Put in subwoofer

[judgehat]

a built in subwoofer in in the headset would be nice, would give the sound youre hearing more depth

[Nevermind]

it would drown out the mids and the trebble, it would give no depth and ruin the detail, that's not how speakers work.

Again, these are not music headphones, they are gaming headphones, if you want bass buy some sennheisers.

[ASTRO Warblade]

I still can't believe how many people making this same post. In my readings across the net, I've come across many different sources talking about how the low's of bass sound is non-directional, meaning that it's more of a "feeling" that shakes and "hits" your body, but you can't ever really tell from where.

Here's some info from a DVD website talking about the Dolby Headphone technology (circa 2003):
What about the ".1" low frequency effects (LFE) channel? The deep bass in the LFE channel is simply folded into the Dolby Headphone soundtrack. Imaging is not as important with low bass frequencies, which are pretty much direction-independent.

low frequency effects (LFE): this refers to the deep bass effects that represent the ".1" of the "5.1" channel surround sound. It makes explosions more explosive, and give the foot stomps of the dinosaurs in "Jurassic Park" and "Godzilla" a more terrifying effect. To fully realize the impact of low frequency effects, subwoofers are usually recommended. However, if you have main speakers that can reproduce frequencies down to about 20-30 Hz, you may find that adequate for your needs, particularly if your receiver can divert the LFE signal to the main speakers.

If you are into home theater audio, and tend to game on a TV in your living room, I'd suggest possibly investing in the ButtKicker (http://www.thebuttkicker.com/ButtKicker%20Brand%20Technology/index.htm). It's a audio based solution for home theater enthusiasts that works with the "feeling" or "hard hitting" that comes from a strong bass subwoofer. Instead of using some big subwoofer that'll move the air particles which result in you feeling it, there are these smaller tranducers which are attached to your couch, and it'll send a bass signal through the frame of you couch, which literally shakes you. The benefit of these is that you'll feel the bass, without the volume. Most of the time to get the same "feel" from the bass at this level, you'd have to have a subwoofer big enough to work in a concert. Same effect, but no volume. =P

[ASTRO Warblade]

Oh, this ButtKicker technology actually reminds me about some old headphones I think Panasonic used to make. It had some bass "rumble" feature that vibrated the headphones whenever it heard bass. I bought a pair of these back 12-14 years ago in High School. Loved them at first, but the shaking got a bit annoying. =P

[Toasted Baggins]

I still can't believe how many people making this same post. In my readings across the net, I've come across many different sources talking about how the low's of bass sound is non-directional, meaning that it's more of a "feeling" that shakes and "hits" your body, but you can't ever really tell from where.


One rather large problem with some headsets, BOSE is notorious for this, is that the headset itself can't handle some of the lower frequencies for Bass, which ends up having a very disturbing tearing sound come through in the headphones. At least that's what it sounds like to me.

[Munky00]

One rather large problem with some headsets, BOSE is notorious for this, is that the headset itself can't handle some of the lower frequencies for Bass, which ends up having a very disturbing tearing sound come through in the headphones. At least that's what it sounds like to me.

You are the only person out of the hundreds of reviews and posts I have read to say that so your accuracy makes me a little skeptical

[Nevermind]

I still can't believe how many people making this same post.


yup...

ahwell.

[Cartel-Cashflow]

Why would you ever do that!

[ninjikiran]

A real subwooofer doesn't shake you that much. Tons of low bass lines are audible without much oomph, I wouldn't use the butt kicker for extended periods of time or you could suffer from truck driver syndrome(I think they get stones because of the constant vibration of the truck under their butt for long hours)