Bass Headphones Are Not Only for Dance Music

Posted by raiko on January 1st, 2010 at 04:06pm

Let’s face it, most headphones have terrible bass response. You can try “super” bass headphones as advertised on the packaging and you will usually get lukewarm bass at best. For those of us who love bass headphones that can rattle your ribcage are the best choice. What kind of headphones do that? Most headsets that are designed for use by a DJ have great bass. As we all know, professional disk jockeys desire serious bass similar to what their speaker systems produce. When it comes to headphones there are two ways to serious bass – go large or go tiny. Surprisingly, small earbud headphones can produce exceptionally good  bass. The strange thing about them is that nobody hears a thing and to you the bass is rattling your skull.

Very small earbud bass headphones work by doing two things. First they isolate external noises. The part of the device that fits in your ear canal is made up of a special cellular foam which is sound absorbent and springy so it molds precisely to the inside of your ear. This airtight seal assures that the tiny vibrations produced by these earbuds is heard by your ears as very loud sound. Due to the geometry and proximity to your ear not much movement is needed from the diaphragm of the drivers to produce a high volume. Because of this, the sound is not distorted as it could be with traditional speakers. You should keep in mind that since you also won’t be able to hear yourself speaking with these, you will probably be yelling if someone asks you a question.

On the other side of the spectrum are the very large bass headphones. These headphones take the opposite approach and go large. Typically, they fit over the ears and seal out noise by covering and isolating the whole ear. The diaphragms of these headsets are very large. They produce heavy bass without even breaking a sweat. Unfortunately, they are not subtle. Wearing them to work is a bit problematic, especially if you are trying to keep a low profile. They stick out like a sore thumb and are also heavy so your ears might get a little tired after a while due to the cups pressing on the side of your head for long periods of time.

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