A DIYers Delight: The Fostex T50RP Mk3
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The most modified headphone in the hobby, now modified by its maker. A terrific job, and done in a way virtually impossible for DIYers to achieve, but continues to allow similar modifications as the previous model.
It seems to me hobbyists have an excellent new starting platform for another round of modding!
A Great Headphone for the Kids: The Sennheiser Urbanite
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Sennheiser takes aim at the Millenials with its newest on-ear headphone, the Urbanite, and pretty much nails it. This is a great headphone for youthful music listeners.
A Headset for Everyone: The Sennheiser Momentum On-Ear
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Sure...there's a few trade-offs here and there, but I have a hard time imagining an on-ear portable headset can get much better than this!
A Look at the Torque t402v Bass Adjustable Headphone
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I spent all day yesterday measuring the two different pads with four filters each of the Torque t402v headphone.
Some things just don't go as expected.
A Sonic Stunner: The Koss SP330 On-Ear Headphone
This story originally appeared at InnerFidelity.comSomething has to go really right, really soon, or Koss may go the way of Blockbuster, Kodak, or Sears. Change, get relevant, or die. At this point I think Koss really needs to focus on what they have always done well: Make good performing, low-cost headphones.
The good news is that with the new SP330, they've done just that.
A Sum Greater Than Its Parts: The Outstanding Phiaton Chord MS 530 Bluetooth, Noise-Canceling Headphone/Headset
This story originally appeared at InnerFidelity.comI've never heard a Bluetooth, noise canceling, headphone/headset that sounds good---or even the same---in all modes...until now. This is a really cool, jack-of-all-trades, general purpose headphone/headset!
A Surprisingly Successful Dual Driver Headphone: The Enigmacoustics Dharma D1000
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The room was crazy loud at CES last year, but even through the cacophony the new dual-driver (dynamic/electret) Enigmacoustics Dharma had something special.
The question is how special?
A Survey of Foster 443742 Variants - Subjective Listening Tests - Denon AH-D5000; Massdrop Fostex TH-X00; E-Mu Teak; and Fostex TH610 and TH900mk2
This story originally appeared at InnerFidelity.comIn this survey, I'll be walking you through my listening experience of these headphones and making comments with in the context of how these headphones compare with each otherI listened solely to them until I compared a few other headphones at the end of the test.
A Survey of Foster 443742 Variants: Inside Photos
This story originally appeared at InnerFidelity.comThey're certainly a family of headphones...but like any family, there's lots of differences. Small differences in most of the baffle plates and rear damping...could be lots of stuff going on around the driver that can't be seen.
A Survey of Foster 443742 Variants: Measurements
This story originally appeared at InnerFidelity.comI'm going to spend the week parsing the differences between a number of the variants of the Foster 443742 (seen on page H-4 of this .pdf). This survey will include: Fostex TH900, TH900mk2, and TH610; Massdrop THX00; Denon ADH-D5000; and the E-Mu Teak stock, and with optionally available Rosewood and Mahogany cups.