[micmacmo]

Gu Sensei, thanks for the update. Now we're just waiting for the price. 

 

[designbykai]

Sexy.. damn, it'll be hard choosing between these and a pair isolating set of cans to compliment my th600.
I hope these sound significantly different from the TH series.. even wider soundstage and more monitor-like would be nice

 

[asdafaasda]

Thanks, main post has been updated.

 

[Kiln]

HE560 vs LCD-2 vs TH500RP

 

[Claritas]

HE560 vs LCD-2 vs TH500RP

I don't think it's going to be much of a competition given the difference in driver size and age. You might want to listen to the Oppo too.

 

[remilio]

I don't think it's going to be much of a competition given the difference in driver size and age. You might want to listen to the Oppo too.

Well, to my ears T50RP's mods were better than HE-500, so it depends on the listener. Oppo, of course, should be even better, but it's more expensive too.

 

[snejk]

I really like my TH900 so I'm very curious of Fostex's take on planar magnetic phones. 

 

[Claritas]

Well, to my ears T50RP's mods were better than HE-500, so it depends on the listener. Oppo, of course, should be even better, but it's more expensive too.

I partly agree with you as my favorite planars are HE400 and T50RP (though the anticipated ZMF flagship easily surpassed both), but I'm dubious of Fostex' capacity to put out a good open model based on a re-tuned driver and the project smacks of minimal effort for maximum profit.

 

[arnaud]

I do trust fostex has engineers who know a little bit what they're doing and i was quite pleased with the prototype i heard last fall (ir spring? Time flies I don't remember!).

Maybe sounds a bit expensive given the driver existed already but, at least it sounded more balanced (less U shape / tinny) and open to my ears than the th900 nearby.

Having said that, maybe a better deal can be found chasing the usual suspects offering modded t50p. It's not like the price escalation of all headphones in recent years is all justified by ever greater sound .

 

[1adam12]

How far do you guys suppose the US/western release will be behind the japanese release? Anxious to hear some reviews.  

 

[remilio]

I'm dubious of Fostex' capacity to put out a good open model based on a re-tuned driver and the project smacks of minimal effort for maximum profit.

Reasonable. BTW, I agree with this. When I realised that Fostex didn't change the drivers, I knew I'd pass this new model - we have MrSpeakers, ZMF and LFF

 

[GeneraI]

Hope to see how these headphones compare to the TH600 and TH900.

 

[Sopp]

TH500RP interview
 
The driver is shown at 3:33. Looks similar to the one used for T50RP.
 
http://youtu.be/uW1Rj-F3A1Y

 

[mrscotchguy]

TH500RP interview


The driver is shown at 3:33. Looks similar to the one used for T50RP.

http://youtu.be/uW1Rj-F3A1Y

Looks identical to my drivers... Must just be "cherry picked"

 

[LFF]

Funny...I see a difference.