Fostex T20RP MK3 Professional Studio Headphones, Open

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Fostex T20RP MK3 Professional Studio Headphones, Open

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Quality

However, with the sony's, if i get in that extra-bass mood, i can for sure smash the eq up a bit and enjoy the thump a bit more.

Excellent sound quality - definitely the best at this price point with amazing deep and accurate bass.

Then i bought sennheisers, and immediately returned them for their poor audio quality and terrible fit.

I can't comment on the quality control issues that some have mentioned.

These headphones i have bring out the quality of the recording.

Price

For the price, you can't go wrong.

For comfort, i would recommend replacing the stock earpads with brainwavz pads which is a <$40 upgrade and takes less than 1... Read More

For the cost they're not bad, i may have expected a little bit better.

The stock t50 pads suck to be blunt about it.

Packaging/appearance

But out of the box, they're comfortable and fit well.

Of all those, the fostex t50rp mk3 is my favorite.

Well, i didnt get the new earcups, i didnt get the new cable, i didnt get the new headband as someone said on u-tube that it is... Read More

The one i have on order is the syba sonic.

Competitiveness

Compared to audeze headphones, less sound stage and less detail but, they are very enjoyable headphones.

I use a fiio q1 amp and it drives them reasonably well, but a more powerful amp would likely elicit better sound quality.

I have a 512gb micro disc with cd flac and high res flac.

You can't exactly submit a t50rp mk3 to zmf and get a zmf headphone in return, but others can mod them for you or you can try yourself.

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bass, good, better, quality and planar.

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This product had a total of 446 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jan 24 2022.

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Most positive review

Amazing sounding pair of cans by Fostex. Wears on-ear, so long listening session is a bit of problem for me, but it does sound... Read More

Most authentic review

I've owned many $200 and below headphones, such as:- Sennheiser HD 6XX- Sennheiser HD 598 Cs- Beyerdynamic DT 880 Pro 250ohm- A... Read More

I've owned many $200 and below headphones, such as:- Sennheiser HD 6XX- Sennheiser HD 598 Cs- Beyerdynamic DT 880 Pro 250ohm- AKG K7xx- Audio Technica ATH-A900X- Audio Technica ATH-M40XI've also listened to, but not owned, many others, such as the Audio Technica ATH-M50 and ATH-M50X, Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro and DT 990 Pro, Sennheiser HD 598, others I cannot remember at the moment. Of all those, the Fostex T50RP MK3 is my favorite. This is coming from someone who mostly listens to rock, metal, and rap, but I also try a bit of everything to get a feel for a headphone's or speakers' capability.The T50RP MK3 has the best bass quality in the price range by far; sure, you can find other headphones with more boosted mid-bass that bleeds over the mids and sounds terrible, but you cannot beat this quality for the price (not for a brand new headphone at least). Slightly better bass extension than the others, more full bodied bass all around, and better impact than most.It also has my favorite mids for the price, yes better than the HD 6XX (which is just a Sennheiser HD 650). The HD 6XX has some problems in the upper mid region, it can sound a tad strident/harsh/artificial on certain tracks and even lacking in body in the upper mids at times. This isn't talked about much with the HD 600/HD 6XX, but the problem is there on my Schiit Lyr 3 and Garage1217 Project Ember II (the former being a much better amp, one of the best single ended solid state amps available and a damn fine tube hybrid) and Chord Mojo setup (best DAC for under $1,000). The T50RP MK3 doesn't lack body anywhere in its mids, and I don't detect any real issues with the mid range sound.The treble is definitely not the best for the price range, that would probably go to the Beyerdynamic DT 880 Pro which has the cleanest and most linear treble in the price range to my ears. But the T50RP MK3 treble does not cause fatigue at least, it just seems inaccurate and a bit thin at times, and perhaps lacking in extension.This being a planar magnetic headphone means the bass quality just blows every similarly priced non-planar out of the water. It also means there is no real burn-in requirement. Downsides to planar magnetic tech depends on how it is implemented; I am no T50RP MK3 expert so I can't say how severe its drawbacks are, but to my ears it is only lacking in treble response. Sound stage is mediocre for the price too, the AKG K7xx is the king of that for $200 and below.Also the build quality of this headphone is trash, it feels like a toy but at least it has a detachable cable (and comes with two cables). As some of you might now, this headphone is insanely moddable. It may be a mid-fi headphone, but the driver has outstanding capabilities as modders have revealed. In other words, this headphone can be modded to become truly spectacular. The best examples of modded T50s are without a doubt the ZMF Blackwood and Ori; I have the former, and am awaiting the latter, but the main difference between them is the former is closed back while the latter is semi open back. The ZMF Blackwood is one of only two headphones I've owned (out of more I haven't even listed) that have flawless sound to me, with respect to the technology used (e.g. I know it can never have treble as good as an electrostatic, or a sound stage as huge as the AKG K1000). You can't exactly submit a T50RP MK3 to ZMF and get a ZMF headphone in return, but others can mod them for you or you can try yourself. Read Less