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post #31 of 35

Best bass headphone =/= best basshead headphone.

post #32 of 35
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Originally Posted by jerg View Post

Best bass headphone =/= best basshead headphone.

What would you say is the difference???

 

I thought I was looking for best basshead headphones, but perhaps I am looking for best bass headphones lol.

 

What do you think is the "best" in each category & why?

post #33 of 35
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Originally Posted by money4me247 View Post

What would you say is the difference???

 

I thought I was looking for best basshead headphones, but perhaps I am looking for best bass headphones lol.

 

What do you think is the "best" in each category & why?

I'd say best basshead headphone is probably something along the lines of Denon D7k. As for best bass, Hifiman HE6 + a competent speaker amp. From my experience of course.

 

Basshead implies the user seeks the most thrills out of the bass (most impact/rumble/visceralness, less focus on the technicalities of bass), while best overall bass requires a balance in all sonic aspects of bass (balance between texture/clean extension/tactility, while still delivering exceptional impact and satisfying rumble); keyword: balance.

 

The best bass headphones will not have the impact or the rumble of the best basshead headphones, because that strays out of the balance required for their bass to remain at the utmost fidelity.

post #34 of 35

I'm with Jerg on this one.  D7000 for bassy fun and the HE-6 for great, balanced bass.

post #35 of 35
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Originally Posted by pataburd View Post

I'm with Jerg on this one.  D7000 for bassy fun and the HE-6 for great, balanced bass.

Would you say the Pro 900 falls in the middle? I remember those had not only a LOT of Bass, but it was pretty high quality Bass too. They were great for Dubstep and the like. Other stuff... not as much. They were a bit too bright too. 


Edited by bareyb - 3/9/13 at 8:40pm
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