[N0sferatu]

Sennheiser HD600/HD650 (although I prefer the HD600).  I personally dislike the sound of the HD800.  This way you have a closed headphone (Fostex) and then an open (Sennheiser).

 

[montanari]

I think the Audeze LCD2, HifiMan HE-500, or the Focal Elear would give you a different enough sound to 'compliment' the TH-900.

I have lcd3 looking to swap with a he1000, from the binding post
Th900 stay
From the jack in front
I listen electro and techno from vinyls and the mid come in front
Lcd3/he1000 mostly jazz

 

[montanari]

Don't need damping and re cabling imho
I got my headphone peace with dynavector
This album sound great
I rather prefer the Fostex over the he1000 here

 

[jerick70]

I have the HE 500

 
The HE-500 is a nice can.  Are you wanting something different than that sound?

 

[GU1DO]

what cans best complements the th900. HD800? T1?.............

Audeze LCD or Focal Elear ,
they have different feel and sound signature ,, smaller sound stage and more forward cans
with good bass that you will not miss when switching from the 900..

 

[mapotofu]

what cans best complements the th900. HD800? T1?.............

In addition to the HD800(s), I would suggest a set of open planar headphones such as the HE560 or Audeze LCD-X.  

 

[John Q Lin]

I got the D7000 today, I'm not impressed.

 

[montanari]

What headphone to complement the th900 is up to what music do you listen and which genre you like worste with the Fostex

 

[Leviticus]

  Hi everyone - My headphones just started acting up.  One side will lose a little bit of volume that can be fixed briefly if I wiggle the point where the cable goes into the cups.  There isn't any noise, just a volume drop.  I find that weird.  Any ideas what is happening?  Regardless, it looks like I will have to re-cable them and am considering putting in hd-800 sockets since I have a cardas cable lying around.  (Yeah, once I got the th900's the hd-800s have been gathering dust!)  I see that people have successfully done this.  Anything I should be aware of or does it just drop in?  Making measurements from both headphones, it looks like it might work.  Not sure if there will be room for the nut that holds the sockets in place though.  Thanks for any tips!

 
I have a similiar problem, but it is not cable-related. I suspect that I have a driver failure in the right ear cup of my TH900. There is a clear imbalance between the volume of both ear cups. Making matters worse, the right ear cup is now completely silent or "dead". Will send them back to the seller, hopefully he'll repair them or refund me. Wish me luck!

 

[LinkPro]

Just got a used pair yesterday. The earcups swivel 360 degrees and can lie flat on a table. Is it normal or some kind of black magic? My old D7000 definitely didn't do that.

 

[thatonenoob]

  Just got a used pair yesterday. The earcups swivel 360 degrees and can lie flat on a table. Is it normal or some kind of black magic? My old D7000 definitely didn't do that.

No....it shouldn't do that at all.  Not unless the TH900 just got a silent revision I'm unaware of.

 

[LinkPro]

@thatonenoob Thanks, that was pretty much what I thought. Lots of mods have been done to it so I assume that's one of them. The guy did say that his shop has every part avaiable except the earcups so I'm not too worried. 

 

[GU1DO]

  @thatonenoob Thanks, that was pretty much what I thought. Lots of mods have been done to it so I assume that's one of them. The guy did say that his shop has every part avaiable except the earcups so I'm not too worried. 

very unusual , can you share a pic , if you dont mind

 

[playitloud]

  @thatonenoob Thanks, that was pretty much what I thought. Lots of mods have been done to it so I assume that's one of them. The guy did say that his shop has every part avaiable except the earcups so I'm not too worried. 

 Definately not a modification. It is a fault. Mine swivels 360 degrees to, but only on the left hand side......

 

[zolkis]

Just got a used pair yesterday. The earcups swivel 360 degrees and can lie flat on a table. Is it normal or some kind of black magic? My old D7000 definitely didn't do that.

It is possible the bolt which holds the cup assembly got loose. It happened to one of my cups during transportation. I checked the joint and found the screw loose. It was a quick fix.