I’m happy with my Audio-Technica ATH-M50x. It just plays your music, untouched. So, no noise canceling or unnecessary bass boost. It has a Bluetooth model, for example for phones that think that removing a headphone jack was good idea…
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I've had my sennheiser hd 598 headphones over 5 years now and they still sound great! I'm using a Fiio e10k with them. Very durable too, I've dropped them off my desk onto hardwood floor countless times. They look a little battle-scarred but sound good as new.
I have the same combo! I've had them for about the same amount of time as you, and they're still in great shape.
I originally only bought the e10k because my former PC's audio output were prone to interference, but I still love having the external DAC/amp.
Just ordered a pair of HD6XXs from Massdrop, can't wait to give them a shot.
Look into various planar headphones - they are well known for producing good bass
The 598s are very good, as the other poster mentioned. Mine broke a few years back and I replaced with Philips SHP9500 - they’re the most comfortable headphones I’ve ever worn and I think they sound great.
The question for me is, do they have this earthshaking level of pure, BIG, undistorted bass that I am searching for(like sitting next to a good quality sub). That is something I just loved on my Teufel Massive.
Definitely not. They're fairly neutral which I like, but isn't what you seem to be looking for. Being open-backed certainly doesn't help.