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RE: Bass Boost

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John Elison

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In Reply to: RE: Bass Boost posted by Dawnrazor on September 13, 2024 at 07:31:50

> One common complaint I have with phones is that there is never enough bass.

Well, you could always try adding a subwoofer. I've thought about doing that, but I haven't tried it yet.

The problem with headphone bass is that you can't feel it. It's often quite strong, but only in your ears. Therefore, I've often thought it might be very helpful to add a subwoofer so you could feel the bass as well as hear it. However, I haven't gotten around to trying that yet. ;-)

Happy listening!

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RE: Bass Boost - highendfan 18:43:13 12/13/24 (1)
Disagree. Especially that I agree with most cans I have heard. Nothing visceral, which I dearly miss with the big rig. Got a new pair of Soundthink cans. Bass is truly there, soundstage is very good, comfortable fit, wide bandwidth. Worth checking out.
Cheap to boot.
- RE: Bass Boost - John Elison 07:51:04 12/14/24 (0)
  Actually, I guess I'm also happy with the bass response of all my best sounding headphones and earphones. That's probably why I've never tried adding a subwoofer. I own two Rythmik Servo Subs, and I use one with my Mini Maggie speakers. However, I'm perfectly happy with the bass response from my STAX SR-X9000 electrostatics as well as my FiiO FT5 Planar Magnetic headphones. I'm happy with the bass response from my best IEM earphones, too.
  
  I just bought some new FiiO FD15 IEM earphones , and they also seem to have good bass response. Their 13.8-mm dynamic diaphragm is probably responsible for their nice bass response. They're also not too expensive at only $150.
  
  I guess I'm a headphone enthusiast. Here's a list of all the headphones and earphones I currently own:
  
  STAX SR-X9000 electrostatic headphones
  STAX SR-007 Mk2 electrostatic headphones
  Koss ESP/950 electrostatic headphones
  Grado HP-1 dynamic headphones
  FiiO FT3 dynamic headphones
  FiiO FT5 planar magnetic headphones
  FiiO FDX IEM earphones
  FiiO FD7 IEM earphones
  FiiO FD5 IEM earphones
  FiiO FD15 IEM earphones
  FiiO F9 IEM earphones
  FiiO EM5 earphones
  FiiO EH3 NC Bluetooth dynamic headphones
  FiiO FW5 Bluetooth IEM earphones
  
  That's all I can remember at the moment. ;-)
  
  Happy listening!
Was thinking of buttkickers myself. Nt - Dawnrazor 11:15:05 10/16/24 (0)
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Cut to razor sounding violins
Was thinking of buttkickers myself. Nt - Dawnrazor 16:18:54 10/11/24 (2)
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Cut to razor sounding violins
- Being kicked in the butt does not exactly replicate the bass of live music. - peppy m. 01:15:08 10/12/24 (1)
  If you get too used to that butt-shakin' feeling, could live musical events might begin to feel "wrong" to you somehow ?
  Understanding the implications, you can be sure if you truly do want to enact such a transformation. Or not.
  So before moving forward with the butt shaker, take pause.
  
  Edits: 10/12/24
  - RE: Being kicked in the butt does not exactly replicate the bass of live music. - Dawnrazor 11:47:43 10/13/24 (0)
    Its a good point but if I am at a live musical event, yes something is wrong. They almost always sound like crap or if its not amplified, its music I really don't care about anyhow...
    
    Cut to razor sounding violins

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