how is the bass on this when listening to rap or pop music?
1464398
It seems to have a very even dynamic range across all wavelengths. They sound great.
1464399
Awesome. The tonal quality of these headphones are fantastic. I've never been disappointed in anything Creative makes. Get them....you won't be sorry!
1464400
Not terrible. could be a little better but it could be much worse. Would probably need bigger ear pieces to get it perfect.
83118
I listen to just about everything and it sounds good. It also depends on your setup and equipment. I have a 5.1 setup with a good receiver/tuner. Most of my low bass sounds come through my sub-woofer.
1165678
I plug mine into a mixer or an amplifier and the bass has plenty punch to it. I will have to check it with just headphones.
2225239
Yes.....the overall sound quality is better. Good bass, excellent mids and highs. Love this thing and would recommend it to everyone.
2165318
The bass is great especially for what you pay. Of course you could improve by adding a sub but this unit alone more than does the job. My family and friends have 12 of these with no complaint.
1023207
Others have already answered and they are correct; you will be able to boost bass a bit, but don't expect the mind-numbing bass you get from a rapper's car coming down the street behind you. Headphones (even the best, some of which I own) aren't really able to provide bass in the sense a fine pair of audio speakers could, but this amp is very "clean" in terms of tone and will provide very accurate bass. Invest $40-$75 in a good NOS RCA, Telefunken, Mullard, Amperex, or similar 1950's-1960's tube to get the most from the amp at all frequency levels.
508310
Hi Ethen,I am not a good judge of sound quality. Overall, the sound is OK but I can say that in my opinion the bass isn't strong enough.Ori
2064475
For a HTIB the bass is pretty good but expect it to sound as good as a component speaker system. The woofer is passive so the drive level is just OK
250202
YES a thousand times yes. Pop/hip-hop/dance/dubstep all sound amazing cause of the true deep booming bass, not the fake "loud" bass you hear on other stupid headphones like beats. It's like a night club in your ears :) Highly recommend it. Sounds even better when you use apps to listen to your music like Poweramp to boost levels to your liking.
1630574
Sound distortion at the highest volume(using iphone 5) is very moderate. Although I don't remember too clearly I think the bass is reasonably good at any level. Overall it's a pretty decent speaker for the park or beach or just cleaning a room.
1379891
It all depends on your taste in music and wether you like to tamper with the EQ in your music player. Play some Skrillex with your ATH M50s.. See how your ears vibrate? Well, that won't happen with the HM5s, BUT.. You will be able to hear the bass all the way down. You can also tune the bass to your liking if you chose to modify the EQ settings.
52683
I just tested it with a friend and he had it as loud as he could stand it. I could hear almost nothing as I stood next to him. He was listening to Turn Up the Music by Chris Brown, only a faint buzz was heard. I guess it's possible that the genre may make a difference (bass etc.)
574961
I think they have plenty of bass. Guess it depends on what you're listening to. Hard rock/heavy metal sounds great. But if you're listening to (c)rap and want the distortion, maybe not for you.
310357
I find the bass to be quite good, in terms of both quantity and quality. It's full and well controlled, and in good balance with highs and mids, but not overly boomy. It may not satisfy you if you're a die-hard bass head (read: Beats), or prefer a pronounced V-shaped sound signature, but otherwise I think it'll do fine with house music and EDM.
1718881
My son has beats which has a bass better bass response. I prefer Monster as it is better balanced in tone.
93048
They are no so bass heavy as to creat distortion with pop or rock. It's just relative to the M-100s I think they have a bias toward the bass end of the sound spectrum. There is no distortion, just the beautiful sound no matter what type of music you're listening to.
1842340
The bass quality is better than in Beats, but I don't know about compared to other brands.