Best Basshead Headphones

Hawaiibadboy’s list of the top 10 basshead headphones, with help from cb3723. The Best Bass Headphones are.. ( “The EXTREME BASS Club”)

1. Taction KANNON – Information forthcoming. These are the new kings of bass! https://www.tactiontechnology.com/
2. JVC HA-SZ2000
3. Fostex TH900
4. Sony XB1000
5. JVC HA-SZ1000
6. Fostex TH600
7. JVC HA-MR77x
8. HPH Yamaha Pro 500
9. Audio Technica ATH Pro700mk2
10. V-MODA Crossfade M-100
11. Monster Beats DETOX Pro

Honorable mentions at the bottom…

This is the hunt for the Top 10 Bass headphones on the consumer market. The list will be compiled and based on identical set-ups (or similar) and tracks with identical Eq sloping/boosting.

The list is organized from most bass (#1) to least (#10).

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#1 JVC HA-SZ2000

Driver size: 55mm “Sub-woofer”/ 30mm CNT

• Impedance: 16 Ohm
• Amp Headroom: Exceptional +30dB @45Hz
• EQ: Needs
• Genre: Anything
• Weakness: Veiled , Poor stock pads

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#2 Fostex TH900

Driver size: 50mm dia Nd magnet

• Impedance: 25 Ohm
• Amp Headroom: ?
• EQ: Needs (raise bass only)
• Genre: Anything
• Weakness:…Price?

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#3 Sony XB1000

Driver size: 70mm Mylar (PET)

• Impedance: 24 Ohm
• Amp Headroom: ?
• EQ: Needs
• Genre: HipHop/EDM/?
• Weakness: Pillow pads absorb too much of the hit

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#4 JVC HA-SZ1000

Driver size: 55mm “Sub-woofer”/ 30mm CNT

• Impedance: 16 Ohm
• Amp Headroom: Exceptional +30dB @45Hz
• EQ: Needs
• Genre: Anything
• Weakness: Less veiled than sz2k but veiled, Poor stock pads

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#5 FOSTEX TH600 (or TH-X00)

Driver size: 50mm dia Nd magnet / bio-dynamic diaphragm

• Impedance: 25 Ohm
• Amp Headroom:
• EQ: Needs (raise bass only)
• Genre: Anything
• Weakness: Treble can be fatiguing.
• TH-X00: With TH-600 pads and EQ, they can hit just as hard as the TH-600 for less and with wood cups.

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#6 JVC HA-MR77x

Driver size: 55mm “Sub-woofer”/ 30mm CNT

• Impedance: 46 Ohm
• Amp Headroom: Good/Great 16-20dB @45Hz
• EQ: Needs (to raise mids)
• Genre: Hip-Hop
• Weakness: Mids sound like ass

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#7 HPH Yamaha Pro 500

Driver size: 50mm Mylar (PET)

• Impedance: 32 Ohm
• Amp Headroom: ?
• EQ: Needs (raise bass only)
• Genre: Anything
• Weakness: Pad size (shallow)

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#8 Audio Technica -ATH Pro700mk2

Driver size: 53mm Mylar (PET)

• Impedance: 68 Ohm
• Amp Headroom: ?
• EQ: Needs (raise bass only)
• Genre: Anything
• Weakness: Pad size (shallow)

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#9 V-MODA Crossfade M-100

Driver size: 50mm Mylar (PET)

• Impedance: 32 Ohm
• Amp Headroom: ?
• EQ: Needs (raise bass only)
• Genre: Anything
• Weakness: Pad size (shallow)

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#10 Monster Beats DETOX Pro

Driver size: 50mm Mylar (PET)

• Impedance: 32 Ohm
• Amp Headroom: Good +14dB @45Hz
• EQ: Needs
• Genre: Hip-Hop/EDM
• Weakness:

 

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Worthy Mentions

JVC HP-DX1000/DX2000

Part of my personal collection is the JVC HP-DX1000. It’s a beautiful headphone that pushes some of the most bass impact of any headphone out there stock. It sounds gorgeous with its unique wood-mounted drivers, is very comfortable, causes zero listening fatigue, and isolates well. It doesn’t make the top 10 because EQ doesn’t quite push the slam into insane territory, but it can shake your ears despite having plush leather earpads. If you’re a basshead-audiophile, these are right up there with the Fostex TH600/TH900 in sonic bliss.

Driver size: 50mm Neodymium Magnet (Wood Mounted)

• Impedance: 64 Ohm
• Amp Headroom: Good +15dB @ 45Hz
• EQ: Needs (raise bass only)
• Genre: Any
• Weakness: Expensive

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Razer Kraken

Driver size: 40mm Neodymium Magnet

• Impedance: 32 Ohm
• Amp Headroom: ?
• EQ: Needs (raise bass only)
• Genre: Hip-Hop/EDM/Gaming
• Weakness: Mids like ass?