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Miracles in Audio, by luck, by good choices,by design or by tweaking...

I owned a low cost headphone for many years, the Fostex TH7B, first version( a new one close version exist Fostex TH7BK), semi-open headphone...I was never completely satisfied by any headphones I ever owned: Hifiman 400, Stax basic lamda, Stax 5 gold,Akg 340,Akg 701, beyerdynamic 990, and T150... Because in each of them with all their qualities I never listen to at the same times, a confortable headphone with natural timbre and voicing, with a good imaging and a realistic soundstage(not too close to my ears)...


For the last days I tweaked this Fostex, to damp his internal resonance I used sorbothane, I put some shungite stones at the exterior part of the cups and I use some Herkimer diamond in the interior pads( 3 at 120 degree) … Now this low cost headphones crush all my others if I sum all his qualities... For example his mids and voicing cannot beat the AKG 340 but among all my other headphones it is the best that is near that mids and it is more confortable, and with longer cable than the 340...His imaging is better and more realistic than the 340 etc etc...It is the same if I compare with the others...


His most important qualities is natural timbre and clear imaging,very precise pinned point accuracy and natural, so clear it crush for that ALL the others to dust...In the French audio circle the reviews were more than very positive few years ago...Diapason d’or and choc Classica...I am not the only one impressed buy the ratio quality/price... But remember that thesae reviewers dont tweak their headphone...The difference between before and after the tweaks are staggering...


Yes Miracles happens in Audio: cost is under 100 American dollars... Few years ago they cost me 50 bucks new... I never dreamed that I will go back to headphones...


I will enjoy your miracles stories of any kind ….My best to all...
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mapman
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Obviously madman’s butt is still stinging from the recent beat down. 

Like all your theories, that one needs some work too.  Hopefully your meds are not too much of an impediment. 
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You’re here to make a statement, madman. Unfortunately that statement is, look at me, I don’t know anything. 😳
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I had no theory,not being a scientist nor an engineer, I can only listen to Geoff about that...

I use some stones of different characteristic, judging them by their impact on sound quality, and I put these stones near or connected to a Shumann generator for example,their effect is immediately audible on the sound…. They only absorb the vibration of the S.G. ? Before placing them near or connected by cables to the S. G. the sound quality already is improving by the addition of a nude S.G. Then, if Geoff is right they absorb the vibrations of the S.G. and the results are improving, is it your opinion Geoff?


The only problem with that is that I had many stones that dont touch any gear....They are connected to the stones grid by thin copper cable and they also affect the sound quality...Most of my stones dont even touch directly the gear...


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mahgister OP
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By the way I wait for my sixth S.G. the last one to insert in my grid and audio room...10 us bucks...The effect is audible even in my headphone not only with the speakers... The effect is cumulative to date...
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Could be GK. I know better than to expect you to actually learn anything new by now.

Are you one of those "old dogs" people talk about?
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