Review: The $299 Fostex T60RP planar magnetic headphone
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Steve, please consider making a video about your headphone choices at various price points. At budget X, this or that would be your choice (or the contenders at that price point and how they differ).
From sub $100 to price-no-object. And throw in ear-phones, if you feel it is a valid comparison.
By the way, I understand that there are countless headphones. I am interested in your choices of those that you have heard or have in your home. Hopefully this is not too wide-ranging.
Thank you.
would be awesome
Yes please.....Steve we need u on IEMs, esp CHIFI!!!!!
David Greenwood he’s covered some of the Tin Hifi ones. I bought a pair of T4’s, they sounded good but they suffered from drop outs, so i sent them back.
Robert Dickson CHI-FI quality control still an issue on some brands. I have tin TIN HIFI/Audio P1 planar IEM.....clarity, micro details, bass light, but solid, needs an amp to make them sing, like to be played at higher volume, mids are best i ever heard, treble very good....
Yep, even better headphone+amp combo at various price points. So we can go back to the specific review of yours and figure it out...
I've had a pair of the t60rps for a couple years, and I have listened to plenty of Galactic on them. Ruckus on CD and Ya-Ka-May on Spotify. Ya-Ka-May on these headphones is fantastic. I generally keep the fostexes in my office because they offer good isolation for video meetings and are comfortable enough to wear for quite a long time. My problem is if I put music on them while working I find myself closing my eyes, leaning back in my chair and just listening. They really do it for me with anything bassy and textured.
Do they sound good with classical music
Glad you mentioned that planar magnetics were available in the late 70s, Steve! I've got the Bang & Olufsen U70, Yamaha HP-50 (modded for stereo to HP-3 standard) and audio technica ATH-2 from that period. While none of them are perfect, they can all bear comparison with today's headphones and, at the sub-$100 prices they go for on eBay, the Yamahas in particular blow away the competition!
I adore Oppo PM-3. I had them, sold them and bought them again! I prefer them over Mrspeakers AEON C, Audeze LCD2F and Sennheiser HD600.
Oppo have very dynamic, easy going and alive sound.
Really?
Very helpful Steve! I was close to pressing the button on the Drop Sennheiser 6XX having owned Sennheiser in the past. But.... my recordings are mostly good quality and I would like to enjoy headphone listening again. Sounds like Fostex just got to top of the list. Best regards from Switzerland, Rob
Its crazy to me how much better the T60rp is than the T50rp. The only differences are the pads and the material the cups are made of. The resulting difference in sound though is quite substantial.
The T60 someday will be an absolute headphone classic. It does so much really well, design and built quality is wonderful. A future legend.
Love watching you review Headphones in video! We want more of this Steve!
Greetings from India!
Indranil Mitra thanks
@@SteveGuttenbergAudiophiliac since you mentioned you like Headphones that are exciting and full of life and dynamics. Try the AKG K712 Pro with a powerful amp. (A Powerful amp is needed to make it sing)!
My favorite headphone I heard at canjam nyc. Extremely comfortable, noticeably better sounding than any of the t50s.
Which headphone was your favorite?
Great review! I love my T60rp’s use these for detailed listening and the ArgonMk3 modded for fun and BASS.... and the easy to drive Sennheiser Jubilee HD58X for easy to drive... I’m a girl who likes to accessorise ! 🤩
I love girls. Nice to see women in the community
RiaTolstoy Cool!
Nick tan 👋🏻 hey... we’re out there 👊🏼
Steve Guttenberg Audiophiliac whoaaah ‘pinned tweet’. Have made it to the big time...lol thanks...👊🏼😆
@@RiaTolstoy you're already big time to me after I heard everything you own. All I own is kph30i to play with my LG phone. Love them to death though. 😁
Stanton Moore is the drummer for Galactic. His solo work is great
I got some HD 650 around 6 years ago for £300. Still going strong even if they could do with a clean
The dirt adds to the character.
Hi Steve, I have discovered many new artists through your channel.
How about adding a "listen of the week" segment.
Brian Tooze Thanks, not every week, but this Wednesday I will do a bunch of recommended recordings.
Steve Guttenberg Audiophiliac you mentioned Madeleine Peyroux when reviewing the Tin T4 iem’s. I can’t stop listening to Tango Till They’re Sore. What a track. 👏🏻
Hi there, nice video, I own the RP50 RP, after having so many types of Earphones and unhappy with all them, finnally the Fostex give me the analytics enough to hear everything with clear crystal detail, I am very happy with my Earphone!
Nice review Steve, thx for sharing. I like the HD650 and even more so when I changed to a balanced connection (no internal rewiring required). Another advantage over other headphones is that spare parts are readily available, earpads are washable and it's easy to assemble.
I am excited to view this hope you do more headphone reviews Steve.
Surprised you haven't got to this headphone sooner. Been put a while 😀 you should do a review of the argons as well😀
Came her to say this!
My T60s arrive tomorrow... Can't wait
Stay safe Steve. Thanks for the review.
Luv that you reviewed this well, Steve. Just about bought this lol. Probably still will now in the future, FOR SURE. GREAT planar highs, solid mids. Maybe not the widest soundstage. No headphone does everything usually. Unless, you have the LCD4 or the Empyrean; which I cannot afford, yet lol hoping to save and work my way there one day. But the t60rp is great in imaging and energy, as you said, Steve. 👍🏼👍🏼💯🎧
"Grape"....review Steve! Planars at this price point $300-350....from Thieaudio Phantoms, etc...would be great comparisons of planar.
Cool review! nice gob. I would love for you to review the Focal Elex next on Massdrop they are $600 and suposed to be a giant killer.
Steve!!! Would LOVE to hear your impressions on the Sivga P-II'S! Stay safe buddy!
Hi, interesting review. How does this headphones compare with the Meze 99 classic on a good DAC?
T50 is an excellent DJ headphone and epic for those who like to mod. They come in open, semi open and closed versions T20, T50, T70 if I remember of the top of my head, and probably the model numbers don't line up with the description either. So perhaps we will see open versions of the T60 as well. BTW I would not be surprised if the T60 is inspired by the T50 Modding community.
Overall I love Fostex products and I would love to see more of it on this channel, specially speaker components that often come with very interesting application notes.
Fostex, in my opinion started as a nock off for JBL but when JBL lost its way, Fostex moved in the right direction and stayed on the straight and narrow. And today it is not a zombie brand which I like as well.
thanks for the music references, Galactic sounds great. I also got referenced to Funkadelic and P-funk All stars from Tidal.
Nice looking headphones that look well made. Your comments about these sounding lively and dynamic mirror your comments about horn speakers. I’m wondering why. Are they more sensitive than the norm maybe? I wouldn’t think that sensitivity in headphones would make much difference but I am curious.
I owned a Yamaha planar magnetic headphones back in 1975, they were unique I think at the time and were just amazing to me. Sounded like electrostatics with the punch of dynamics. They were light and thin compared to what I see these days in headphones. Wish I still had them to compare with these phones but the wear and tear over the years finally took its toll. 🎧
Nice background Steve, you cleaned up the clutter, makes big difference.
the t60rrp is actually just a modified t50rrp. if you really wanna see what the t50rrp can do, check out the other mods. specially the modhouse argon version of the t50rrp marrk3
tell that to my t60rp Argon xD
Clamp force easy to adjust, i think Mr. Speakers have a video on how to adjust the clamp force on that type of headband.
1.2m is 4 foot steve
@Harry Fishnuts And in fact, the cable has a length of 1,5m. 😂
Nobody reads specifications or manuals nowadays...
www.fostexinternational.com/docs/products/T60RP.shtml
Those damn old units still in use in America drive me crazy. Yesterday I was trying to figure out how much weed killer should be mixed with how much water and I was looking at a mess of level lines of gallons, tea spoons and ounces on the sprayer container, fill up cup and the weed killer bottle. Why can’t we get rid of this stupid time wasting mess? Give me modern SI units damn it...
I have a Sennheiser HD600 and bought the Fostex T50RP like new on Amazon Warehouse for 89€.
The HD600 is very good, the music seems more "in place", more "atmospheric" but it's less detailed.
The T50RP is amazingly detailed in the highs, once you change the pads it's more comfortable and has less peaks in the highs.
The T50RP can sound sometimes unbalanced, like the highs taking too much of the scene, whereas the HD600 sounds like a more "engineered" rendering, like what the sound engineer wanted you to perceive.
The Fostex is more an incredible rendering of all the details (sometimes a cymbal can be as evident as the lead vocal), that makes it perfect for an analysis of all the parts of a sound.
The Fostex is not great with the original Beatles' albums, some mono feel like one of your earcup has failed; with the HD600 the same song is very enjoyable and more evocative.
They are both great headphones, and they ideally cohabit on your desk for you to chose between the kind of session you're looking for.
Terrific review!
How do these compare to the hifiman he4xx?
I have the Dekoni Blue Fostex variant recently purchased from (Mass)Drop... just shows the staying power of the Fostex RP series.... they have a great punchy low end as well but (be aware) they are still hard to drive...likely you'll need a decent amp for 60s
they need more power than my 300ohm sennheiser
how well isolated are they: e.g. subway, open-space office? thanks for your nice reviews and authentic personality!
TitusCornelius no, minimal isolation
Steve Guttenberg Audiophiliac any hint what would be something audiophile grade that offers a good grade of isolation (below $1000)? I use CIEMs, but need sth to switch to when ears are tired or if CIEMs need repair, so was thinking over-ear..
also, i m lost what amp to buy for klipsch rp8000f that will arrive end of april.. your budget choices for a full setup were nice, but the only amp of those that would be a nice match for the klipsch is not available in Switzerland.. Most other amps are too otherwordly expensive for my budget.. looking for sth neutral that makes jazz and electronic shine, possibly streaming options included and possibly physical subwoofer crossover in case i decide the klipsch don't go low enough
sry for the lame questions/cry for help, i ve been quite lost watching endless reviews for the last year
thanks again for your amazing channel and sharing your enthusiasm and knowledge with the world! all the best wishes!
Man, I'd totally consider purchasing those Fostex T60RP but I don't like buying leather products after I saw a video on how they skin the poor cows skin away. I don't know why they just don't use synthetic "pleather" instead or some other material.
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Any plans to listen to the T60RP Argon from Modhouse?
I have the Sennheiser HD 598 Cs phones. The sound is very good and not at all fatiguing. Quite enjoyable.
Steve, do our reviews need to be about current production products?
with Argon mod those are fantastic cans
I had the opportunity of freely trying many headphones at a reseller and among them all, I enjoyed the sound and comfort of these the most.
I have read that they are somewhat difficult to drive, could you recommend few amps that would be adequate to pair with them?
Hello Steve,
So are the two fostex the same in sound quality?
Nice video. I bought the DT990 pro and the T60rp for gaming, streaming and music hearing on pc. Any hints how can I listen to good music pieces so I can compare them? I really like the Fostex but want to get the best out of it, any good recommandation for PC DAC/AMP?
What a shirt, Steve!
What are some good amps for the Fostex T60rp?
Steve any plan to review Yaqin tube amps?
Can you review Philips Fidelio X2HR, I think you may like them they sound like speakers also they are very comfortable, you don't feel them on ears
Steve could you define the terms "open" and "dark" so that your viewers are not guessing what you mean ?
Do you intend to send your T60RP to Modhouse? Why or why not?
You should look into ModHouse Argons (T50RP and T60RP mods)
Do you have any experience with the modhouse argon?
Steve, one meter is 3.28 feet. Just saying.
Steve, you really got to try the Modhouse audio mod of the T-60RP. It's much better.
But they are double the price.
@@dimbulb6443 not really, for me they are double the price but with extra custom made balanced cable ;) still Argons are worth every penny
How do these compare to the Sundara?
excelent. follow U
So I'm looking for a closed back pair of headphones. I've been looking hard. I have a pair of Hifiman HE 400-s's and I am looking for something a bit different than those. I've narrowed it down to 3 different pairs in my price range. I want a pretty accurate sound as detailed as I can get it for the price range. Sound stage doesn't have to be super super wide. Also I don't want them to leak a lot of sound. My price range is 250 to 500 dollars. So these headphones, Audeze EL-8C's, Neumann NDH20's. Which is the best for what I personally want? Do these T-60 RP's leak much sound being semi closed? Also anyone is welcome to inform me more and also let me know of any other headphones as a suggestion that they feel might hit all of those categories for me.
at 50 ohms, would a dragonfly cobalt drive these?
They would make sound but not drive them to their fullest ability, the impedence may be low but the sensativity is so low that it takes a lot of power to drive them correctly. 1 watt gets you 92 db.
No, you need at least 1 watt of power to get these sounding good.
@@Legato-2057 balanced cable and over 1W of power if you want them to shine
Steve
Foster vs Meze Classics ?
Fostex makes pro audio too
I've got a potato I'd love to review. You know. A comedy sketch.
@Seamus Mc Donnell
Cut the potato in half, add a headband and cable....viola;-)
Headphone review!
(*Voila;-)
@@carlitomelon4610 indeed. But you've got to stick in a cable and an apple for the cable to go into on the 'other end'. The apple dosnt take external cards though which is a shame. Yer stuck with inbuilt storage.
According to Professor Proton and Penny, the potato headphone is self-powered!
@@piratemousey you might have something there.
I own these puppies. They have good sound and they are comfortable. However the squeaking drives me nuts.
chris pease Try (a little) silicon spray, fixed my creaking HD-6XX headband.
They sell dry silicon spray.
4ft is about 1.25m.
I've heard T60RP is hard to drive. Dragonfly Cobalt could handle it?
that thing is a pendrive not an amp xD dont be silly
Hifiman 4xx or Fostex T50RP?
He4xx without a doubt. Way way way better than the regular T50RP
4xx for sure.
is it bright? is it sibilant?
I loved your bible!
Talent Scout “Broadway” Steve Guttenberg.
Ha, Broadway Danny Rose, lol
what amplifier do u use with these cans?
thx 887 also consider balanced cable
I own the Fostex T-50 and they are terrible. The Bass response is substandard. When playing Rock, Jazz, POP etc. that have mid to heavy Bass chords. The Fostex can’t reproduce the signal pathway even a mid volume. I had to replace my T-50 twice due to the drivers resonating from the speaker enclosures. Very annoying.
As for the Sennheiser 6 series headphones with a balanced cable sounded much crisp and detailed. Test them for yourself.
Try the Argon Mods or the Dekoni Blue Variant...... with a good DAC/Amp setup....they do rock
You should compare it to sundara too
closed to open is kind of stupid comparison
@@soulfulfool semi open vs open isn't that much of a stupid comparison.
@@prabinpaudel5572 who told you that they are semi open? as DMS said and I do they are not semi open they are closed cans, I am the owner of T60rp and even if you close those holes on side sound wont change even a bit... so dont try to be smart if you dont know how it works
@@soulfulfool I don't have either I stated what was mentioned on the description. And I'm being polite you're being offensive and bellitling. 🤷♂️
@@prabinpaudel5572 oh I'm sorry
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I had a fev headphones, and as for me AKG K550 MK2 are the best.
Quite cheap, sounded way batter than BeyerD more than twice the price.
BTW Tyll from Inner Fidelity love them also.
If i remember correctly, He said that those are one of the best closed-back ones.
Excuse my English.
They are made to follow Harman frequency curve. New versions are 361 and 371.
Have original k550's, fantastic closed backs, with an open sound.
Buuu... The Fostex TH-500RP whare a incredible bargain when they ware around 300$ but it didn't last long.
That shirt reminds me of coronavirus 😰😷
how
P.s. always consider the source. Remember, this is the same person that said “iTunes” was over.
New flashing Steve., it was just rebranded. “Can you say Fake News”.
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