Hello, I just joined, primarily for the audiophile products. Looking at purchasing the NHT C3 speakers for our new living room. Space is about 15 feet wide by 33 long and they will fire long ways. Space is just for general listening, music room with all equipment is downstairs, so hoping they will fill it with sound nicely. Cheers.
Mar 18, 2024
The 4xx is brighter, but not piercing or anything. I like it more than the Fostex overall. I have it paired with a Geek Pulse hooked up to my PC. I played a little Forza Horizon 3 with then when I first got them, sounded wonderful. But I don't have much time for gaming, so I'm not really going to comment on their gaming prowess. I love them for all types of music. Could they reach a bit deeper for electronic stuff with a lot of sub-bass? Sure, but really, what can couldn't? To me, these have great quality bass that reaches quite low, but if you're a basshead looking to get your head pounded by those low frequencies, maybe look elsewhere. For the price, these are simply sublime, and I feel they punch far above their weight. I almost forgot to mention that I've changed the pads to angled Brainwavz hybrid pads with the perforated insides, and I added a ZMF pilot pad because I found the headband wasn't quite padded enough for my apparently sensitive skull after probably too many hours of wearing at a stretch.
I like both pairs, but be aware the 4xx is fully open, you get about as much sound emitted outside as you do into your ears. My wife always thinks I have them way too loud. Because of that, the soundstage feels quite large, where the T50 is more intimate.
Sorry for the rambling and incoherent nature of this. I just kept adding things as they came to mind!
Thanks for your input