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Massdrop x Fostex TR-X00 Purpleheart Headphones

Feb 22, 2017

Quick, only 9 hours to go... These Fostex purples or the Massdrop x AKG K7XX currently available in another drop? Plan to use them without a DAC/Amp however with the K7XX I could swing a DAC into the purchase for the same price....
Thoughts?

Feb 22, 2017

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zypherion

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Feb 22, 2017

zypherionI am leaning towards these as they are closed back and one of my listening environments is an office.

Feb 22, 2017

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Errolord_404

Feb 23, 2017

zypherionI have the AKG K7xx and am diving into these for the better bass and the extreme beauty of the headphones; if you value bass over everything else, love, and I mean LOVE the way the Purplehearts look over the AKG K7xxs, and don't plan on buying any more expensive headphones which will probably have high impedances, I'd say go for the Fostex, otherwise, you really can't go wrong with the AKG K7xx, I love them to death. (Pictures of my setup which I got around 2 years ago for ~$380 USD)

Edit: Grammar

Feb 23, 2017

weirdwei

Feb 23, 2017

zypherionThese are semi closed. They leak more sound than you think. I can still hear noise around me fairly well with them on. Theyre good as long as you aren't blasting them. Otherwise loudly they can almost sound like open cans.

Feb 23, 2017

zypherion

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Feb 23, 2017

zypherionFor reference, right now I'm listening with these: Sony MDRZX100 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004WODP20/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
So I'd expect either to be a large step up in audio reproduction. However I'm torn about the price difference between the two. Style and materials wise it's hands down these fostex.. But would someone used to <$20 headphones notice an acoustic difference between the two? Their MSRP's are almost the same, even if the discount is different, so are they even close to on par or do these fostex just crush the AKG?

Feb 23, 2017

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Errolord_404

Feb 23, 2017

zypherionThe law of diminishing returns says that the sound difference isn't going to be anything extreme: an audiophile will easily tell the difference between headphones which have very similar sound signatures, but depending on how closely you're willing to listen to your music or whatever you're doing on headphones, you will probably be able to tell a difference but not a major one. Personally I'd swing for the Fostex since they hold their value better, but in terms of sound there is a noticeable difference (as I've read on reviews; no firsthand experience), however, not something that would be crushing or over the top. #RunOnSentencesForLife

Feb 23, 2017