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Headphones with the most "Slam"?

Slam is something that slams. It slams in mid bass but you don't want it stand out too much and still settle down quickly not producing secondary refraction to a point that they impact FR. Without it is dool and not very dynamic and with too much of it it's horrible and masking - leaking in the mids. How much you want depends both on SPL (psy) and material (where such peaks are present). In real material's there are two dominant DR areas low bass (mid 30's) in more bass orientated music, mostly electronic and mid bass 80 to 180 Hz depending on genre.
So for headphones it goes; closed back, good low THD dynamic drivers in a good enclosure. Planar drivers lack this ability and in order to compensate for it some of the best have boost there to compensate like DCA Stealth. I would say take a look at models with Foster driver's and more to Denon than Fostex offering (for the built quality). So you will have to experiment especially regarding fit and such however try to do it in shops or borrowing from friends until you are sure you are getting what you wanted. I use Denon AH-D5200 with EQ towards Stealth with little less boost in transition area but even those aren't for anyone (not big cups and sawing on lower turfs)... Good luck and have a good time.
That's pretty interesting to know. I've also heard that the amount of excursion the driver experiences lends to the effect, so the biodynamic stuff that Fiio does now with the FT1 might be another one for me to consider.
 
I have the Skullcandy Crusher EVO. These will rattle your head with bass if that is what you're after.
I don't have one (and never will), but it seems to fit the thread starter's request for the highest "slam" headphones.
 
Skullcandy Crusher ANC 2?
I have the Skullcandy Crusher EVO. These will rattle your head with bass if that is what you're after.
Apart from sound quality, I'm not really leaning towards either of these because of the build quality of Skull Candy headphones. I could be wrong and these might be the exception though.

The Crusher ANC 2 has lost of bass but I know that's not what I'm after because of the severe midrange dip. Without that, I'll get a lot of bass for sure but without the effect of what I perceive to be the quality of slam. (Also is it even possible to EQ these? I have zero experience with wireless headphones so I'm genuinely unsure how that works.)

The crusher EVO does have a sound profile that seems to be palatable though. Don't think I'll have an opportunity to try these but I may keep an eye for it.
 
I’ve been listening to my Sony MDR-Z1Rs as of late and coincidentally have been marveling at their “slam”. I’ve also noticed something in the upper registers that becomes a bit fatiguing during extended sessions so they giveth and taketh.
I had those. Never found them slammy sounding. That headphone has a horrible resonance peak which might be what you're hearing. That's why I sold mine.
 
That's pretty interesting to know. I've also heard that the amount of excursion the driver experiences lends to the effect, so the biodynamic stuff that Fiio does now with the FT1 might be another one for me to consider.
Think about it! It's not excursion or flexibility of driver it's about him getting back into initial state pumping pressure while doing it. So drivers that don't move much air like electro static or planar can't do it. Traditional dynamic driver one's can and cone doesn't have to be paper. Paper did stay dominant material for those and that won't change. I don't know what FiiO is doing, Foster after long period of stubbornes finally moved away from some traditional tuning which whose far from what would be considered objectively good (from the days drivers couldn't do what they can today). Creative used to use Foster driver's on better part of their products but they don't do upper end right now (you will find pictures of something looking as Denon AH-D line but they don't sell it yet).
I am satisfied (but that's me) with AH-D5200 after initial discomfort thanks to described cup's sawing (used a cosmetic cream to soften them up first couple of times). From the lineup even they are entry level model they are closest to Harman tuning actually warm, relaxed and pretty good sounding out of the box. All od those are easy (even too easy) to drive so hopefully that's RME ADI 2 first generation with dedicated IEM output stage as those benefit from it (I use Apple EU USB C dongle) on the other hand they will behave very good and form not so good output stages (integrated amplifiers, mixers, interfaces and so on). Actually I bought them for treble being in line with what I consider good, easy to drive and impedance not dependent and that they easily without need for much adjusting form a good seal and build quality. Bass whosent my main priority tho it does it good but you might get impression its a bit slow thanks to similar transition boots as Stealth which in this case gives them extra slam. They pass good without EQ for medium (mid 70 low 80 dB SPL), not great for really, really loud listening and of course EQ does help. Not the best headphones ever but not far from such either so when you get a chance try them.
 
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