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13 People rated this product : 7 out of 10

3 People wrote reviews

7 out of 10

"Better for listening pleasure rather than accurate tracking/mixing..."

Feature:
the detatchable plug has never really been an issue to me. Never had a pair of phones that the plug tore out of or got cut off.

Quality:
The quality is good. It's a very solid pair of headphones.

Value:
With the MSRP being $200 you'd think that there would have been more attention to the eq response of these phones. The sound is pleasing and still translates better to speakers than the other phones I have but it is not quite there.

Sound:
It's true that these are lacking in treble energy. I have found, however, that they do an extraordinarily good job of representing what one would hear with a subwoofer. They do a much better job of this than the sony mdr-v6 and akg k141's I have. I wouldn't get these for accurate tracking. The are very good at handling distortion and clipping.

Overall:
I would only buy these if you listen to music for pleasure. With a really good headphone amp - they are wonderful. This is probably because they almost seem to reduce distortion apparent in any recording. That is definitely the strong point here. It's a very noble attempt from fostex that would benefit greatly from a revised and updated model.

Submitted: 8/26/2007

Style of Music: anything, really

5 out of 10

"Promising but failed to deliver the accurate sound suggested by the advertisements and specs."

Feature:
Detachable cord is great Nice comfort (though this is subjective of course) Solid construction

Quality:
Nice quality as you would expect from Fostex

Value:
I feel these headphones are overated and not really worth the price. I really wanted to be able to say they are great but I bought them without being able to try them out and am quite dissapointed.

Desirability:
These are very business like in their appearance and have a low sex appeal, but who cares? They're headphones. What matters only is the comfort and the sound, are they accurate?

Sound:
These headphones have a very 'laid back' sound..too laid back! I want accuracy, of course but I suspect the rated frequency response is overstated because there is rather significant lack of treble energy in the region between 3khz and 14 khz. Many headphones over emphasize this region but in this case, Fostex has apparently gone too far the other way. The other problem is a total lack of bass 'punch' and there is certainly not much extension. I have listened for sub bass in the below 45 hz region and it's like there is a significant low bass roll-off. This could be an attempt to design headphones with twice the power handling of the competing brands, and these headphones can take a huge amount of volume without distortion. These headphones do a good job of giving one more of an impression of listening over monitor speakers and they are quite comfortable too. They are very durable and lightweight in construction and I really like the detachable cord. They are made to take the stress of daily studio use.

Ease of Use:
Just put them on and play your audio through them..they're headphones!

Support:
haven't had to contact them yet

Overall:
I am quite dissatisfied and have started looking again right away at another set of 'phones to use for tracking (my original purpose for wanting another pair of headphones in the first place). I already have a much more expensive set for serious listening. I feel that even for tracking these are unacceptable as they give false impressions of instrument balance and frequency spectrum. The low distortion is a plus and the transient response is very good in the midrange and extreme treble but you cannot trust what you hear from these and they are of course not fully sealed and let some sound out which might be a problem under some circumstances. I have never had a problem buying headphones mail-order before this from the other brands I own, but these should have been returned..but I didn't in time so...

Submitted: 7/21/2007

Style of Music: Electronic, Orchestral, Rock

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The T50RP utilizes a newly designed "RP Diaphragm." This unique Fostex technology employs acopper foil etched polyimide film to provide resistance to high level input peaks of up to 3000mW combined with a neodynium magnet for high sensitivity and excellent transient handling. These are excellent quality headsets with Regulated Phase, a new transducer technology which offers the finest quality audio reproduction.

Technical Info

Type: Semi-open RP Dynamic

Impedance: 50 ohms

Sensitivity: 98dB/mW

Frequency Response: 15Hz - 35kHz

Maximum Input Level: 3000mW

Weight: 330 g. (without cable)