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Yes, even though they are open they still need to seal to have bass (note that this doesn't apply to on ears because they were tuned with that in mind).
Just wanted to update for potential future people who find this post, what the others said is indeed correct. I compared the headphones to HD650 directly, and the 650s had much more bass. However, the frequency response graphs show that the R70x are supposed to have stronger bass. The overly small earpads are the only reason I can see.
(In fact, the R70x feels like it's built for people with smaller heads in general. I imagine it must be insanely comfortable for them, due to the innovative headband.)
Unrelated but OP how would you compare R70x to HD650? Which one do you prefer? I have a R70x and thinking of getting a HD6XX from Drop. Not sure if the purchase is redundant since both seem to be kind of..similar ?
R70x was a lot lighter and the headband was more comfortable. For HD650, I had to wear them for quite a few days before they became comfortable, but the earcups are much larger and completely covers my ears. Soundwise for me R70x was much brighter but that's just because of the sealing issue