[silversonic6500]

Hey guys, I am retracing my steps a bit. Let's just say I'm a total nooblord, and all I want is EXTREME BASS. I want the most hard-hitting, punchy, and powerful bass that any pair of headphones or IEMs (either one) can deliver...as close as it gets to a subwoofer

 

[silversonic6500]

^Note: I already use ATH M50s with a Fiio e11 for my audiophile cravings. Now I'm looking for a "fun" pair of cand that basically have CRAZY bass with POWER. I'm willing to but any portable amp that I can velcro onto the back of my iphone 4S.

 

[Beagle]

Mods, is it possible to open up a separate basshead forum?

 

[biggbenn74]

1. Sony XB500.

End of list. Go buy these. They are the most bass you can get. Only 50 bucks too. They are seriously the most bass heavy cans. Like 2 subwoofers. If you won't more bass, you'll have to get a pocket amplifier, FiiO E7.

What are you waiting for? Go get some!

But for real, coming from a guy that uses his almost every day for dubstep and whatnot, trust me.

Hope this helped!

 

[AgentCOPP1]

Well, I would suggest the Denon AH-D400. It really is the single greatest super bass-heavy headphone out there in my opinion.

 

[grokit]

1. Sony XB500.

End of list. Go buy these. They are the most bass you can get. Only 50 bucks too. They are seriously the most bass heavy cans. Like 2 subwoofers. If you won't more bass, you'll have to get a pocket amplifier, FiiO E7.

What are you waiting for? Go get some!

But for real, coming from a guy that uses his almost every day for dubstep and whatnot, trust me.

Hope this helped!

Have you compared with XB700, XB1000?

 

[Kaiser]

I like the thread, just bass, nothing else.

 

[MalVeauX]

Heya,
 
Frankly you will not find what you're looking for.
 
There are some IEM's that are bassier than the XB500. Especially with the Fiio E11 with EQ set to 2 (since you already have the E11).
 
Very best,

 

[silversonic6500]

IEMS that have more bass than an XB500?!?!?! I've never dreamed of that! Can  you give me a couple examples please?

 

[MalVeauX]

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IEMS that have more bass than an XB500?!?!?! I've never dreamed of that! Can  you give me a couple examples please?

 
I'm pretty sure there's an expansive thread with reviews, by DSNuts, in the portable forum. Some of them are $20~60 tops, so inexpensive to try out.
 
Here it is. 320+ pages to chew through.
 
Very best,

 

[JonnyRocket]

Sennheiser IE8 with the bass knobs turned all the way up are good bass IEMs or the newer model IE80

 

[ProjectDenz]

I'm pretty sure that when I had the XB500, out of an amplifier giving extra juice with something like a +20db bass boost nothing rattled my jaws more than that, not the IE8 or Atrio under similar circumstances. It's primarily due to the driver size difference. Actually if I remember correctly I couldn't use that +20db bass boost because the bass was just out of control that the driver vibrations was literally distorting the music, so I had to push it down to a +12db bass boost.
 
If want bass and absolutely nothing else, go for that.

 

[silversonic6500]

@MalveauX, I've actually read through that forum quite a bit before I became a member, and I've trued out most of those IEMs already. They just don't seem to satisfy my "out of control" bass needs. I already have ATH M50s, and I am planning on using those for less bass heavy music. So I'm going with the XB 500s for now. Just one last minute question: A lot of the bass heavy music I listen to isn't exactly dubstep. It's more hard-hitting and a bit punchy bass such as DS Sound Maze (link): 
 
http://www.beatport.com/track/maze-original-mix/3605298
 
So will it suite that kind of music well. I'm pretty bad at distinguishing kinds of music so just making sure...

 

[MalVeauX]

Quote:

@MalveauX, I've actually read through that forum quite a bit before I became a member, and I've trued out most of those IEMs already. They just don't seem to satisfy my "out of control" bass needs. I already have ATH M50s, and I am planning on using those for less bass heavy music. So I'm going with the XB 500s for now. Just one last minute question: A lot of the bass heavy music I listen to isn't exactly dubstep. It's more hard-hitting and a bit punchy bass such as DS Sound Maze (link): 
 
http://www.beatport.com/track/maze-original-mix/3605298
 
So will it suite that kind of music well. I'm pretty bad at distinguishing kinds of music so just making sure...

 
Heya,
 
I just listened to the track, most of that is mid-bass and lower mid-bass, not so much sub-bass. So any headphone that outputs monstrous levels of mid-bass will rattle your face off.
 
The Ultrasone PRO900 would likely satisfy.
 
Very best,

 

[silversonic6500]

So how does the mid-bass of the Pro 900's compete with the XB500's?