[GazBaz]

Hi

I have a very good headache. I have got around £250 of Amazon vouchers to use on a new set of headphones

I have been looking around on this forum and think I have whittled it down to three options. Either the sennheiser hd650, beyerdynamic dt880 or Philips fidelo x2.

I currently own a set of Yamaha Pro 500 which I still love running off a fiio e17. I listen to mainly indie rock and hip hop so am a bit of a basshead.

Any thoughts on which one would be best suited or any other cans would be of great help making a decision

Thanks

 

[Sefelt103]

If you are a basshead then you'll want to avoid Beyerdynamic's DT880 as these are very neutral headphones. The Sennheiser HD650s are warm and coloured so mught be a slighly better choice or you could try the DT990s as they have a V shaped frequency response (more bass/treble). None of these has anything like the bass levels of Monster Beats of course.

 

[TMRaven]

If you're a basshead I'd consider avoiding open headphones all together.

 

[GazBaz]

Thanks guys, when I say I'm a basshead I mean I like it to kick certainly not beats though!!!Like I said my Yamaha's give me plenty of that and love them. Wanted something different but not completely lacking bass.

 

[Music Alchemist]

I recently owned the DT 880. Definitely take that off your list. In addition to lacking strong bass, it sounds very smooth, gentle, and polite, despite having a slight treble peak.
 
Another headphone to consider is the JVC HA-SZ2000, which is known in some circles as the ultimate bass headphone, particularly in terms of impact. It more or less has a woofer and tweeter on both sides, like speakers! Most people who buy it boost the bass with EQ, so it can still be used for any genre, but using a parametric equalizer to tweak the sound to your liking would get the best out of it.

 

[Koolpep]

From your selection of three I have owned two and listened to the X1, since you like a bit of bass slam, the DT880 are out, as @Music Alchemist already said. The 650 are good in the bass area but the X2 are from what I hear improved X1s and hence have even more bass than the 650, but are not a bass head can. I would go for them.

Cheers,
K

 

[GazBaz]

Thanks for the advice, I am going to go for the Philips fidelio X2. Just waiting for stock to arrive, hopefully Tuesday