Headphones suck! :p  

How much is the stereo system for your car in total? 

XB1000. That is all.

i used to think the same. it was the opposite. i had mega bass set on computer. got headphones. loved headphones. still wanted mega bass. got bassy headphones. thought about speakers decided to use my speakers again.....disappointed.

Headphones and speakers both deliever something different to their situations which are very satisfying in their own way. With technology being what it is now headphones are not only masters of detail but they're starting to deliever more and more balanced enjoyable bass to those willing to search for something besides bass monsters and treble focused gear.

 

Right now am enjoying my V-moda Crossfade LP which is for me the closest thing to being in my room listening to great stereo speaker sound. Round out things with some KRK KNS 8400 headphones and i dont think i'll buy another headphone ever again. Of course the hunger for some speakers comes up on a regular basis too and thats when i enjoy the nearfield joys of my JBL Control One and Insignia Bass Reflex bookshelf speakers.

 

Still for a while there i could relate to the headphones suck statement due to buying one brand after another and seeing them break on me before the month was over. Thank goodness i found Head-fi.org which showed me the light to quality durable great sounding merchandise :)

Edited by Hellbishop - 2/14/12 at 4:22pm

headphones are meant to be listening tools. they're not suppose to sound like speakers. you just have to admit to yourself that you are a basshead and only appreciate your trunk farting,nothing else. nothing will be a fart cannon like your trunk is. your trunk is being the best it can be.

 

Yea balanced bass is a buetiful thing indeed. I just picked up some V-moda Crossfade LP headphones last month and i couldnt believe how much they sounded like floor standing speakers with a very full quality and impressive soundstage while still being closed headphones. At one point i turned up the bass and volume after breaking them in for a few days i was truly astounded as i felt the most powerful subwoofer like sensation on my head. The V-moda Crossfade LPs actually sent subwoofer level vibrations to my entire head and i thought they were going to fall off. All the while they still sounded great. Am no bass head but after hearing these it definitly gave me some appreciation for a certain level of bass to contrast my treble base collection of headphones such as the KRK-KNS8400 and Audio Technica Ath AD700 etc.

 

I havent played the bass at that high level since because am no bass head and am enjoying the very warm balanced sound of the V-moda Crossfade LP which still sound insane with their speaker level soundstage without any lack of bass.

 

I can understand your not listening to speakers at home. I have thin walls and a elderly neighbor who suffers from dementia. So i've had to learn to adjust after a life time of never having complaints. Fortunately for me i found head-fi.org which guided me to the sweet bliss of nearfield bookshelf listening. Now i can keep on enjoying speakers with crystal clear clarity at very low volumes without annoying the neighbors or at least not feel guilty about it :D
 

Yea am not a fan of iem's either. They're always slipping out or start to give me an ear infection after a few days use. Luckily i found out the ones that come with a foam tip are very comfortable and can give me near ear plug isolation when am traveling outside. For home its the headphones and bookshelf speakers.

 

As for your car sounding bad with loads of resonance if its what you enjoy then enjoy it. To me its just another sound to indulge in just like i still get a HP Lovecraft kind of thrill listening to those old portable AM Radios from the 1970s with leathery cow hide type of slip cover over it and extendable antenna :D I still remember the first time i heard "The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia" on one of them as a little child.

 

Cheers!