[iCupboard]

Hello, Head-Fi! I have asked this question on Reddit too, but I figured I could get both insights from both websites.

I have a question.

Right now, I have a Sony H9100N, which is a noice cancellation headphone. Before I had the AKG K553 Pro.

The AKG K553 pro was a really nice headphone. I loved the openness for a closed headphone, and the clarity is amazing. All great!

Then I needed a new headphone because of the cable that broke on the K553 pro, and I bought a Sony H9100N, which is a noise cancellation headphone. I loved the noise cancellation and Bluetooth function on this! And I loved the richer bass. When I tried the AKG K553 pro, I was amazed again by now clear and open this headphone was sounding.

But I missed the bass that the H9100N provided.

So now my question. What headphone would you recommend that retains the clarity of the AKG and the openness, but has a bit richer bass?

I would like the headphone to have this:

-either a (shorter) cable that is removable, or Bluetooth

-Noise cancellation is nice, but if this impedes sound quality, I don't want it.

-Relatively easy to on a mobile phone. (My phone is the Huawei P20 pro) And otherwise a somewhat inexpensive amp and dac.

Music I listen to: Everything, except for rap. Mostly Acapella, pop, powermetal, and Brassband music. (And audiobooks)

 

[serman005]

You might read about the Meze 99 Classics and see what you think. It could potentially work--it has a sort of fun signature. I think it would have the clarity you are looking for and adequate bass. Worth a look.

 

[ProtegeManiac]

So now my question. What headphone would you recommend that retains the clarity of the AKG and the openness, but has a bit richer bass?
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Relatively easy to on a mobile phone. (My phone is the Huawei P20 pro) And otherwise a somewhat inexpensive amp and dac.

Why not just try EQ first and boost everything below 100hz on the K553 Pro?

 

[iCupboard]

Why not just try EQ first and boost everything below 100hz on the K553 Pro?

This would be a good idea. But the headphone is not amplified enough on my phone, and my k553 pro is still, unfortunately, broken. I just tried it. But I can't use it for long periods of time.

 

[ProtegeManiac]

This would be a good idea. But the headphone is not amplified enough on my phone, and my k553 pro is still, unfortunately, broken. I just tried it. But I can't use it for long periods of time.

You can just buy a K553 (MkII) again somewhere and if you get distortion buy the DAC-HPamp to help manage it with more power and current and higher damping factor.

 

[iCupboard]

You can just buy a K553 (MkII) again somewhere and if you get distortion buy the DAC-HPamp to help manage it with more power and current and higher damping factor.

What kind of DAC-HPamp would you get? I don't want to spend too much.

 

[ProtegeManiac]

What kind of DAC-HPamp would you get? I don't want to spend too much.

Fiio Q1 MkII.