Loaner Program : Smeggy made Fostex T50RP woodies aka "Thunderpants" - Page 10

I admire you. Really. Trusting total strangers with your gear would be hard for me to do.. I applaud you.

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Originally Posted by sachu 

The TPs are finally heading back to me..Thank you to all those who participated in the loaner program. Thanks once again to the cakey dalek, Smegster for letting us enjoy his creation and to dBel84 for tuning the TPs.

 

Luis (LFF) and Milos (n3rdling) will post their review and comments as time permits. 

 

Thanks again.

 

Cheers,

Sachu

I cant contain it any longer.  I know i may be slightly off topic here, but I cant contain myself anymore, and I get the feeling ya'll will share a special appreciation for this...

LOOKY WHAT I JUST BOUGHT!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

Congrats :)

that's gorgeous!

Thunderpants I presume, just beautiful.

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Originally Posted by JIGF 

Thunderpants I presume, just beautiful.

Indeed on both accounts   Smeggy is my new hero.

To say that I am psyched to hear and even see these in person is putting it lightly.

This will be my first pair of Orthos.  Now I know why all my attempts at owning orthos has failed in the past.  I was destined for THUNDERPANTS

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Originally Posted by Br777 

Indeed on both accounts   Smeggy is my new hero.

 

To say that I am psyched to hear and even see these in person is putting it lightly.

This will be my first pair of Orthos.  Now I know why all my attempts at owning orthos has failed in the past.  I was destined for THUNDERPANTS

Get this guy a t-shirt!
 

One of the prettiest headphones I ever seen.
 

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Originally Posted by Br777 

I cant contain it any longer.  I know i may be slightly off topic here, but I cant contain myself anymore, and I get the feeling ya'll will share a special appreciation for this...

 

LOOKY WHAT I JUST BOUGHT!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

 

Thunderpants.

I was very curious to hear these. My curiosity mainly stemmed from the looks as well as having never heard an orthodynamic driver.

The looks are simply gorgeous. The Thunderpants ooze class and refinement. Every detail is just awesome. The added headband support looks completely stock and the even the cups are bookmatched. Simply stunning work from Smeggy.

Looks might be great but in the end, it comes down to sound. Initially I wasn’t impressed in the least bit. When I put them on there was no bass whatsoever. Could it be that other headfi’ers simply hear much differently that I do? NOPE! As it turned out, the ear pads were covering the tiny vent holes on the Thunderpants. Once I cleared the vents, the bass came back and I was able to enjoy the music once more.

There was never really a “WOW” moment. If anything, everything sounded right. The bass, the mids and the treble all sounded right. If I had to nitpick,  I would say these Thunderpants were ever so slightly bass shy. The detail on these headphone is really great. I would say they approach the detail of some of my best IEM’s. When listening to poor quality sources, the Thunderpants immediately let me know it. Every single tick, hiss or flaw was quickly put front and center.

The soundstage was also superb. Mono tracks were located in the dead middle. I played some oldies that are only available in mono and every single track was dead center. When I played well mastered stereo tracks…well…it was just awesome. Transients were just awe inspiring – so fast and so detailed. Every instrument had its place and not only did it have its place, but it seemed to me that the space around them was also preserved.

Do I want some Thunderpants? HELL YES! If I could afford a pair, I would reach out to Smeggy for a pair. They really are amazing. Going back to dynamics left a hole in my heart for some orthodynamics. I just hope that my build sounds at least half as good as the Thunderpants.

for anyone interested I have posted my very initial impressions on my new thunderpants.. more to come asap...

I ended up buying a pair of these from Smegster and they should be arriving shortly.

He's put a lot of work into the finish and will hopefully be posting some high res shots when they arrive.

Oh yeah, and commenting on the sound too ;)

i sent smeggy a pm but does anyone know if he is still making these and if so then how can i order a pair and how much do they cost? Thanks!