Ear Buds and BASS... is it possible???

[campekenobi]

Let's be frank, unless I'm going to blow the bank, is there really such a thing as tiny ear bud phones that actually can put out low frequencies to give a nice bass punch?? I listen to techno, so the kick has to.... KICK.

[Bananatree]

ex71's have so much bass it's said to be over kill be a lot of people.

So you may just like them a lot.

[aeriyn]

Let's be frank, unless I'm going to blow the bank, is there really such a thing as tiny ear bud phones that actually can put out low frequencies to give a nice bass punch??  I listen to techno, so the kick has to.... KICK.

There are some earphones with bad bass, and some with good bass. Sony's offerings definitely fall into the bad, flabby, bloated, muddy bass.

Most of the very bassy (but good) earphones are also very expensive. Shure E5cs and Westone UM-2 are considered the king of canalphone bass, that is if you don't count custom IEMs such as Sensaphonic or Ultimate Ears.

Of course, all of this is 300USD or higher.

For the basshead on a budget, there's really not much that produces a tight bass short of the E2. It's not especially clean or detailed, but it's not anywhere nearly as flabby as the EX71.

Also you could try looking for Westone UM-1s. They're a sort of clone of the Shure E1, but supposedly have more bass. I've seen them on eBay for ~100USD.