derbigpr
Headphoneus Supremus
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Well HFI-2400's are fun. They have a lot of bass, and its clearly a bass driven sound signature when you listen to them, but its NEVER too much bass, it doesn't become muddy or uncontrolled, or bleed into mids. It's not like HD650's for example where bass totally takes over the sound and it often puts a bass guitar in front of the vocals for example. Its just heavy bass, but separate from the rest of the sound.
BUT, the longer I listen to the DT880's, more I realize what it means to have good bass, instead of a lot of bass. The texture, control, detail in the bass region is just in a completely different league compared to any other of my headphones. Also, DT880's are not bass light by any means. They actually have more low bass presence than HD650's and HFI-2400's, and only a tiny little bit less punch than HD650's. But the thing about DT880's bass is that if feels so effortless. On both 2400's and 650's, it feels often, especially at high volumes, like drivers are being forced a lot to produce that bass, while DT880's really produced that sub-bass effortlessly, it always feels like no matter how loud I listen, I could always crank up the volume higher, while in other two headphones I always fear if I go higher, its gonna distort.
I am really tempted to get the HFI 2400 but I'm afraid the bass will be too much for me, and in that case are the DT 880 a better option? I don't want a boring sound, and I prefer imaging over soundstage. I listen mainly to folk and rock. Maybe the Grados SR325is are a good option aswell, but the HFI are at a really good price in amazon!
Well HFI-2400's are fun. They have a lot of bass, and its clearly a bass driven sound signature when you listen to them, but its NEVER too much bass, it doesn't become muddy or uncontrolled, or bleed into mids. It's not like HD650's for example where bass totally takes over the sound and it often puts a bass guitar in front of the vocals for example. Its just heavy bass, but separate from the rest of the sound.
BUT, the longer I listen to the DT880's, more I realize what it means to have good bass, instead of a lot of bass. The texture, control, detail in the bass region is just in a completely different league compared to any other of my headphones. Also, DT880's are not bass light by any means. They actually have more low bass presence than HD650's and HFI-2400's, and only a tiny little bit less punch than HD650's. But the thing about DT880's bass is that if feels so effortless. On both 2400's and 650's, it feels often, especially at high volumes, like drivers are being forced a lot to produce that bass, while DT880's really produced that sub-bass effortlessly, it always feels like no matter how loud I listen, I could always crank up the volume higher, while in other two headphones I always fear if I go higher, its gonna distort.