thanks all!  Are there any good, inexpensive EQ's for headphones?  I might pick up that Fiio E10 sometime, though it costs as much as the headphones :(.  And that Z02 sounds exactly like what I want, but at $100 it's a it pricey..

I want to preface this with the fact that I have NO knowledge about headphone amps/sound cards. I'm looking for something to use with my Sony XB500's to enhance their low end (playing with them on super bass tracks shows me that they have the ability to put out much, much more bass than I'm...

 Hey all, looking for headphones with great bass and good sound.  Does anyone have experience with the Kickers?  They will not be amped outside of whatever the laptop has internally.  I know the Koss's are solid, haven't seen anything with kicker's stuff (coming from car audio, their subs are...

interesting.... So the UR55's have more bass, but less quality, and everything else is better on the DHP-II's?   Sounds like I should stay with the DHP-II's, I'm just hoping the bass isn't underwhelming now!

Wow, so it sounds like the DHP-II's win across the board, only concern is build uality.  Thanks for, I think I'll give them a shot!     Thanks to everyone for all the help!

Quote:   Thanks for the info, so how would you exactly compare the sound of the UR55 vs. the DHP-II?  Also, which are more comfortable?  

Quote:     Head to head between the UR55's and DHP-II's you're choosing the DHP-II's?  How do they compare overall?      And also, what about the DHP-III's?  Description says open-aire, which I'm guessing they'll be loud for anyone around me?  

Quote: Good point, let's take off the porta pro's then, I plan to use these out and about as well as at home and don't want the sound to leak too much.   My concern with the M30's is the loudness without an amp and the bass in comparison with the other two.  Joker's review said it...

Quote: Interesting... Let's rule out the the xb500's and the HTX7's then....  leaving the current debate to:   Porta Pro UR55 DHP-II ATH-M30   The options are maddening, but that is good too I guess!

Quote: I really love bass, but I'm a little concerned about the xb500's being muddy maybe, especially in comparison with everything else.  That and they look pretty goofy :)

Quote: LOL, thanks, I appreciate it!   How are those without an amp though?  

Quote:     Those look really nice too, only problem is they're out of my price-range (~$70).       And thinking about it, I'd prefer the headphones to be somewhat closed (as in so I don't annoy anyone around me say on an airplane), but sound quality and rich, strong bass overrule...

@Calipilot227   Awesome, thanks for the opinion!  There are so many options it's hard to choose...   And I'd prefer to not go with IEM's, but thanks for the suggestion.

Not to threadjack, but this post is along the lines of what I've been looking for and I think this is relevant...   How would you all compare first and foremost the bass, but secondly the other components of sound quality between the XB500's, Koss porta pro's, Koss UR55's and the Panasonic...

So when comparing the sound of the porta pro to the UR-55's, you guys are saying the bass is stronger on the Porta Pro's?  If so, how much of a difference are we talking?  And besides that, the difference in the sound between the two is the UR55's are much clearer and defined?