Best Bass phones for under 60$ ???

Mark T. Montgomery · « **on:** 30 Jun 2004, 02:40 am »

Hey guys I have a halfway decent two channel setup in my room but I find my self using my crappy 10$ sony and 20$ maxells earphones 2 or three times more than my stero. Also I cant spend more than 60$ on a new pair so what are my options. I wanted some Er6s but just can't spend that much.
Pleas help!!!

Brad · « **Reply #1 on:** 30 Jun 2004, 02:49 am »

The Grado SR-60 are usually the reference in that price range.
I found them a little 'dark', but bass was very nice.

ooheadsoo · « **Reply #2 on:** 30 Jun 2004, 03:38 am »

Try to find the Koss Portapros. List price is $50. The sound is very enjoyable, quite bassy, definitely more bass than the sr-60, or even sr-80 for that matter. I was able to buy the for a really good price a long time ago and they are one of the best bargains I ever got in audio. These headphones are Koss's workhorse phones that they've sold for decades. They recently released the portapro 2 which you can find at circuit city. The two headphones sound the same by all accounts.

Mark T. Montgomery · « **Reply #3 on:** 30 Jun 2004, 04:01 am »

Can't seem to find the koss Pro2s but I did find a deal on the Sony MDR-V700DJs for about 80$. Are these any good? Can I expect to get something killer from Sony?

ooheadsoo · « **Reply #4 on:** 30 Jun 2004, 04:04 am »

I hear good things about the 380 but everyone says stay away from the dj series. Bloated bass.

Mark T. Montgomery · « **Reply #5 on:** 30 Jun 2004, 04:06 am »

By bloated you mean boomy and lack of control?

ooheadsoo · « **Reply #6 on:** 30 Jun 2004, 04:21 am »

Yeah.

Some also accuse the portapro of being bloated, but I don't think it's bad. I think it's musical and enjoyable.

Here are the portapros: http://www.buy.com/retail/product_jump.asp?sku=10360932&SearchEngine=Froogle&SearchTerm=10360932&Type=PE&Category=Comp&dcaid=17379