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post #1 of 11
7/10/12 at 3:15am
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I'm looking into getting a pair of headphones for someone as a gift. I have Beyer T70s ( which I love), but the intended recipient thinks they are too light on the bass side. I'm not really up on whats available on the bass line, but am looking for a closed can, around the same price point or lower than the T70, thats of similar quality but with a bit more of a bass element.

 

So far I've been thinking Ultrasone Pro900 or AKG K550. I want to give them something that will satisfy their bass requirements, but will still open the door for them to the high quality separation and clarity that I get out of my T70s.

 

Any other suggestions or am I looking along the right line with those 2?

 

cheers,

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post #2 of 11
7/10/12 at 9:18am

Short and simple. Go with the Ultrasones. They have a lot of bass without overpowering everything else. The K550's really don't have as much bass, but I found them to be more bass heavy than say my Q701's, but even they are called bass light by people. 

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post #3 of 11
7/12/12 at 1:43am
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Hey,

thanks for the reply. Would the Pro900s need to be used with an amp out of an iPod/iphone or mac, or is there enough power in these devices to drive them on their own?

 

Hammer

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post #4 of 11
7/12/12 at 10:44am

I'd suggest at least a small amp (FiiO E6 comes to mind) but I found that several Ultrasones can be driven through an iPod just fine. 

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post #5 of 11
7/12/12 at 10:52am
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Hey,

thanks for the reply. Would the Pro900s need to be used with an amp out of an iPod/iphone or mac, or is there enough power in these devices to drive them on their own?

 

Hammer

 

Ultrasone high end models benefit GREATLY from amping, i would recommend getting one. 

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post #6 of 11
7/15/12 at 7:48pm

I would suggest you go for BeatsPro ($399) or value for performance headphones such as ATH-M50 ($120) or ATH-Pro700MK2 ($170).

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post #7 of 11
7/15/12 at 10:47pm

Pro 900    100%

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post #8 of 11
7/15/12 at 10:50pm
The Denon D2000, D5000 are nice and bassy too.
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post #9 of 11
7/15/12 at 10:50pm

You know I'm not a big Can user, Denon being my favorite. But years ago a buddy gave me a pair of Beyer 770 80ohms and the Bass those pumped out was like a sub right on your ears.  POWER BASS!!!   insane really!!!

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post #10 of 11
7/15/12 at 10:52pm

The denon 2000's are also good, i think they use the same drivers as the 5000's

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post #11 of 11
7/15/12 at 11:03pm

x1, pro900 with jmoneypads. ph34r.gif

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