Performance On tracks with intense sub-bass, like The Knife's «Silent Shout,» the Method provides gobs
of deep bass response.
The diminutive sub delivers a pretty good wallop, but the lack
of deep bass response is palpable to anyone accustomed to listening to larger units capable of lower frequency response.
To be sure, much
of the deepest bass response was gone, and they didn't have quite the same room - filling, wall - to - wall dispersion capabilities as the towers.
Not exact matches
However, those elements usually seemed solid, and
bass response was very good; the low - end
of the louder bits seemed really
deep.
Next, we played a variety
of tracks from CDs (see sidebar below) and listened for clarity across the full range
of frequencies, natural reproduction
of vocals and instruments,
deep and impactful
bass response, and the transient attack and «decay»
of instrumental notes.
The Elite Pro headset features large 50 mm Nanoclear speakers and the Pro Gaming Microphone with TruSpeak Technology for amazing game audio and crystal clear chat, while Turtle Beach's ComforTec Fit System offers a variety
of comfort - driven innovations, including AeroFit Ear Cushions - where groundbreaking material technologies combine to deliver cooling comfort as well as passive noise isolation and
deeper bass response, and the patented ProSpecs Glasses Relief System - alleviating ear cushion pressure for gamers who wear glasses.
Audeze claims LCD - 4 has the flattest,
deepest, most accurate
bass response of any headphone on the market.
Purists seeking flat
response will generally love the higher frequency signature
of the Beoplay H4, but perhaps wish that the
deepest bass frequencies were dialed back slightly.
... not only were we not bowled over by an excess
of bass, we found the SVS Ultra towers were capable
of remarkably quick, tuneful, and
deep bass response.
These are flat
response - style earphones, but with the ability to reach down to subwoofer levels, so you do get plenty
of deep bass — but only when it makes its presence known in the mix.