Just listened to some Fostex T50RPs today... WOW! - Page 185

Flysweep and LFF .... how is your modded t50rp compared with FA-003?

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Originally Posted by LFF 

You guys just keep tempting me with those O2 pads.....must...resist...

I really do think that the 840s can get you most of the way there.
 

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Originally Posted by firgoe 

Flysweep and LFF .... how is your modded t50rp compared with FA-003?

I will answer in complete honesty....

My Paradox headphones (mod'd Fostex T50RP's) kick the living hell out of the FA-003. To me, it's like comparing iBuds to the FA-003...no contest.

EDIT: To be fair...it is comparing apples to oranges...dynamic driver v. ortho....

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Originally Posted by joelpearce 

I really do think that the 840s can get you most of the way there.
 

 

Stop tempting me people....I'm poor!!!

^Just looking at the price scares the hell out of me

I'm sticking to my USD0.40 pads * 2

Same here... Flysweep.:

Smeggy wrote today that he has "a strip of foam" under the stock pads. If you check out the thunderpants you'll see how stock pads are raised... I think it's just acoustic foam - which is what we've done to our stock pads.

How close are 840's to O2/.... Mabe I'll pick up some 840's... Just can't justify O2 pads right now.

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Originally Posted by purrin 

I'm going to try to throw up some comparative FR measurements of your 'phones. I hesitate to do this because FR graphs tend to be abused. But it seems like more than a few inquiring minds want to know.

Take 'em with a grain of salt. Not comparable to other graphs, especially those not generated by me. T50RPs shifted up 10db on first graph. Second graph: overlay normalized to midrange (500 to 2k) and compressed db range to better show differences.

By request(s):

The waterfall plots are available via my sig. Make sure you click on the "mods" portion for the T50RP CSD.

Actually I'm just going to run a new set and put them here.

Some CLOSE-UP views from 1khz onward and ending at 3ms. db range is down to -36.

EDIT: these are the modded T50RPs.

LCD2r1

One more for reference - HD800

Same T50RP before mods:

One thing I don't think has been commented on here is just how good these cans sound at low volume. Is this typical of all orthodynamics?

From what I understand, yep, typical of ortho. (LCD-2 and HE-5LE).

OK, that waterfall plot is scary.  The T50 has a faster and cleaner decay in the midrange...  Wow.  That must be why I keep picking these up first.  

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Originally Posted by bluemonkeyflyer 

 

I'm glad I found something new for everyone to play with; the "Secret Sauce" is ... Organdi.  It's a lightly woven fabric with heavy starch.  I found it an art supply store.  It is probably available at fabric stores, too.

My BMF Pants are real BMF's!  

Thanks man!

And here I thought you were just cutting up random things in your girlfriend's closet.

How smooth are the mids on your setup?

Another view.

T50RP modded left channel                                                 T50RP stock left channel

T50RP modded right channel                                               T50RP stock right channel

LCD2

So... uh... are these officially FOTM status?

Nice, Purrin.  Looking forward to getting mine tested.  I'll probably bring two flavors of Rastapants.