bass

Photos: Ears-on with the Klipsch Custom-2 earphones

Crave Certainly the comparably priced AH-C551 single-driver earphones from Denon don't suffer this -- they have exceptionally deep bass and a bright, detailed high-end, making them far more suitable for rock, pop and metal for most people.

29 July 2008, 12:08

Photos: Exclusive ears-on with Denon's AH-C252 earphones

Crave The higher-end models -- C751, C551 and C351 -- all offer varying levels of sound quality but, voice-wise, all tend to be quite bright in the treble, with powerful, smooth bass, and a slightly less prominent mid-range.

8 July 2008, 11:36

Photos: Hands-on with the UK iRiver Lplayer

Crave In our initial listening session we've noted a fairly balanced sound, with a warm voice and a full-bodied bass. If you've been waiting for the most exciting iRiver player since the Clix 2, your wait is over (and you're epically dorky -- well done).

7 July 2008, 11:12

Photos: Ears-on with the AKG K 701 headphones

Crave It's early days to be making objective conclusions, but A/B comparisons initially showed the Sennheiser HD 650s to have a noticeably more powerful sound and moderately increased emphasis on bass and the lower mid-range, delivering a slightly...

26 June 2008, 11:19

Photos: Audio Technica's ATH-A900 headphones

Crave What sounded less impressive was hard rock and metal, which lacked the meaty, smash-you- in-the-face-with-a-sledgehammer power and bass it needs; it sounded too harsh, too brittle. We've been having a bit of an Audio Technica headphone fest over...

23 June 2008, 10:59

Ears-on with the Klipsch Custom-3 earphones

Crave Once fitted into our unique canals, we heard a very similar sound to the Images -- a warm voice and excellent bass, but a high end that lacked the shimmer and sparkle that make instruments like cymbals sound bright and crisp.

Tags: klipsch, custom, pair, ears

20 June 2008, 10:59

Photos: Sony Ericsson C905, F305, S302, K330 and J132

Crave The Sony Ericsson F305 comes preloaded with three games: bowling, bass fishing and jockey, all of which work using the F305's motion sensor. In true Sony Ericsson style, yesterday saw the announcement of not one but five new handsets, including the...

18 June 2008, 15:46

Photos: Ears-on with Audio Technica's ATH-W1000 headphones

Crave Our main criticism of the £700 flagship AT 'phones was the less-than-prominent bass presence. It wasn't long ago that we reviewed the terrific Audio Technica ATH-W5000 headphones -- a £700 pair of cans that, for many people, would be more enjoyable...

9 June 2008, 10:51

Ears-on with the Audio Technica ATH-W5000 headphones

Crave It's an extremely clear bass, full of beefiness in the mid- and upper-bass, but that low-end rumble doesn't deliver the skull-shaking, club-mimicking explosiveness needed by bass nuts. This won't be an issue, we feel, to many listeners, but if you...

Tags: audio technica, drivers, headphones, bass

27 May 2008, 11:20

Ears-on with the Denon AH-C351: Better than wrestling midgets

Crave The 351s are most notable for their more prominent bass performance over the comparable Sennheiser or V-moda offerings, so dance music fans will be very pleased (and our in-house dance expert certainly was).

Tags: denon, pair, dance, earphones

22 May 2008, 10:51

Ears-on with Audio Technica's ATH-ANC7 noise-cancellers

Crave The ANC7s are certainly good though, there's no doubt about that -- bass isn't ultra-deep, but it's tight, mids are powerful and clear, and while a little harsh at times, highs will be okay for casual listeners.

Tags: audio technica, testing, noise, headphones

15 May 2008, 10:29

Sony MDR-EX700LP sound-isolating earphones: We're moist

Crave Inside each earpiece is a whopping 16mm full-range driver, offering -- we're told -- crystal clear sound and booming bass. Any regular Crave reader will know that we're obsessed with new and exciting headphones and earphones.

Tags: sony, headphones, isolating, earphone

14 May 2008, 11:22

Hands-on with the Olympus LS-10: 24-bit voice and music

Crave You'll want to smack the bass up in EQ when listening on a hi-fi or when you're splitting tracks on your computer, but the bass that's captured is clean and tight. You know CDs are capable of pristine sound quality, but we've been playing with a...

Tags: olympus, recorder, recording, recordings

13 May 2008, 10:46

Audio Technica W5000 headphones: Can candy

Crave We're also promised that AT's 'Double Air Damping System' will provide an extra wallop of bass, should it need it. After months of continued listening, we found the AH-D5000's bass ever so slightly protruded into the lower mid-range.

Tags: audio technica, range, bass, mid range

12 May 2008, 10:34

Hands-on with the Gear4 Duo: What the dock-tor ordered

Crave The high-end's a little abrasive and at high volume the bass sounds a tad hollow, though it adds an acceptable warmth to the brightness that uncritical ears won't, er, sneeze at. When Gear4 told us it was holding its most exciting product launch to...

Tags: gear4, speaker, sub, duo

8 May 2008, 15:00