more Headphone advice

[PaulWarning]

my much loved Audio Technica ATH WS1100 headphones have bitten the dust, and are no longer available, I've tried Audio Technica's ATH M-50X's but they haven't got the pronounced bass or depth of the WS1100's.

I'm not interested in monitoring with them just listening and practicing through them and I like emphasised bass, any suggestions what to try next?

[itu]

A shop full of headphones. 

 

Start from the most expensive. When you hear a difference in sound, take one step back. There you go. 

 

But hey, an emphasized bass? Maybe you should start from the cheapest, and when you don't hear that exaggerated bass, take one step back? 

[PaulWarning]

After a bit of research the Audio Technical ATH-A550z's seem to fit the bill, I'll have to find out if anybody stocks them, and for cheap and nasty the Kos UR20's both bass heavy and big earpads for my big ears 

[Dan Dare]

Good old Beyer DT770s (or 990s for more money) do fat bass very well. Closed back cans will tend to give fuller bass, whereas open backs are more airy.

[Hellzero]

8 minutes ago, Dan Dare said:

Good old Beyer DT770s (or 990s for more money) do fat bass very well. Closed back cans will tend to give fuller bass, whereas open backs are more airy.

The Beyerdynamic DT 700 Pro X is way better than the two you mentioned (I own one and tested the other two before choosing it).

 

I also own an excellent Meze Audio 99 Classics Walnut/Gold (my favourite headphones) and an AKG K702 (excellent for mastering, but a tad aggressive for simply listening to music).

[Dan Dare]

22 hours ago, Hellzero said:

The Beyerdynamic DT 700 Pro X is way better than the two you mentioned.

 

Very much a subjective opinion. 700 and 770 use the same drivers. I prefer (and own) the 770, especially if you want fuller bass, but that's just my choice. YMMV.

[PaulWarning]

the Beyer's do get mentioned a lot, but the blurb also says they are suitable for mixing and mastering, which perversely puts my off, my old AT ATH WS110 wouldn't be very good for mixing, you'd probably finish up with not enough bass with normal listening, but I will see if I can try them out somewhere.

I have managed to bodge up my broken headband, not sure how long they will last but it has given me a bit of time