Bret Halford
500+ Head-Fier
I think vanilla T50 vs T5050 comparison will be interesting.
I agree, you should make it happen
Are you unable to carry them? I wonder how much exactly weigh (without cable) 5050 and 60?
They are both very light by planar magnetic standards, as the RP driver itself is comparably compact. Fostex rate the T60 RP at 380g and the vanilla T50 as 315g, to my grip the 5050 is indeed just slightly lighter than the T60, I wouldn't be surprised it it was nearly the same weight as vanilla, but I don't have a proper scale to verify.
Alchemistt said:Is the headband on the 5050 plastic or is it rubber?
(Where Fostex is written).
It's a nice thick rubber, quite pleasant to the touch. I think it is the same as the 20/40/50?
Alchemistt said:Is it really possible to make your own cable for the 5050? This one looks very rough .. and microphone (conductive rustles and knocks).
The challenge would be the rotating connector as I think the RP series is the only headphone to use it, and they use a TRS 2.5 mm rather than balanced TRRS like the 5050. I would suggest if you try to make your own cable to cannibalize the locking connector from the stock. As far as microphonics on the stock, the cable itself isn't so bad for me, but there is some quite minor noise with movement in the lock itself, this is very much in line with what I hear on the same style connector on the blue, and is far preferable to the heavy creaking present on my T60.