Everyone loves heavy bass, especially if the sound fills a room and moves everything, including furniture. Concert halls around the world were designed to capture the pure sounds of percussion, strings and horns in complete harmony. Modern headphone design attempts to duplicate that sound and channel it into just two ears. A nice trick if it really could be done, but there are some tradeoffs. Using bass headphones may not be one of them.

The idea of ​​capturing the lows has taken a hit from players who like room-shaking punches and explosions; but there may still be some problems.

From least to least

Most wireless headphones that use noise cancellation technology block lows better than highs. But if the bass is amplified with a strong bass, then the overall effect becomes heavy in the background. Continued use will provide the user with less and less satisfaction.

Distortion

Every time you change the original electronically, the distortion becomes a factor. The original instruments in concert and the master created by the engineers are the first generation when played through speakers. If the recording is sent through headphones, the same distortion occurs. With bass headphones, the caps are lost and that pure sound is now something else.

Hearing loss

Of course, the most obvious problem with any type of headphones, earplugs, or amplified speakers is that the cumulative effect of high volume can affect hearing even in the largest ears. The range of human hearing is between 15 Hz and 20,000 Hz; anything below or beyond is out of reach. Deliberately increasing bass can contribute to low end loss.

Use is the key

If you only have one pair of wired or wireless headphones, then it may not be advisable to use one bass headphone for everything. The recordings or the sounds you use them for, be they vocals, sound effects, or acoustic guitar riffs, require a frequency range. If the frequency is modified to suit bass headphones, then the use of sound effects for players or the treble in a string quartet will undoubtedly be disabled.

So the key is to buy separate headphones for specialist use and a general pair for everything else. Narrow the field by reviewing the specs before trying a pair. It is the same as the technical professional audio engineer you use to sort through the myriad of options