I can’t comment on headphone driver technology because I’m not an engineer, but I’m very familiar with headphones. Like you, I have always liked the balance my Stax phones (009s) deliver. You probably know that there are several styles of headphones; open back, closed back, electrostatic, etc. If you are just looking for lots of bass, then those Beats are probably for you. In general, as you move up the line in price, you get better overall balance. If it were me, I would try to listen to many brands and styles of phones before making your long-term buying decision. Consider buying used as many audiophiles change headphones like they change their speakers. At least listen to one pair of Stax before you buy.
Headphone Driver Balance? (Single Driver)
Hi everyone! Im a new member here and I was just wondering if my theory is right. Ive owned a few in-ear headphones and something I noticed is tuning. From what I gathered, Headphones with very good highs and mids often dont have as strong lows and with headphones orientated for bass dont have good highs or does not sound "Clean" or "Bright" I own LG Tone Ultra (HBS-820) and LG Tone Pro (HBS-720?) and they do sound really good but dont have much bass. If you use an EQ they can throw out alot of bass but the highs get drowned out when a song has a lot of bass. If you use something like Beats (Yes, I know they are not quality) they have a lot of good sounding bass but sacrifice the higs. Am I right with this assumption? Does drivers with good higs and mids not produce good lows? Is this a driver limitation?