Fostex T50RP Pro Studio Stereo Headphones

Customer Comments:

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.