2. misc-audio
  3. 150390-100071

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...
mahgister

Showing 4 responses by mitch2

mitch2
4,209 posts
 
Two of my favorite foods......lamb and curry - the hotter the better.
A miracle would be finding a spicy curry lamb dish in one of our local restaurants!
I am positive that would make my stereo sound better.

mitch2
4,209 posts
 
Has anyone here tried putting a Shakti Stone on their electrical panel?
One of the earlier tweaks (from the mid-90's) and still being sold they supposedly contain
"three internal trap circuits (Microwave, RF and Electric Field) to absorb the broadest spectrum of EMI"
They certainly get points for longevity.  For more about what is inside, look here...
https://6moons.com/audioreviews/3tweaks/3.html
mitch2
4,209 posts
 
@mahgister 
i am not alone in the craziness, Geoffkait is with me also...
True that....he is certainly showing you the path.  This thread makes my day....could only be bettered if you were to post your system with pictures of all the zip ties, pebbles, labels, Brazilian crystals, copper tape, etc! - Nicely done. Carry on, please...
mitch2
4,209 posts
 
@geoffkait
Actually, he was stealing all of my ideas.
Damn, and just a day or two ago it seemed Geoff was leading @mahgister down the path as he was “going off the rails on a crazy train!”  Two points for a reversal!  Grasshopper 🦗finally snatches the pebble (uh, copper tape) from master......oh the humanity! Lawyers schmoyers, you simply cannot make this stuff up! Well worth the price of admission, and not a penny more! Encore....👏


More to discover