Bassiest open-back headphones?

Hmmmm Ultrasone HFI2400?

BeyerDynamic DT990 PRO 250 ohm. Has bass that is comparable to many bassy closed headphones.  But it's also fairly bright, has a peak in the highs. So yea very V-shaped frequency response. But yea it seems to have up to like 10dB boost in bass which is huge, more than a Denon D2000/D5000 or M50 for example.

 

FR graph:

 

Compare to the closed bassy M-Audio Q40 for example which I use myself and I'm a basshead:

 

 

I remember that Mad Lust Envy which is a person which prefer slightly bass boosted headphones with slight V-shape sound signature thought the DT990 Pro were too bassy.

Edited by RPGWiZaRD - 1/27/12 at 3:50pm

Without hesitation, the pro2900 has the best bass that i have seen for an open headphone and not only bass, the pro2900 is a fantastic all rouder, much better imo than the pro900.

 

Even most of the closed headphone (that i own) doesn't have the quality bass of the pro2900.

Question was which was the bassiest though, I doubt it beats DT990 PRO in quantity, cuz then it wouldn't cost that much. xD

Edited by RPGWiZaRD - 1/28/12 at 3:07pm

Not taking price into account, the Grado PS1 would be the bassiest I've ever heard by your standards.

The PRO2900 is not in the slighest an all rounder headphone. You need mint condition recordings because it amplifies any flaw in the music x100. The bass is more impactful than detailed, almost to a flaw. I really only liked them for electronica music. It really needs computer made music to shine.

Thanks for this. I knew I wasn't crazy when I said this. It packs a pretty massive wallop, compared to the considerably less slamming DT990/600.

I honestly don't see how the DT990 Pro could disappoint bass-wise. I wish you'd test them yourself, but I know that the treble would seriously put you off personally. Though I know you're very pro-EQ, and I think subtractive EQ on the DT990 would probably be a massive improvement for you.
Edited by Mad Lust Envy - 1/28/12 at 3:35pm

 

 

Pro2900 is much better imo, i haven't very good memory from DT990, but we have all differents tastes.

 

Like most of the Ultrasone pro series headphones, they require very good recordings to shine.

 

 

Its not my opinion, for example i find the pro900 more impactul but less detailled.

 

 

 

You really speak about the pro2900 or the pro900?? Yes for the pro900, but the pro2900 is an excellent all rounder imo.

But OP wants the bassiest open back, not the most well rounded.

 

 

You can be the bassiest open back headphone and also the best all rounder

I've honestly always wanted to try the Pro 2900. Was close to getting them a while back, but went with the HE-4 instead (which also happens to have some very strong bass for an open back, though not as much as the DT990s).

However, I'm sensitive to mid-bass, which seems to be the Ultrasone's forte.
Edited by Mad Lust Envy - 1/28/12 at 4:11pm

Though it may seem weird considering Grado is usually considered to have a bass-light sound signature, the Grado PS1000 and GS1000 have LOTS of bass. The PS500 is also amongst the bassiest open headphones

do the pro 2900s share the same drivers as the pro900s just open back?

 

I can't find a freq response graph for them at all.

Yes, but people shouldn't judge performance based off the driver alone. The enclosure can transform the sound completely. Just going from closed to open should mark some differences between the Pro 900 and Pro 2900. How much, I'm uncertain.