[tomatoshoe]

Hi Everyone,
 
My friend is looking for a < $1000 headphone that will work well with EDM. The main concern is bass. His current cans, the HD-650's paired with the Tubemagic D1's just isn't doing it for him in the bass department. He has listened to the Fidelio X2's that I have, as well as the HE-400's I've had, which he both said he liked in terms of sound. Oh and comfort is an issue as well. Headphones have to be full-sized and can be closed or open. (Leaning more towards open)
 
Now my question is: what headphone can satisfy these requirements?

 

[lin0003]

If he wants bass, the LCD-2 might be worth a look. Honestly, I find them very overprice though. 

 

[tomatoshoe]

The LCD-2 was what I was thinking of as well. Any other recommendations?

 

[Music Alchemist]

If bass is the main concern, I'll refer you here:
 
http://www.head-fi.org/t/716711/the-hardest-hitting-headphones-are-the-extreme-bass-club
 
(But be warned that the best bass headphones tend to suffer in other areas.)

 

[tomatoshoe]

Thank you for that link. I didn't know about the Fostex TH-600 and that they are the "successor" to the Denon AHD-X000 series. I might actually pick up a pair of those for myself. I've always wanted a pair of those...and I guess that's my chance to get one of those.
 
Anyone else got any recommendations? Thanks for the help.

 

[Music Alchemist]

If you want the best of both worlds in terms of bass and other aspects of sound quality, I would recommend a planar magnetic headphone (I owned the HIFIMAN HE400i), since they can handle bass boosts (via EQ) well, but without EQ, they have neutral, linear bass.
 
By the way, I noticed your signature and was thinking about how all the stuff I've owned couldn't fit in a signature.

 

[obobskivich]

Ultrasone PRO2900 or 900. Fantastic positional audio for gaming and movies, and lots of bass - the 900 especially. They're also very punchy and fast, which is nice with many electronic genres, like glitch, dub, jungle, speedcore, etc. Easily driven too, light-weight, and comfortable too. And they come with lots of spare parts.