Fostex T50RP Incremental Mods and Measurements
Mar 4, 2018 at 12:56 PM Post #2,416 of 2,832
I currently have brainwavz hybrid pads on mine and Im diggin them, im sure those are 10 times better then brainwavz. I just ordered me some sheepskin dekoni's to test out. Ill let ya know how they are when they arrive.
 
Mar 11, 2018 at 10:33 PM Post #2,417 of 2,832
Well I couldn't find those Dekoni hybrid pads anywhere on their website, so I e-mailed them to ask about availability. Got this very helpful response:

"We do not currently have the pads in the line up as they are Massdrop exclusives. When they do their drops for Fostex Ear pads from us you can select the X00 pads and you will be getting virtually the same pad we put on the Blue. As for measurements, I am putting together a post about the Blue and what makes it so special. Stay tuned and keep watching HeadFi for updates!"

:)

I currently have brainwavz hybrid pads on mine and Im diggin them, im sure those are 10 times better then brainwavz. I just ordered me some sheepskin dekoni's to test out. Ill let ya know how they are when they arrive.

Looking forward to your report on the sheepskins!
 
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Mar 12, 2018 at 1:34 AM Post #2,418 of 2,832
The sheepskins are awesome so far. Very comfortable, the mem foam in these things are rediculas. They did not alter the sound much for me either.
 
Mar 13, 2018 at 12:09 AM Post #2,420 of 2,832
Definitely closer then the brainwavz hybrid
 
Mar 14, 2018 at 5:44 PM Post #2,421 of 2,832
Just picked these up and Im seriously impressed with the sound for the price. Its my first planar magnetic headphone but since it beats my Nightowl in some genres im really impressed. And thats out of the box, i did not mod anything so far.
 
Mar 14, 2018 at 7:25 PM Post #2,422 of 2,832
Just picked these up and Im seriously impressed with the sound for the price. Its my first planar magnetic headphone but since it beats my Nightowl in some genres im really impressed. And thats out of the box, i did not mod anything so far.

which variant? Original t50rp or mk2 or thc0?
 
Mar 22, 2018 at 5:13 PM Post #2,426 of 2,832
Still blown away how good these are. I reordered a Fidelio X2 which i really missed and the X2 has no chance vs the T50RP mk3. I use them more than my Nightowl atm crazy! Using an awesome amp (Arcam rHead) though which probably push them on a pretty high level!
 
Mar 24, 2018 at 10:47 AM Post #2,427 of 2,832
Tons of current really brings mine to life, with resolution to die for. Lately I have been pairing my Mayflower v1 mk3 with my new NOS DAC (a Philips 1387-based DIY RPi hat). An impeccable match. In my experience, the smooth, time-aligned non-oversampling sound is ideal for matching with the incisive precision of the planar drivers. NOS has a soft treble that really takes the edge off of the slightly-bright Mayflower. Pretty much eliminates listening fatigue for me. Addictive sound!
 
Mar 24, 2018 at 10:50 AM Post #2,428 of 2,832
Planar like a decent power source behind them that's for sure. My ifi micro bl drives them just fine for sure. But, put them on my pioneer sx1010, and things really come alive.
 
Mar 24, 2018 at 2:54 PM Post #2,429 of 2,832
My modded mk3 compared to T-X0.
More details in the link in my signature (including HD580 overlay).

Can´t decide which driver to use in OpenAlpha project....
mk3 vs T-X0.jpg
 
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Mar 30, 2018 at 10:51 PM Post #2,430 of 2,832
Got my dekoni lamskins and zmf pilot pad. Damn these things are comfortable now

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