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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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mahgister OP
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You are too drastic sometimes Geoffkait ...I dont think mapman to be a trouble maker ...He express his opinion being polite...I appreciate that...For sure he does not listen to Geoffkait explanations with the same interest than me that’s all... His story is not like mine it seems...We are "olddogs" Geoffkait, he is probably much younger....Then we must be patient... :)

If I remember correctly he is a geologist, and in audio we need geologist also.... I like geology now.... :)
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mahgister OP
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And frankly I dont want to be here the  only one  with you Geoffkait, we need polite and dynamic antagonism for an interesting discussion... Dont you think?
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I was being polite. Until the troublemaker showed up. This conversation can serve no purpose any more.
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I perfectly know that you are polite,even if many attacked you sometimes without reason....But you are a bit reactive sometimes, for example now.... The conversation served the purpose to educate some about other possibilities... I think your advice about using the copper flying saucers to alleviate RFI is sound...It is at least useful for me, I will experiment...I perceived some change when I put the saucers on my windows...Thanks G.
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Oops....yes he was for a change......don’t mind me.....

I wish they would have had classes on geologic applications in home audio back in school. Right down my alley....

I do have a lot of rock and mineral and fossil samples I’ve collected in the field over the years, even a large quartz crystal on display totally by chance in my listening room, not to mention my trusty old rock hammer still ready for action if needed.
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