Was looking for reviews for the headphones ... Didn't even know about the channel until just now. But good to know!
Fostex TH616 - A 50th Anniversary Wood Masterpiece
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Hyde00
Headphoneus Supremus
LOL I died....... hahaha.
One of the YouTube comment says something like "DMS doesn't like bright headphones, so naturally he would always give bad review to bright headphones".
It's kind of like me giving review to alcohol beverages when I'm not the target audience since I don't drink alcohol at all.
I would, however, give a bad ass bubble tea review.
That being said, I'm a fan of sparkly treble and fan of Grado/Fostex/Denon in general so there is a pretty high chance I might still like TH616.
Bret Halford
500+ Head-Fier
Happy Friday, Fostex Fam! My plans of getting a 610 to compare to the 616 have been put on pause, as I had the chance to jump on the 2nd round of T60 RP 50th Anniversary editions. Needless to say, I've been enjoying the New Year basking in Fostex' Fiftieth feelz 
Left to Right: TH616, T60RP 50th Anniversary (6050), T50RP 50th Anniversary (5050)
While they are sharing ear time with the new 6050, my listening with the 616 continues to be highly enjoyable... a very nice warm, slightly bassy take on the TH tuning. I'll probably share some listening comparisons of the new 6050 vs. stock and 5050 over in their threads but I haven't had the energy to write much since the holidays.
I hope things are off to a good start for you all too!
Left to Right: TH616, T60RP 50th Anniversary (6050), T50RP 50th Anniversary (5050)
While they are sharing ear time with the new 6050, my listening with the 616 continues to be highly enjoyable... a very nice warm, slightly bassy take on the TH tuning. I'll probably share some listening comparisons of the new 6050 vs. stock and 5050 over in their threads but I haven't had the energy to write much since the holidays.
I hope things are off to a good start for you all too!
Hyde00
Headphoneus Supremus
Damn that's a lot of anniversary gear lol, congrats!
Bret Halford
500+ Head-Fier
Thank you! You can see why I had to cool it on the 610 plans... Wallets are one thing, but I only have the 2 ears
It is a great looking headphone.
Got to check out the Fostex TH-616 and it is a gorgeous looking headphone!
The pad ear opening is a little too small for my ears. Has anyone tried after market pads with their 616s? I haven't pulled the pads off yet, but when prying them back I see what looks like the white mounting disc that's used in some of the 900 series products.
I'm running mine with Denafrips Enyo and Soloist 3XP. I'm not hearing any of the harsh treble that's been mentioned in some reviews. These are great headphones, I just need bigger pads if I'm going to keep them.
I'm running mine with Denafrips Enyo and Soloist 3XP. I'm not hearing any of the harsh treble that's been mentioned in some reviews. These are great headphones, I just need bigger pads if I'm going to keep them.
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Hyde00
Headphoneus Supremus
Not sure how familiar you are with other Fostex headphones, but they're generally sensitive to pad change, as in the sound most likely will change.
That's being said luckily most pads with 10 cm diameter will fit. So there's lots of options.
It looks like the stock pad is same as the TH610 pad. You could probably try TH909 stock pad and see what happens lol.
EX-EP-99 = TH909 stock pad
Otherwise most Dekoni Fostex/Denon pads should work too. Though if you want bigger opening then you'd need to at least go for either TH909 or TH900 pads.
That's being said luckily most pads with 10 cm diameter will fit. So there's lots of options.
It looks like the stock pad is same as the TH610 pad. You could probably try TH909 stock pad and see what happens lol.
EX-EP-99 = TH909 stock pad
Otherwise most Dekoni Fostex/Denon pads should work too. Though if you want bigger opening then you'd need to at least go for either TH909 or TH900 pads.
I'm looking forward to a sound review where the TH900/TH909 ear cups are mounted on the TH616 :-D
If anyone does this, please share your thoughts!
If anyone does this, please share your thoughts!
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