[DavidA]

Thanks! They actually are TH-600 cups, just dampened and painted white by PETEREK. Opted to switch when I decided to go 2.5mm on my connectors, which require minor drilling on the cups (a no no for those beautiful mahoganies). The paint job was just to make it unique and not look completely like the 600.

Can you change the 2.5mm to SMC?  that way you don't need to mod the cups, its what I did for my TH-600 and a friends TH-900

 

[Eudis]

I probably would be doing the same if my modded X00 didn't require minor drilling for the cups to fit.

Are they actually THX00 with the metal TH600 cups?

Why not find someone who can work wood and custom request Ebony cups.

Here's my E-MI with Ebony cups. Currently have the ebony with THX00.

THX00 also look and sound nice with the rosewood too, gotta get a picture of THX00 with them but check out it out in the E-MU:

 

[Change is Good]

Can you change the 2.5mm to SMC?  that way you don't need to mod the cups, its what I did for my TH-600 and a friends TH-900

I had SMC to begin with. That kind of connection is too much of a hassle for me.

Are they actually THX00 with the metal TH600 cups?

Why not find someone who can work wood and custom request Ebony cups.

Yup, TH-X00 with white metal TH-600 cups. Custom wood requests will get too expensive for me, unfortunately. I've already spent enough on the purchase and mod job. If it wasn't for me selling the mahogany cups I'd be feeling a little remorse over how much I've spent, honestly.

 

[Change is Good]

Super sweet pics, Eudis. I was not aware how different the rosewood actually looks next to the mahogany.

 

[Eudis]

I had SMC to begin with. That kind of connection is too much of a hassle for me.
Yup, TH-X00 with white metal TH-600 cups. Custom wood requests will get too expensive for me, unfortunately. I've already spent enough on the purchase and mod job. If it wasn't for me selling the mahogany cups I'd be feeling a little remorse over how much I've spent, honestly.

From what the spec sheets show I'm speculating the THX00 and TH600 has the same 1 tesla drivers. I wonder if there's any more changes to the drivers. Do you know if it sounds closer to the TH600 with the metal cups?

When I checked out the appearance of the EMU driver and THX00 drivers there was literally no difference even in baffle dampening. So I'm assuming the magnet is what's the difference in the drivers between the THX00 and EMU Teak.

 

[Change is Good]

From what the spec sheets show I'm speculating the THX00 and TH600 has the same 1 tesla drivers. I wonder if there's any more changes to the drivers. Do you know if it sounds closer to the TH600 with the metal cups?

When I checked out the appearance of the EMU driver and THX00 drivers there was literally no difference even in baffle dampening. So I'm assuming the magnet is what's the difference in the drivers between the THX00 and EMU Teak.

Never heard the 600, but my guess from reading A/B comparisons between the two is they are indeed exactly the same inside. When I first installed the metal cups, sound change reflected more towards what I've been reading about the 600. It was definitely more v-shaped and sharper up top. That is why I asked PETEREK to dampen the cups in order to match more of the stock X00 sound, which is entirely capable. The different pads between the X00 and 600 are what affect the sound the most, in my opinion.

 

[Sonic Defender]

From what the spec sheets show I'm speculating the THX00 and TH600 has the same 1 tesla drivers. I wonder if there's any more changes to the drivers. Do you know if it sounds closer to the TH600 with the metal cups?
 

There is another standard Fostex driver to consider, the TH500. I'm not sure, but that driver I believe might be a candidate.

 

[DavidA]

I had SMC to begin with. That kind of connection is too much of a hassle for me.

I'm one of the few that like the SMC connector, more secure connection and fits were many other jacks will not.  My preference is mini-XLR but those are so large,  I also had issues with 2.5 and 3.5mm jacks that I installed in my MDR-7506, K553, and M50.  But its just my experience so if the 2.5mm work for you great.

 

[Eudis]

There is another standard Fostex driver to consider, the TH500RP.

That's a t50rp/t20rp planar driver and not biocelulose dynamic.

I'm trying to get t50rp drivers to fit in my THX00 using custom baffles. Let's see where that takes me.

 

[Change is Good]

I'm one of the few that like the SMC connector, more secure connection and fits were many other jacks will not.  My preference is mini-XLR but those are so large,  I also had issues with 2.5 and 3.5mm jacks that I installed in my MDR-7506, K553, and M50.  But its just my experience so if the 2.5mm work for you great.

Oh, don't get me wrong. The quality and secure fit of SMC is top notch. I just prefer plug and play, that's all.

 

[Eudis]

Never heard the 600, but my guess from reading A/B comparisons between the two is they are indeed exactly the same inside. When I first installed the metal cups, sound change reflected more towards what I've been reading about the 600. It was definitely more v-shaped and sharper up top. That is why I asked PETEREK to dampen the cups in order to match more of the stock X00 sound, which is entirely capable. The different pads between the X00 and 600 are what affect the sound the most, in my opinion.

Ah, that's exciting. The drivers being essentially sonically the same (as long as the magnets are the same) means a lot for some mods I'm trying out.

Some conclusions I've made.

1. THX00 and EMU drivers are sonically similar with out the cups in both measurements and by ear.

2. With cups they reveal their magnet tuning. Ebony cups in Emu makes them sound like THX00 but ebony cups on THX00 make them sound bossier with smoother highs. Teak cups on the THX00 brings forward the mids and retains similar baas but on the EMU is makes them very natural sounding and smoother across the sound spectrum. Which also matches with my measurements.

3. I gotta test out TH600 pads, ZMF, Alpha Pads, HM5 pads on my headphones to measure the differences. Too poor right now since I got a lathe to learn wood turning to test out different wood cups. But you've confirmed that pads can make quite the difference within the same driver magnet tuning.

 

[Change is Good]

Ah, that's exciting. The drivers being essentially sonically the same (as long as the magnets are the same) means a lot for some mods I'm trying out.

Some conclusions I've made.

1. THX00 and EMU drivers are sonically similar with out the cups in both measurements and by ear.

2. With cups they reveal their magnet tuning. Ebony cups in Emu makes them sound like THX00 but ebony cups on THX00 make them sound bossier with smoother highs. Teak cups on the THX00 brings forward the mids and retains similar baas but on the EMU is makes them very natural sounding and smoother across the sound spectrum. Which also matches with my measurements.

3. I gotta test out TH600 pads, ZMF, Alpha Pads, HM5 pads on my headphones to measure the differences. Too poor right now since I got a lathe to learn wood turning to test out differenthe wood cups. But you've confirmed that pads can make quite the difference within the same driver magnet tuning.

That is some good info, man, thanks. Now you have me even more intrigued by the ebony cups. Bossier and smoother highs? Mmmmm... yummy

 

[Bookutus]

I wrote a short review in german. For those who are interested:
 
http://kopfbox.de/testberichte/massdrop-x-fostex-th-x00/
 
I have taken the photos at daylight, no artificial lightning.
So you get an imagination of what they look in natural.

 

[Surgut2006]

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