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E-MU Teak Headphones w/ Removable Cable

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Mar 17, 2016

The drivers are TH900 drivers. The tuning is a bit different than the TH900 though. These are definitely brighter than the THX00, but not as bright as the TH900. Bass extension is better than the THX00. Mids are similar to the TH900 (ie a very V shaped headphone). Slightly better soundstage than the THX00 (mostly due to the sucked out mids).
The chassis is the same as all the other top end Foster/Fostex designs. Foster makes all of creative's headphones and E-MU is a subsidiary of Creative.
I'm tempted by this, but I'm very happy with the THX00, which I just had reterminated. The only real temptation is that I like the wood on these better aesthetically than the THX00, which isn't enough to make me want to switch. But this is a great deal. Basically these seem to split the difference between the THX00 and TH900 in signature. These are probably technically better in some aspects, bass is more powerful and crisper, and extends better, but I actually slightly preferred the signature of my THX00.

MysticSolar

Mar 17, 2016

fjrabonI'm out in that case then. Don't care for very V-shaped headphones and I prefer smooth treble. Have you heard the Teak yourself?

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Mar 17, 2016

MysticSolaryes, got to do a head to head with the THX00, TH900, E-MU Teak, E-MU Walnut and Denon D1000.
wasn't crazy comprehensive, but it was certainly enough to tell you that it is certainly a V-shaped headphone.

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Kozic

Mar 17, 2016

fjrabonSo you are saying we can get a modded TH900 for 65% off its msrp? Or did you mean TH600?

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Mar 17, 2016

KozicIt is the same driver as the TH900. I wouldn't call it a modded TH900, because I hate the idea that any headphone with the same driver is just a "modded version" of a different headphone. But it is certainly the same driver as the TH900, yes.

MysticSolar

Mar 17, 2016

fjrabonThanks! Would you say the thx00 is much more balanced in that the mids are not as recessed and the highs smoother? How do male and female vocals compare?

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marcocolo

Mar 17, 2016

fjrabonHow do you know it's the same driver as the TH900?

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marcocolo

Mar 17, 2016

fjrabonIf it had the same driver as the TH900 wouldn't have the same Db sensitivity of ,I believe, 102 vs. 106?

themodernagenb

Mar 17, 2016

fjrabonHow'd you reterminate the THX00?

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Mar 17, 2016

marcocoloNot necessarily. Cup design, pad design and and a few other factors can influence sensitivity. Also sensitivity isn't an exact number. It's usually a +/- 3 dB number from unit to unit for a given model. Headphones are more than just their drivers.

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