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Churrs
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May 17, 2016
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Uzuzu
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May 17, 2016
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ChurrsGot my pair today. Mine are the teaks. I got a pretty pair with two-tone color and a lighter stripe of wood running through the middle. Cups are absolutely gorgeous. Also these headphones are lightweight. They weigh less than my Th-600s. Besides the wood cups they also feel slightly less premium. Maybe it's the weight, maybe it's the cable. Maybe it's both. The fostex y splitter is rubberized ever so slightly to feel soft to the touch. The E-MU isn't. The EMU cable is considerably thinner (a plus) and also slightly stiffer (negative). The jack doesn't feel as premium as the fostex ones either. Overall fit and finish is good but not the absolute best. They look gorgeous though and I think they look better than my th-600 or the X00. Can't say they sound better at least not yet. I'll post my audio impressions in a couple of days.
Oh and the stock fostex pads are bad ;-) I immediately put th-600/900 pads onto them and comfort is much better. Mad dog/ZMF pads will work too.
Zephyrus
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May 18, 2016
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ChurrsThose cups are absolutely gorgeous. And since I'm looking at a fun, bassy pair of headphones, your review has really, really made me wish I had gotten in on this drop.
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Construction is pretty much the same like you would expect. The cord on the EMU is very similar, still kind of goofy long, nice nylon jacket, but not quite as thick as the X00. The 3.5mm plug with threaded 1/4" adapter offers more utility than, but does not feel as nice as, the hefty 1/4" plug on the Fostex.
So, the interesting part -- the sound. I'm not an audio engineer or hi-fi reviewer, I'm just a guy who likes music. I hear more similarity between these and the X00 than I hear difference. The low end on the EMU does seem to go lower and louder, and there is maybe a little more brightness at the top end, but depending on the music there may not be much of an obvious difference. With some piano-based pop (Harry Nilsson's Nilsson Schmilsson and Randy Newman's Little Criminals) I was having a hard time picking out much difference that I could be sure I wasn't making up in my head in the time it took to switch headphones. Ditto with symphonic (Moondog's 1969 Columbia album)
Where I did notice some more obvious difference was with the increased bottom end on some stoner metal records (Red Fang, We Hunt Buffalo) and pop and electronic (Carly Rae Jepson, Nero, Crystal Method). XTC's English Settlement, which already has a lot of bass in the mix, now has a LOT of bass.
As a more general impression, I think the X00s seem a little livelier while the EMU has a little more oomph for rock and metal. They're both great sets of phones and at a similar price point I really don't feel like there's all that much between them.
Just first impressions, and obviously I can't speak to the teak or rosewood versions, but hopefully someone finds all this useful :)