I heard the q-jays have good mids and highs, but how is the bass?

[seals]

Is it poor, average, too much, etc. I would like them if the bass is less than the vmoda vibes (bass covers EVERTHING and is muddy) but more than a shure e2c (bass isn't really present). If you don't have any experience with either of those iem's please explain the quality of the bass. Also, please tell me the music genres the q-jays excel in and the ones it fails in. THANKS

 

[soozieq]

seals - there's a huge thread about them here. They seem to be very well thought of.

http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f38/he...ml#post3429466

 

[seals]

Thanks... I'll eventually wade through all that but I don't have the time right now. If anybody would be kind enough to just post the answer in this topic I would really appreciate it.

 

[jinx20001]

the bass is good but its hard to explain...its clean but not as powerful and banging as super fi 5 or se420.

ive only had a little test of them so i cant really comment but my first impression was the bass was tight and nice but a little light considering it is a dedicated driver to deliver it

 

[Tom Brown]

If you can get them to seal, the bass is tight and full.

They aren't in the same league as the Sennheiser cx-300 for bass quantity but they don't color the low range either. I'd say they've about hit the bass just right.

 

[jinx20001]

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Originally Posted by Tom Brown /img/forum/go_quote.gif If you can get them to seal, the bass is tight and full. They aren't in the same league as the Sennheiser cx-300 for bass quantity but they don't color the low range either. I'd say they've about hit the bass just right.

do bear in mind only your ears can tell you what bass is just right. but im with you completely, not too much and just about enough is good enough. i do like a warmer sound myself, bass usually adds power,feeling and texture to my music which is why id pick up the se530 over ue10's most days

 

[PeterDLai]

The bass is indeed tight and punchy. In overall volume, it was a tad less than I would have liked ideally, but with a little custom EQ'ing, the bass filled in very nicely and cleanly.

I felt that the treble was the strong point of the q-JAYS, though. Fans of Etymotics would probably like these, too, I'm guessing. It provides a very lively, engaging listen, something that I felt the more relaxed, warmer, more mellow E500/SE530 could not give (for me, at least).

If you are a fan of dark, smooth sound with deep-hitting bass, consider the Future Sonics Atrio m5. You may also want to look into it if you find your ears are sensitive to high frequencies as they seemed rolled off and smooth in the high end.

 

[frozncore]

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Originally Posted by jinx20001 /img/forum/go_quote.gif the bass is good but its hard to explain...its clean but not as powerful and banging as super fi 5 or se420. ive only had a little test of them so i cant really comment but my first impression was the bass was tight and nice but a little light considering it is a dedicated driver to deliver it

How does the bass compare to the e500?

 

[jinx20001]

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Originally Posted by frozncore /img/forum/go_quote.gif How does the bass compare to the e500?

bass is hard to judge because bass is designed to be felt, but thats not possible with earphones so to hear bass it must boom. many people think of boom as uncontrolled and wobbly and not good but its important to remember without boom in earphones there is no bass.

the e500 in my mind gives cleaner bass due to being shared with dual bass drivers. this gives a better response to powerful bass notes and synthesised bass. it also helps create bigger boom which is bigger bass in headphone world.

the q-jays manage to do bass but the lack of a bit of punch and boom means it is hard to hear on deep notes and to me and others comes across light. there is no such thing as ultra tight bass in headphones, its all down to what you can hear, to hear bass is headphones it has to boom...and bass is not designed to boom but rumble

 

[Ryan Williams]

Can the bass be EQed to give metal music the power it needs? Or am I better off with something that has emphasis on it such as the CX400/CX500 (sonically the same I believe)?

My only worry is that the Sennheisers are meant to eventually die an audio death due to the filter becoming clogged which is something the Q-Jays don't really suffer from as the filters are removable; overall, this could realistically make up for the extra price.

Very unfortunate there's not really anything in the way of testing them out in my little part of the world, so it's all a gamble. I've come from the metro.fi 2 which could deliver satisfactory bass if EQed, but is a bit muddy everywhere else.