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Used this to complete my BMF DBV.3 mod. Came with more than enough material and worked wonderfully. The one thing I ended up doing different went modding the BMF DBV.3 was to reduce the size of the "Treble Reflector" to about the size of a pea instead of a dime. When the larger dot was used treble felt over emphasized and fatiguing. If I had to guess this would be due to the adhesive backing or maybe just my preference? All in all this will take some decent T50RP's and make them not just shine but blinding. The convenience of getting this kit w/o looking all over for the mod materials is awesome, and the provided quantities are quite sufficient and make it well worth the cost!
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The only thing worth the money in this is really the acoustic foam. Regular cotton balls work way better than the rolled cotton they provide. Also they give sticky stiff felt but if you use them over your drivers it's gonna sound like shit. You need to use regular stiff felt and double sided tape. Here's the material I used to make my great via the DBV#3 mods: Acoustic foam, soft felt (you need only the smallest amount, like a 1" x 2" square total), stiff felt, 12 cotton balls (1"x.5"x.5") modeling clay and scrap booking tape. Other than the acoustic foam, everything can be purchased from any crafts store. See if buying the items separately is a better option before purchasing this kit.
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Fostex T50RP MK3 sound is very nice. I would characterize it as (maybe) slightly V-shaped, especially when compared to Sennheiser HD 650. Coming from the Senns, the mids feel a little recessed, but still definitely present. Treble is sharp and defined. I think honest and leaning on analytical. Maybe sometimes a little painful, but definitely not to the degree I remember hearing from the Beyer Dynamic DT 990. The 990 has crazy treble. I would call the bass appropriate, but with a touch of that closed-back headphone intensity. So the end result feels to me as a touch more bass than I would expect, but again that is in comparison to an open-back set. Tried driving them from my ancient Galaxy S III and the sound was certainly quieter, but nothing jumped out at me as sounding bad (e.g. muddy or disproportionate bass). I only listened for about a minute to see how my phone would handle it, so you may have other findings. All of my opinion on the sound of these headphones comes from my experience driving them with a self-assembled Objective2 amp. Honestly there are a lot of people who say driving planar magnetic headphones from mobile sources is grossly underwhelming, but max volume on my Samsung GSIII was satisfactory for me. Comfort: people say the pads are garbage. Although they are a bit thin, I don't find them to be garbage. They are comfortable enough for me to wear for hours. Clamping force is certainly adequate. Feels a bit snug. Sound isolation is 50/50. Some leaks through, but some stays out. Height adjust on the ear cups is very firm and stays nicely. Feels sturdy. Headband is also thin like the ear pads, but it is also fine for me. The two cables it came with are nice, one 4-foot right-angle 3.5mm to right-angle 3.5mm, and one very long right-angle 3.5mm to straight 1/4in. I am using the shorter one, plugged into an Objective2 amp on my desk, about an arm's length in front of me, and I wish it was about 2 feet longer. Also, this is a slightly heavy pair of headphones. Probably the heaviest set I own so far. But certainly I don't care much once they are on my head. A few odd complaints: I have difficulty finding a nice place to grab the headphones to take them off of my head without also grabbing my hair. Sometimes I accidentally put my finger through the cable loop that comes out of each ear cup, and I almost snag it or pull on it. Those cables feel a little delicate, but nothing has happened thus far. Lastly, and importantly, my headphones have some audible vibration in the left ear cup if I drive enough low frequency through them (certain freqs between 75 and 200 Hz). I have heard QC for this model (and possibly other planar magnetic headphones) is less than ideal. Either something is loose, or the planar membrane is damaged. But it only happens with certain loud low frequencies and I only hear it when there is no high frequency content simultaneously. I may try to fix it in the future. There is a wealth of information on the subject elsewhere on the internet. Overall (ignoring the left ear cup audible vibration) a wonderful set of headphones, great for hearing everything, like studio use. I think these are also great for leisure listening, but maybe missing just a few dB on the mids. Classic mostly-closed headphone experience with great and accurate sound at all the volume levels I listen at. Bass and treble are very nicely defined. Certainly takes my pick above any commodity-grade headphone (phone-bundled earbuds, cheap on-ears, etc.)Read full review
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Fostex t50rp are okay headphones. This kit will make them great headphones. Fostex should use this kit at the factory, but they don't so you can buy this kit and you too can have a pair of great sounding headphones.
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The Fostex T50RP MK3 is one of the great values in planar magnetic headphones. Pair it with an excellent source and a good headphone amplifier and this headphone will.shine.
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