[WayTooCrazy]

Ok, so lately I've been listening to more Electronica and Dubstep stuff. Do the TH-X00 (especially the PH) excel at Dub? I'm still learning the different varieties and what not... so still learning.

 

[fjrabon]

  Ok, so lately I've been listening to more Electronica and Dubstep stuff. Do the TH-X00 (especially the PH) excel at Dub? I'm still learning the different varieties and what not... so still learning.

yes

 

[eobet]

  Yeah, he also said they were close in sound to the D2000's... a headphone which can be found used for hundreds less.

 
I owned a pair of those and returned them almost instantly. They sounded like complete crap! I now have a pair of Ultrasone Pro 900 which are much better, but I also listened to the TH-900 and they didn't sound anything like the D2000 either (which they are supposedly based on).
 
I really hope that reviewer is wrong, or there's going to be a pair of Ebony up for sale pretty quick.

 

[Change is Good]

I owned a pair of those and returned them almost instantly. They sounded like complete crap! I now have a pair of Ultrasone Pro 900 which are much better, but I also listened to the TH-900 and they didn't sound anything like the D2000 either (which they are supposedly based on).

I really hope that reviewer is wrong, or there's going to be a pair of Ebony up for sale pretty quick.

You know when the say take some reviews with a grain of salt? You need a whole cartridge with this guy. I wouldn't worry.

 

[TWerk]

I owned a pair of those and returned them almost instantly. They sounded like complete crap! I now have a pair of Ultrasone Pro 900 which are much better, but I also listened to the TH-900 and they didn't sound anything like the D2000 either (which they are supposedly based on).

I really hope that reviewer is wrong, or there's going to be a pair of Ebony up for sale pretty quick.

I hope you report your findings back here when you eventually get them.

I also happily own the 900, and it's my absolute favorite headphone with some of the the best bass I've ever heard.

 

[Vonx]

I hope you report your findings back here when you eventually get them.

I also happily own the 900, and it's my absolute favorite headphone with the best bass I've ever heard.

Even after owning/hearing the th900, thx00, and LCD2? What about it makes the bass so great?

 

[DecentLevi]

So my comphensive comparison between the three versions of Massdrop TH-X00 has dropped:
http://www.head-fi.org/t/814762/massdrop-fostex-th-x00-ebony-impressions-thread/75#post_12754668

 

[TWerk]

Even after owning/hearing the th900, thx00, and LCD2? What about it makes the bass so great?

The quantity, slam, and non-bloated ness. It isn't the best sub-bass headphone ever, but the midbass it has is just awesome for me.

 

[Eudis]

Fostex/Massdrop really needs to do more tuning than just change the cups and pads on the thx00.



Theres so much potential in the drivers and my current mods prove that.

 

[WilliamLeonhart]

I thought the Purpleheart is much more vshaped than the other 2?

 

[Eudis]

I thought the Purpleheart is much more vshaped than the other 2?

Should be from the graphs.

 

[Zbell]

Fostex/Massdrop really needs to do more tuning than just change the cups and pads on the thx00.



Theres so much potential in the drivers and my current mods prove that.

 
Ah, interesting.  What have you done here?

 

[Eudis]

Ah, interesting.  What have you done here?

Well. Lots...lol.

Custom cups, dampening, reflectors, many different materials, open back design.

Anyways, the point is, Fostex can easily make their headphone sound so much better if they took a little more time with the headphones.

 

[Whitigir]

Well. Lots...lol.

Custom cups, dampening, reflectors, many different materials, open back design.

Anyways, the point is, Fostex can easily make their headphone sound so much better if they took a little more time with the headphones.

They already did, and to their own engineering preferences, their best headphones is the TH-900. Even the second gen is only removable cables

 

[fjrabon]

so, I decided to send my THX00 with EMU ebony cups and lawton stage 1 to Sonarworks.  
 
Sonarworks individual headphone calibration and measurement
 
I'll post the FR and THD measurement charts when I get them back.  Granted we won't be able to truly 100% compare them head to head with Tyll's or Jude's measurements due to different systems, but they should give us a pretty good idea of what is capable with mods, cups, etc.