I've been looking for some headphones with big jaw-shaking bass like the Sony XB500's, but also with the crystal clear sound quality of the Audio-Technica ATH-M50's. I mostly listen to Trap music which is basically a Hip-Hop gangsta beat combined with Dubstep. Trap songs have a lot of bass and...

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I'm looking for a suitable headphone amp under $100 for my laptop to use with my Audio Technica ATH-M50's and my Sony MDR-1R's. I mostly listen to chill electronic and dubstep. Preferably portable, but I don't want a large amp.   I've already looked at the Fiio lineup, but none really suit...

Quote: Yeah, but extending the bass on the M50's doesn't really compare to the XB500's bass. I really want some headphones with a mostly flat response with an extension to the bass.

Quote: No, my bad actually. lol

Quote: The cans you suggested don't really go low enough for me.

Right now I currently own the ATH-M50's and XB500's. I'm looking for something that has detailed sound quality like the M50's, but they lack some bass(to me atleast). I got used to the bass on the XB500's and I'm a basshead, but I also love outstanding sound quality. So, maybe something similar...

What kind of music do you listen to more specifically?

Quote: Seems pretty good, can you link me to some good reviews?

I'm mostly looking for an amp under $200 for some portable headphones such as Audio Technica ATH-M50 and Sony MDR 1R. I mostly listen to chill electronic and dubstep. If so any respectable amps under $100 would be fine too.

Quote: I've heard the 1R's have actually decent bass and can be better with an amp. Today I was messing around with my EQ on my music player and I found that my M50's actually have pretty good bass, but you just can't tell the way the response is set up to be. I'm sure that's also the case...

I don't have this issue with my pair. I've never noticed anything like this. Do you have a an above average size head?

Sony MDR-1R.

Quote: Yes, I've read up on these. I want headphones with at least SOME isolation, and if I'm not mistaken they bleed pretty bad too.

      Quote: The MDR-1R frequency response is more flat. I would also consider the highs and mids to be better, but I'm not sure about the bass quality and quantity.   Can anyone do a comparison between the two, because they both seem like good headphones for what I'm looking for.