[Maidenpriest]

I have just returned these to Amazon because they were just too 'bassey' and hurt my ears, i real shame because because the sound quality was excellent!! Any one know of any over the ear headphones with about the same sound quality but not so 'boomey', i dont want to have canal phones because i like to go to bed listning to my music on my sony nwa3000
Cheers and look forward to some replies?
Phil

[fred67]

Hi
i found the Px-100's very bassy to begin with but you have to allow them time to settle in. After a coupleof weeks I found the bass settled down to a normal level. Excellent phones.

[eviljohn2]

PX200. A little more expensive but have much less bass and a better overall balance IMO.

[Reano]

Originally Posted by eviljohn2

PX200. A little more expensive but have much less bass and a better overall balance IMO.

Woops another debate here. I have heard both and own the PX200 the 200 are more bassy than the px100 as they are also closed back.

[Maidenpriest]

Maybe i should get them again! anymore advice for 'settling' them in, i really couldn't stand that bass it gave me really bad earache

[fred67]

Well it could depend on what you will be using your headphones with. If you are using a device with customisable eq settings then you can simply reduce the bass output until your Px100's/PX200's have settled in. That's the solution I found when using my PX100's with my Creative Zen Vision M. What will be your main device you will be using?

[Maidenpriest]

I will be using a sony nwa3000, i have ordered them again, i didnt know i needed to settle them in! the reason i bought them was because as i am getting older 'in ear' headphones are not good for my ears, and these we supposed to help my ears from hurting not cause them too!

[fred67]

Good stuff. What type pf music do you normally listen to? I have been very pleased with my PX100's-best headphones I have ever used yet.

[Maidenpriest]

Originally Posted by fred67

Good stuff. What type pf music do you normally listen to? I have been very pleased with my PX100's-best headphones I have ever used yet.

Classic rock - Maiden, led zep, sabbath, motorhead, the beatles, stones etc and star wars, kraftwerk!

[fred67]

Judging by that type of music you will want some decent kind of bass level. I listen to Kraftwerk myself and the PX100's play them beautifully on various mp3/hard disk players I have. You should really like them.

[Maidenpriest]

Yes! Kraftwerk did sound really good! the bass is not as heavy with kraftwerk compared to say motorhead, so should i just leave them over night plugged in with a cd playing on repeat for a couple of weeks to 'run' them in?? would that help! Amazon are going to think i'm mad i have just recieved a refund for them and have bought them again??

[fred67]

Hi Maidenpriest
Yes, that is one way to to burn them in but I just let them play as normal and within 2 weeks they had settled in nicely. I hope the device you use them on has customisable eq settings as this is essential with any kind of decent headphones. I now encode my CD's at 192kps-makes a noticeable improvement to bass quality.

[Maidenpriest]

OK Thanks Fred, will try again!

[fred67]

no probs Maidenpriest. Just to add to what I said earlier when my Px100's had finally "broken in" I initially thought something had gone wrong as the bass levels had dropped so much! Then I realised this was their optimal operating bass level! Enjoy!

[Apollo11]

Originally Posted by MAIDENPRIEST

I have just returned these to Amazon because they were just too 'bassey' and hurt my ears, i real shame because because the sound quality was excellent!! Any one know of any over the ear headphones with about the same sound quality but not so 'boomey', i dont want to have canal phones because i like to go to bed listning to my music on my sony nwa3000
Cheers and look forward to some replies?
Phil

I went for the pmx-60 for my ipod, sound fantastic and cost £20. Bargain.

[Maidenpriest]

will read the reviews regarding the pmx-60's