[Pingupenguins]

Hey I'm looking for a friend. He does not know what good bass is but he wants a lot of it. I refuse to tell him to get anything with loud muddy bass so I beseech you head-fi'ers to help me find this man true bass under $60. 
 
Thanks!

 

[discoprince]

I am quite new here but I saw this post and had a thought.  These are by no means going to give him any real clarity but I have never actually heard them so maybe see if anyone has said anything about the Sony XB-500 on here.  Looks like they are about 50$:
 
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Sony-MDR-XB500-Extra-Bass-Headphone-MDRXB500-/400208461361?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5d2e487e31#ht_2951wt_1189
 
 

 

[MalVeauX]

Quote:

Hey I'm looking for a friend. He does not know what good bass is but he wants a lot of it. I refuse to tell him to get anything with loud muddy bass so I beseech you head-fi'ers to help me find this man true bass under $60. 
 
Thanks!

Panasonic RP-HFT600.
 
Click the model in my signature for a review.
 
Very best,
 

 

[keanex]

Sony XB500 would probably be your best choice. My grandfather actually recently purchased some I plan to give a detailed review on soon.

 

[rezel]

Like others have mentioned, XB500 and the Panasonic RP-HFT600 are probably your best choices for your friends budget. Admittedly the XB500 sound a muffled but they're better than a lot of other consumer 'bass' phones and have heaps of bass volume. I haven't tried the Panasonic  myself but there's quite a following. 

I know you want to get your friend tight bass but for this price range, the range isn't as big.
 
I recommend the XB500's though because I still use them even when I have my Ultrasones. They're so awesome XD.

 

[PurpleAngel]

I like the sound from a Panasonic RP-HTF600-S way more then what comes out of a Sony XB500.
 
The Superlux HD-668B has decent bass
and the Samson SR850 (made by Superlux)

 

[LarryKingsShoes]

The XB500s are on my list of headphones that I really want to try. I don't have a valid reason to own them, since I have my Ultrasone Pro 900s, but they sound like they would be a fun can to have around. Given what people say about them, it sounds like they would be a good starting point.
 
I haven't tried the Panasonics in question, either, but they do have an overwhelming amount of followers.

 

[NamelessPFG]

I haven't sampled the XB500 yet, but the frequency response is exactly the sort of thing that puts me off of a lot of basshead cans. At least they're said to respond to EQ very well, allowing you to bring the mids and treble up to par provided that your source has a competent equalizer.
 
If your friend doesn't want to EQ, the HTF600s actually have some mids and treble to go along with that bass, though the mids are a bit veiled.

 

[PurpleAngel]

Quote:

I haven't sampled the XB500 yet, but the frequency response is exactly the sort of thing that puts me off of a lot of basshead cans. At least they're said to respond to EQ very well, allowing you to bring the mids and treble up to par provided that your source has a competent equalizer.
If your friend doesn't want to EQ, the HTF600s actually have some mids and treble to go along with that bass, though the mids are a bit veiled.

I got my Panasonic RP-HTF600-S, with Beyerdynamic EDT 200 Velour pads about 10 days ago.
Best bang for the buck headphones I know of.
 
 
 

 

[129207]

Superlux HD662b is the bassiest Superlux around. Cheap too! Check it out: 

 

[SanjiWatsuki]

Admittedly, I haven't listened to the Superlux HD662b (even though I have heard a lot of good things about it), but I will put my recommendation in for the HTF600 over the XB500. In my limited listening experiences comparing the two, I felt like the XB500 packed a slight bit more bass, but I preferred the sound signature of the HTF600. For the price, though, the recommendations in this thread are all pretty good. 

 

[abhinit90]

I would personally vouch for my xb500, they aren't anything extraordinary and may even sound a bit muffled out of the box, but they respond pretty darn well to EQ and can match cans much above it in hiearchy.