[sahwnfras]

im looking for a pair of canalpohones for rap music. im lookign at spending about $200. I would get the super.fi 5EB's but i cant get them in canada. So if anyone knows of a bassy canaphone please reccomend it, dont include the ex-51/71 because i have them and they suck.

I am also lookign for a open home phone with then same criteria and same price range, so please roccomed me some nice phones

 

[toaster]

not sure how much the e5's can be had for, but they're probably the best canalphones for rap in that price range, cause of how exaggerated their bass is.

 

[sahwnfras]

e5's are just a little out of my price range since they go for about $500

 

[macman88]

you can find them for as low as $360 someplaces.

 

[sahwnfras]

yeah but that is still way over my budget


I have been looking at shure e3, and e4's. but how much better is the e4. and would either be good enough for rap

 

[cknelson15]

I just posted a review of the E4c's and I'm definitely a hip-hop fan. I wasn't using an iPod and apparently there are some bass issues with the E4c's and the iPod, but people say the mp3gain works wonders in that department (there's a thread about it, where to get it, etc). I think the Shures are awesome, been working well with all hip-hop I've been listening to.

 

[450]

DT990 is the open version of the DT770 'bass monsters'...

 

[Aman]

Hmm..

In this kind of situation, why not just combine the two different funds into one, and get one "mega phone"?

The Shure E5s are far beyond suitable for home phone use.

Otherwise, though, I think people are forgetting that rap music has a lot of emphasis on vocal, which means that you want a pure midrange as well. The Beyer cans don't do this so well, IMO - maybe you want to go for a Grado, which has AWESOME bass impact and really pure midrange? Just a thought

 

[sahwnfras]

Grado? i always thought they were really a rock headphone. i never thought that they would go well with rap. but maybe it would go well. what would you reccomend for me

 

[cknelson15]

I agree 100% with Aman - whatever you end up going with, focus on the entire sound. I'm really enjoying hearing the mids in my hip-hop collection right now. I'm hearing lyrics that I never understood before, little musical elements that I didn't even realize were present.

Can't you order the Super.fi's from a US website and have them sent to Canada?

 

[sahwnfras]

I really like listening to the mids when listening to rap, but i also like good bass and nice highs, will grados offer that. And cknelson are you using grados for rap, if so how do you liek them

 

[cknelson15]

Using Shure E4c's and really loving them. I'm on an iRiver though where I can boost the bass up to 24db's. Around 16db is when it really starts to get thick. Can't speak to how they sound on an iPod, but I think they're awesome. I've been listening to De La Soul, Mos Def, Outkast all while writing this and they sound fantastic. Bass in pronounced but not rattling.

If you really want the BIG bass, I hear the Super.Fi's are the way to go with canalphones, but that they lose some of the midrange detail the Shure's offer. Check out the other posts on mp3gain...people say these really bring otu the bass with the E4c/iPod combo.

 

[South_Korean]

i heard that the grado's bass is more of a slam than a boom. rap needs the boom. and the head rattling mids. i wish there was a type of headphones that could do anything.... sound wise.