or highs are higher elevated on pro700mk2 or if it they are roughly on the same level.

Edited by RPGWiZaRD - 1/20/12 at 11:45pm

There is a good bass response, as many people say, but the midrange is incredibly loud.  Overall, there is good extension into the bass and treble registers, but I mainly hear a midrange blast - more low midrange than boomin bass.

Comparison of HFI-580 and Pro 700 MK2, in my sig :)

Sounds like a good thing to me, I love especially a good presence of low mids, 500~1kHz especially. Is what makes the headphone sound "full" as opposed to thin which I don't like at all. The reason I haven't had this headphone on the interest list is how some people have said the mids are very recessed and it's a V-shape sounding heaphone with more recessed mids than M50 which would be the opposite what I want. OK I do want more bass than M50 but not less forward mids (OK everything's relative but I'm more interested in how the mids & highs compare to each other than how bass compares to the rest) and definitely not more exaggerated highs.

 

Edited by RPGWiZaRD - 1/21/12 at 3:53am

I've read that thread before; it's a good set of reviews.  I can understand what people are talking about when describing the bass of the Pro700mk2, since it does vibrate pretty well.  It's just that the treble isn't scooped out like it is with the Xone53.  The Pro700mk2 sounds a lot louder overall because all frequencies seem to be exaggerated at the same time.  That's just how I hear it.

 

Glad I could be of service. Enjoy them basses 

Just got the headphones. I have a Cowon j3 with the lows cranked up and so far the headphones seem to produce a very distorted bass and I have to raise volume in order for it to be equivalent to my earsonics sm3. My music is high quality and given the Rep of the headphones shouldn't they be able to support heavy bass? Or are my headphones defective?please any help will be great I'm kind of freaking out I spent a lot on these.

Also i plugged in the headphones into my korg triton, and no matter what volume i crank it up it sounds very amazing. Im just wondering if its the player.. even though its a cowon j3... I guess the best option would be to get an amp, im thinking PA2V2. Any suggestions? because at this point i dont know what to do.

Let them burn in; many people report distorted/boomy bass until they reach about 100 hours. I bought mine used so I can't say, but I did use them with a J3 myself and it sounded fine. I also used the J3 combo with a Go-Vibe V5 (very similar to the PA2V2), and the sound didn't improve much so I would advise against buying a portable amp. HFI-580's are pretty easy to drive.

Firstly, macro thank you for your reply. I highly doubt they are faulty because when I plugged them into my keyboard the sound was phenomenal. No matter how loud I made the keyboard the ultrasone 900s could withstand the bass and the sound in general. When I plug them into my cowon, not only is the sound lower in volume than my other earphones, I am forced to go into around the 32-34 volume and the sound gets significantly distorted especially the bass. I run them with a lot if lows turned on. And it scares me because headphones of this value should he able to interpret music at that level. So you honestly think its the burn in is what's necessary? Because these are supposed to be superior in bass yet so far ( with the exception of my keyboard) the bass is absolutely horrid. Am I doing something wrong?