[Lobarkaine]

My Meze are safe at home and are burning in.......

(I've just heard somethings.....
very happy! But I must patient I know...)

 

[chechu21]

Many many thanks!!!

 

[chechu21]

Of those that you recommend, there is some open headphones?

 

[Lobarkaine]

Of those that you recommend, there is some open headphones?

I don't know about the top range but all the others cans are closed back.

Open back cans I've with good bass (not cannons) are the Philips Fidelio X2HR with the emphasis on the mid bass, very good for rock, and the Grado Alessandro Ms1, with Geekria pads, emphasized more deep, right now I'm listening some techno house. Speed, deep bass and full of details on all the frequency spectrum.
The Ms1 don't hit very hard but surprising good, their bass are more solid then the AKG AK371 (I've too). IMO.

 

[Malevolent]

Of those that you recommend, there is some open headphones?

I am a huge fan of closed-back cans, so I mainly enjoy and prefer this class of headphones.

With that said, I can recommend a few open-back headphones for their bass prowess - the Audeze LCD-2, LCD-3, Klipsch HP-3 are options that come to mind. I've included these headphones in the original list.

 

[chechu21]

Ok. What are your favourite basshead headphones?
And the v moda m 100 today worth the pain?

 

[Oregonian]

Of those that you recommend, there is some open headphones?

The Pioneer SE Master 1 is an open back with excellent bass................as is the HiFiMan HE-6SE when driven properly (aka a vintage speaker amp from the taps).

 

[StarTreker]

This is a list of the headphones with the best bass, IMO. They are categorized by their respective price brackets.

Note: Some of these headphones are straight-out bass cannons, whilst others have quality bass. I will probably provide a more structured and detailed list sometime in the future.

The headphones in bold + italics are discontinued; however, if you can get a hold of some of them, you will be a very happy camper.

Sub-$100

• AKG K518DJ
• Creative Aurvana Live!
• E-MU Walnut

$101-$300

• AKG K371
• AKG K67 Tiesto
• Audio-Technica M50x
• Audio-Technica PRO700 MK2
• Audio-Technica WS1100iS
• Beyerdynamic Custom One Pro
• Beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO
• JVC HA-MR77X
• JVC HA-SZ2000
• Sony MDR-1AM2
• Sony MDR-XB500
• Sony MDR-XB700
• Sony WH-XB900N
• Ultrasone PRO 580i
• V-MODA Crossfade LP2
• V-MODA Crossfade M-100

$301-$500

• Denon AH-MM400 Music Maniac
• E-MU Teak
• Fostex TH610
• Fostex TH-X00 / TR-X00
• Meze 99 Classics
• Sennheiser Momentum 3 Wireless
• Sony MDR-XB1000
• Sony WH-1000XM3
• Ultrasone PRO 900i

$501-$1,000

• Audeze LCD-2
• Audio-Technica ATH-WP900
• Beyerdynamic DT 1770 PRO
• Beyerdynamic T5p (2nd Generation)
• Campfire Audio Cascade
• Denon AH-D5200
• Denon AH-D7000
• Denon AH-D7200
• Sony MDR-Z7
• Sony MDR-Z7M2
• Ultrasone Signature DJ

Above S$1,000

• Audeze LCD-3
• Audeze LCD-XC
• Audio-Technica ATH-AWAS
• Denon AH-D9200
• Focal Stellia
• Fostex TH900 Mk2
• Klipsch Heritage HP-3
• Sony MDR-Z1R
• ZMF Atticus
• ZMF Vérité Closed

I stopped getting notifications to this thread for some reason, maybe a glitch? Anyways, glad I manually checked back with this thread, cause this is one of the best posts I have seen on this site! This is the kind of information that all newcomers need to see, as well as even people who have been on the site for awhile, always good info to have, and is very helpful. Great job Malevolent!

 

[OldDude04]

It's not really a recommendation I guess because you can't go buy it off the shelf, but I just recently open back modded my TH-X00 and they hit as hard if not harder than they did closed back. I'm loving them right now. The stage and instrument separation is crazy.

Spoiler: Open Back Fostex Pics

In progress pics:






Finished product:

 

[OldDude04]

@chechu21 , if you don't mind doing some modding, the Monolith M1060 and M1060C (made open back) can take a good bit of EQ and hit pretty clean and deep. I've got both and they are still in my collection while I've sold on my Audeze, HiFiMan, MrSpeakers, Focal, etc.

 

[Bmxant]

It's not really a recommendation I guess because you can't go buy it off the shelf, but I just recently open back modded my TH-X00 and they hit as hard if not harder than they did closed back. I'm loving them right now. The stage and instrument separation is crazy.

Spoiler: Open Back Fostex Pics

In progress pics:






Finished product:

Those look incredible, great job!

 

[StarTreker]

It's not really a recommendation I guess because you can't go buy it off the shelf, but I just recently open back modded my TH-X00 and they hit as hard if not harder than they did closed back. I'm loving them right now. The stage and instrument separation is crazy.

Spoiler: Open Back Fostex Pics

In progress pics:






Finished product:

I was going to ask you how in the heck you managed to do that, as I love modding posts. But it looks like you possibly drilled a hole using maybe a holesaw, then I guess you filed the edges to taper, then you placed a ring in the tapered hole, and it looks like you installed some breathable mesh screen on there. Holy crack a lack OldDude, I think you just invented a new headphone! Like seriously, the company should offer you 5,000 dollars for the idea, and with your permission, allow them to create this headphone officially. So freaking cool, I love it!!!

 

[OldDude04]

I was going to ask you how in the heck you managed to do that, as I love modding posts. But it looks like you possibly drilled a hole using maybe a holesaw, then I guess you filed the edges to taper, then you placed a ring in the tapered hole, and it looks like you installed some breathable mesh screen on there. Holy crack a lack OldDude, I think you just invented a new headphone! Like seriously, the company should offer you 5,000 dollars for the idea, and with your permission, allow them to create this headphone officially. So freaking cool, I love it!!!

Not too far off at all, lol. I'm extremely happy with the results, both sound and looks.

 

[AccruedSolitude]

@OldDude04 Cough Cough *Starts modding it for others silently*

 

[AccruedSolitude]

They look amazing ngl