[spritzer]

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Originally Posted by Kabeer /img/forum/go_quote.gif Spritzer, those hands must be pretty cold now!

I've sold so many things recently that I thought I'd never sell so I didn't even give it a second thought. They went to a good home though and will hopefully show up at a meet soon. The T50 is good but can't come close the Omegas and the comfort is... ahem... lacking.

 

[wualta]

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Originally Posted by Kabeer /img/forum/go_quote.gif Spritzer, those hands must be pretty cold now!

Uh-oh...


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Originally Posted by spritzer /img/forum/go_quote.gif I've sold so many things recently that I thought I'd never sell so I didn't even give it a second thought. They went to a good home though and will hopefully show up at a meet soon. The T50 is good but can't come close the Omegas and the comfort is... ahem... lacking.

You sold 'em, eh? I just hope it was non-collector someone who'll give 'em a good writeup and (as you say) take 'em around to meets.

While they're still fresh in your mind, would you mind doing a last unfair sonic comparison between the T50 and the O2?

 

[spritzer]

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Originally Posted by wualta /img/forum/go_quote.gif You sold 'em, eh? I just hope it was non-collector someone who'll give 'em a good writeup and (as you say) take 'em around to meets. While they're still fresh in your mind, would you mind doing a last unfair sonic comparison between the T50 and the O2?

The T-50 has some of the same strengths as the SR-007 such as a small yet tightly controlled soundstage and a deep, tight bass response. They don't have the smoothness of the SR-007 nor the extreme bass capability, detail retrieval or the speed but they are no slouch. A very unfair comparison but the T-50 sure holds their own and if something similar could be made today with the comfort of the Omegas then Senn would have to discontinue that HD6*0 crap.

 

[wualta]

Hee hee. Thank you.

 

[Ishcabible]

Any updates about organizing a group buy for the 448498s?

 

[noxlord]

Food for thought:
Denon and foster drivers (korean website)

Creative Aurvana LIVE! and Denon AH-D1000 (Japanese website)

 

[Rakooon]

Oh men ...
I've just notice that this whole story goes back to 2007 !!! I thought i was reading some crazy scoop !!

Very interesting thread anyway. I'd too would like to know about this groupbuy ??

 

[Acix]

lol...made in china.

 

[Ishcabible]

So?

The specs are drool worthy. That is enough for me to want them. That and the fact they are made of the same wood and type of driver as R10s

 

[buz]

Has anyone ever had any success getting ahold of these? They sure seem intriguing...

 

[kiteki]

So what's the follow up to the story..?
 
Did the Fostex Japan 448498 a.k.a. Zelkova Serrata bio-cellulose a.k.a. "The 欅" (keyaki) ever get released?
 
It looks like a Denon.
 
With such an exotic wood and driver material, I thought someone would have exchanged emails or followed this up somehow? =p
 
You know bio-cel HP's sound the best and wood housings sound the best and Fostex makes the best stuff so is this the best headphone on the planet? Just kidding...

 

[kiteki]

Wow this thread has 10,000+ views?
 
C'mon people we need to find the end of the story of the mysterious Fostex headphone called......... 欅 (The Keyaki)

 

[FearSC549]

High-end Denon headphones are Fostex OEMs.

 

[kiteki]

So the Fostex Japan 448498 Zelkova Serrata bio-cellulose is the D7000??

 

[maverickronin]

Aren't the Denon Dx000 drivers supposed to "micro-fiber" or something.  I've read in a lot of places that the drivers are OEMed by Fostex.