Best bass head iem's under $150

[smeek14]

Hi. A year ago I purchased the Monster Turbines for $150. I liked them. I thought that they sounded good and had good bass. Thy recently broke. I'm looking for a new pair for under $150 with good sound and great bass response. They have to be as good or better than the monster turbines. My main genres are electronic dubstep and rap. My phone is an HTC one m8. I will be getting the galaxy s7 next spring. I would like to spend under $100 on the iem's if possible. Thanks in advance!!

[smeek14]

Oh also I want them to last more than a year.

[KaminKevCrew]

First off, making them last more than a year depends entirely on how you treat them.

Also, what on earth does 'better bass' even mean? To me, that means toning down the bass from the monster turbines (which I owned at one point) and having it be as accurate as possible. I assume that is not what you're going for.

The most bass head IEMs that I know of are the Sony XB90 EX in ears. I owned those for a while too and they had some pretty extreme bass.

[smeek14]

Better bass for me is more powerful. Thanks for your suggestion. It doesn't need an amp does it?

First off, making them last more than a year depends entirely on how you treat them.

Also, what on earth does 'better bass' even mean? To me, that means toning down the bass from the monster turbines (which I owned at one point) and having it be as accurate as possible. I assume that is not what you're going for.

The most bass head IEMs that I know of are the Sony XB90 EX in ears. I owned those for a while too and they had some pretty extreme bass.

[tcolecruz]

Hi. A year ago I purchased the Monster Turbines for $150. I liked them. I thought that they sounded good and had good bass. Thy recently broke. I'm looking for a new pair for under $150 with good sound and great bass response. They have to be as good or better than the monster turbines. My main genres are electronic dubstep and rap. My phone is an HTC one m8. I will be getting the galaxy s7 next spring. I would like to spend under $100 on the iem's if possible. Thanks in advance!!

 

If you are a basshead and want GOOD bass, I am in love with the Yamaha EPH-100s. They are uncomfortable af with the stock eartips, but that can easily be fixed. They have really nice, controlled, and punchy bass. They will blow your monsters out of the water I'm sure.

[KaminKevCrew]

Better bass for me is more powerful. Thanks for your suggestion. It doesn't need an amp does it?

I mean, nothing ever actually needs an amp. IEMs especially, since they are already super sensitive. 

[spwath]

I mean, nothing ever actually needs an amp. IEMs especially, since they are already super sensitive.

Electrostatic headphones. But not really an amp, but kind of.

[KaminKevCrew]

Electrostatic headphones. But not really an amp, but kind of.

Electrostats use an energizer, not an amp. Not to mention, it doesn't just amplify the signal, since it fundamentally changes the signal, in that it also has to give the two electrodes on either side of the diaphragm opposing charges.

[spwath]

Electrostats use an energizer, not an amp. Not to mention, it doesn't just amplify the signal, since it fundamentally changes the signal, in that it also has to give the two electrodes on either side of the diaphragm opposing charges.

Yeah, so I guess that is completly different.