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HawaiiR
134
Dec 1, 2017
A few questions for you guys: 1) Are there any differences between this and the purple version, aside from the price, and if so, what are they? 2) Foster TH-X00 or HiFiman HE4XX? And why? Pros/Cons?
My current inventory consists of the DT770, HE 350 (worst of the bunch), ATH- M50, MDR-V6, and ATH-AD2000. My favorites by far are the AD2000's, and I'm hoping to find something that compare, sound quality wise to those, which IMO are far superior to any of the rest I mentioned. I'm guessing the Fostex will be closer to what I'm looking for, despite it being a closed back headphone, but I'm open to hearing your experiences with the HE4XX and TH-XOO's.
I literally have a few hours to decide on one or the other. Appreciate the feedback!
RiflemanFirst
685
Dec 1, 2017
HawaiiR1. Other than having different wood used for the cups (Ebony wood vs Purple heart wood), they also have a little bit of a different frequency response.
See these measurements from Head-Fi showing all 3 TH-X00 versions:
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2. The TH-X00 are totally different headphones compared to the HE4XX. The TH-X00 are closed back (mostly) and easy to drive without a headphone amp. The HE4XX are planar magnetic open back headphones that leak sound (in and out) and will work best with a headphone amplifier. These are just some very basic differences. They will also sound significantly different and you will need to do some homework to figure out which one suits your needs the best.
HawaiiR
134
Dec 1, 2017
RiflemanFirstYeah, totally understood. Looks like it'll come down to me just buying both to see/hear what I like/don't about either.
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