Wow there's a lot being said about the V6s here... I'm gonna give them another listen from my friend, I wasn't really paying attention to the sound before, so maybe I'll get these if they sound good with my music.

Haha I doubt there's a pair with THAT much bass anyway lol they were like a pair of subwoofers on your ears... But that much bass can be good and bad, too...

*UPDATE* Looks like the warranty for the XB-500s isn't expired, so I'll be takin' em back! Thanks for the clarification on the V6s, you're right... my friend has a pair, definitely a more balanced sound, not nearly as much bass. They look like they might last awhile, but not sure if they're what...

Quote: Yeah, sorry Eric_C, I didn't exactly say that in the original post, I just assumed that everyone would take "for some reason" to mean that mine were faulty, not that they were known for lacking bass or that it wasn't enough for me, sorry for the confusion. I can see now how that can...

Quote: LOOK. I am going to try and set things right here by clarifying a few things. 1. No, I was completely satisfied with the XB-500's bass, it was more than enough (before they broke). 2. No, I DON'T think at all that the 128 bitrate/getting songs off of YouTube has ANYTHING to do...

Quote: I don't really want to get in an argument or anything, but isn't ripping songs from CDs illegal? Songs on a CD are copyrighted, aren't they? I mean, once you rip a CD, you can give those songs to whoever. YOU might have payed for the songs, but anyone you give those songs to didn't...

Quote: Okay... I've heard that, but I've also heard that it only changes the video. Could anyone give me an example of a "great quality" video on youtube to listen to through the XB-500s and a bad one to see if I can tell the difference, preferably with bass??? 

Quote: Thanks a for your personal experince input. I'll definitely consider these IEMs now, since you guys all agree on it's quality. I wonder if I can pick these up at walmart or something, that would be nice, they're only like 10 bucks!  Is it really going to be a big improvement over the...

Quote: About the 3580s... I'm getting a lot of mixed reviews on amazon here: http://www.amazon.com/Philips-SHE3580-28-Colors-Headphones/product-reviews/B003BT69Z2/ref=cm_cr_pr_hist_1?ie=UTF8&filterBy=addOneStar&showViewpoints=0. Is this stuff about it having a sucky cord true? I have also...

Quote: Um... it's legal (for now). But am I REALLY gonna be able to tell the difference between 128 and the other one with the XB-500's/my untrained ears?

Quote: Hmm... you might be onto something there. Lol actually I have no techno or bassy CDs, but I'll find some. I'm pretty sure that the headphones sound different from when I first got them, but I will try that. Actually I was going to get my headphones checked out by someone before I...

So here's what I'm looking at so far based on what you told me: Approximate pricings low to high: Koss DJ100: $75 Sony MDR-V6: $75 Shure SRH440: $80 Creative Aurvana Live: $100 Ultrasone HFI-580: $120 Now which of these are "fun" headphones? I think that the Shure's aren't, and...

Quote: 128. I use youtube...

^ Sorry I was directing that one to "XxDobermanxX"...

I'm going to need more information than that...