I come from the time ok Klipsch Image S4’s, Monster Turbines, Denon headphones… I think the Philips Fidelios were in there… I don’t remember the others…

But none of those are made anymore. What are the current offerings? Also amps or DAP’s? Do Sony’s still have their Clear Bass? I remember it being amazing on an MP3 player but is pretty Meh in the app for my XM5’s

  • xXRyuuGinXx@alien.topBEnglish
    11·
    1 year ago

    Skullcandy Crusher xD

    The only thing that headphone is doing right is the bass but everything else is just bad with this headphone.

    Meze 99 Classic/Neo/Noir has a lot of bass but is very warm and sounds soulless…

    Fostex TH 900 MK2 sounds really good but is of course really expensive…

    Then there is maybe the E-Mu Teaks which are okay for their price if you are listening mostly to EDM and Hip Hop.

    The older Denon row like AH-D2000/5000/7000 have a really strong bass but as you have already mentioned are discontinued so you would have to get like 10-12 year old headphones from classifieds.

    I found the bass from the Focal Elex impressive although it’s an open back headphone and some of the ZMF headphones like the Atticus are also great.

      • xXRyuuGinXx@alien.topBEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        I know.

        But the drivers are different.

        The ones from the older models are from Foster/Fostex and the ones from the newer models are Denon’s own FreeEdge drivers. If you heard both you will hear the difference.

        • real_anything2@alien.topBEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          thanks - so i think you are saying that the older/original models are better. good to know. is anyone aware of a good review/discussion of the older denons of this type?

          • xXRyuuGinXx@alien.topBEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            When it comes to bass alone then the older models are better because the bass impact/slam is stronger. On the technical side the newer models might be better but as always that’s also subjective.

            I’m sure there are a lot of reviews if you are searching for them.

            Personally I try to demo every headphone I’m interested in because a review from someone is also just a subjective opinion from someone and can be different to my own impression of a headphone.

          • spsfisch@alien.topBEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            When I listened to it, it felt like mids were scooped out and the treble was “flat”. I guess that’s what he means? Like it’s just bass and nothing much else. Good bassy headphones usually have some mids and elevated highs. Like a more v-shaped signature, so that at least the rest of the sound is balanced.