yep kind of restricted since i'm for canalphones for their sound isolation and size. but anyway what are the attractive bassy choices for something that isnt a canalphone then?

hmm... the same way you guys are obsessed with high-quality sounds... lol.. i'm a basshead really (i set my mp3 player's bass boost the highest the earphones allow me to, but the master volume to around 60% only...hehe). Main music choices are house/trance, and the occasional rock/metal.

anyway, thanks for the recommendations..

i'll be going to singapore tommorow, any earphones/headphones that i can look out for over there (for example much cheaper or perhaps only available in the singapore market)?

Hi, has anyone got anything to say about zen aurvana earbuds? Saw them really pricey and am wondering is it really that good for that price (S$200+)? Also saw a philips earbud around that price... cant remember that model name......any idea?

Is there anyone who has an idea if the zen aurvana is good or not??

Just noticed the Shure e4c too... anyone tried it yet? comments?

This post has been edited by wlcling: Jun 20 2006, 11:26 PM

Has anyone tried the Audio Technica ES5 before? Saw it for S$99, and was wondering if it was good to buy or not... or how about the Sennheiser PX100 since they're for the same price?

This post has been edited by wlcling: Jun 24 2006, 06:28 PM

i got some inputs that the alessandro ms1 sound better than the grados... has anyone any comments on this? also suddenly theres this new 'player' in town (in sg i mean), called Goldring... heard before?

Lol... i just bought the AT ES5. For a price of S$48.... what a steal!

Its normally at S$99. The storekeeper keyed in the wrong model... hah!!!

white one is more expensive? gee..

but anyway havent seen the black model yet... in sg, the white model is for S$99... same price as the AT ES-5.. so hmm.. got the ES-5's instead...

lalala.. try the ATH ES5. Review for it seems pretty good as compared to the PX100, so thats what I got for myself... similarly the replacement for my old EX71 (resting in a corner of my room due to its shuchks sound quality now) as well.

You could consider the ATH - ES5 selling at SG for $99.
http://www6.head-fi.org/forums/showthread.php?p=1973640

Summary of review found at link above for the bass portion :-

Bass (PX200)
What bass? Pretty severe bass roll-off. Bottom octave simply not there. Decent bass tonality however.

Bass (ES5)
Remarkably deeeeeeep bas response, the ES5 will play very low bass notes, with surprisingly good tonality compared to other phones in this survey (though that's the only place it gets decent tone). ES5 provides a BIG, punchy bass sound, with palpable texture and oomph. It's not proportional to the rest of the frequency spectrum, but for the most part, it manages not to intrude too heavily on the mids, these are not especially muddy or muddled phones. Bass mostly stays within its allotted space, but is much larger than it should be.

Check this out too... was just browsing around and saw this...

ATH - FC7
-Bass is the strongest point of the FC7. It extends low enough to hit most low-pass frequencies found in popular music genres, including bass rolls, bass kicks, and bass sweeps. There's a huge, larger-than-life weight to the entire low frequency range that gives it an almost subwoofer-like tonality. Bass just doesn't slam, it BOOMS, yet remains tight and controlled. It bangs, bops, and booms just like any subwoofer would, only without nearly as much power & authority of course. The bloom continues into the mid-bass as well to give it a truly HUGE impact that's simply just awesome to behold.

I have the ES5. Was really considering between that and the PX100. In the end I chose the ES5 since the reviews seem that it is bassier, and there's good clarity and soundstage on it as well....

personally, I haven't tried the PX100 before so I wouldn't know, but currently the ES5 is almost like my Sony EX71 in terms of bass, just a little less boomier... but it really is quite deeeeep.

I believe the CK7 would be really suitable for a basshead but I got the ES5, since its portable to be brought together with my mp3 player here and there (and trust me, the ES5's volume can be cranked up very high. It sounds louder than my EX71 on the same volume settings.), it looks nice and is foldable, and its not too big to bring on my head in public.

Haha... i know how you feel. Reading about the FC7, makes me wanna get them too... but it looks kinda big to bring around in public... so that's really too bad. Then, for self-listening at home for pure bliss moments, the audio quality looks like its gonna be a let-down.

Hmm... i really didnt know the px100 was bassy. I also wouldnt say the ES5 has more quality. Its really hard to pass such a judgement on which is better.

Haha. Enjoy yourself then. let us know how the bass goes

wow.. you sure are interested in headphones... probably soon to turn to the dark side and accompanying that, an empty wallet.