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Fostex T50RP

Fostex T50RP
alaScore 79

96 reviews

Apr, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 96 reviews of Fostex T50RP. The average rating for this product is 4.5/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other Headphones for all reviews. Reviews about the design and bass quality are generally positive. The price and comfort also get good opinions. There are some mixed views about the soundstage. Some have doubts about the reliability and portability.

sound, comfort, price, bass quality, design

portability, reliability

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Headphones the Fostex T50RP is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 79/100 = Good quality.

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Consumer review (amazon.com)

Amazon.com review summary for Fostex T50RP

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 76 user reviews of Fostex T50RP from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other Headphones on Amazon.com. Reviewers are impressed by the design and durability. The bass quality and comfort are also appreciated, but many are negative about the soundstage and reliability.

sound, comfort, bass quality, durability, design

portability, reliability, soundstage

92% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Apr, 2024

Consumer review (en.audiofanzine.com)

User review Fostex T50 RP by moosers on Audiofanzine

 

The Fostex T50 RP are a pair of studio headphones designed for uses during recording. I haven't used them for any other purpose beyond monitoring during recording, so this review will be focused o...

Apr, 2010

Consumer review (en.audiofanzine.com)

Fostex T50RP

 

$99 on ebay simply amazing - Everything just felt so right - it is so neutral/perfect sounding that i heard dynamics like never before because the entire freq. range was so smooth Bass gives you ...

Apr, 2004

Consumer review (head-fi.org)

Lovely set of headphones for home use

 

At a relatively low price you can enjoy really good sound with these headphones. It is so popular for good reason, you could customise it to your personal taste, I just swapped out the cables to the Vmoda cable, and swapped the pads for Shure pads. The...

Very nice sound, good tight bass. Very comfortable

Oh you are going to need a good amp for this...

Nov, 2016

Consumer review (head-fi.org)

T50RP MKIII

 

This is a quickie review... not the standard head-fi thing. I've been listening to the Mk III T50RP for a week now and I've been able to compare them directly to Sennheiser's Amperior and HD580, Fidelio X2, Grado SR125, Meelec A151, and DreamEarz VOX3...

Fast, detailed, crystal clear, great bass quantity and quality

Midrange is recessed, mid bass a little light,

Dec, 2015

Consumer review (head-fi.org)

Entry into Planar Magnetics

 

Well, this will be my first review at all on head fi, but the t50rp is not my first audiophile headphone. If one considers the sennheiser hd558 and audiophile headphone, then they would be. It is my first planar magnetic headphone, though. I noticed...

Mod-able, cheap, good driver, PLANAR MAGNETIC

Not comfy stock, too midcentric stock, reverby stock, stock stock stock.

Jul, 2015

Consumer review (head-fi.org)

Fostex T50RP Mk3 Early Impressions

 

Thanks You's A great thank you to Fostex Japan for graciously passing me this T50RP Mk3 and giving me the opportunity to write this review. Further a great big thanks to @Wallabee for loaning me his T50RP Mk2 for a comparison. Introduction Fostex T50RP...

Awesome value for money with the sound it produces for its price. A more transparent and clearer tonal signature compared to it's predecessor

Treble sensitive audio listeners could find it a little "hot". Still lacking in sub bass

Jul, 2015

Consumer review (head-fi.org)

Good for modding

 

The stock sound is boring. Now discontinued and newer revision coming out. Replaced the pads with HM5 pads and modded the ports and internals. Got an OCC angled cable from VMODA. Result: great headphones for the price when I bought them, considering...

great sound after pads replaced with better ones

stock sound is boring but not bad, need to replace the pads

Jul, 2015

Consumer review (head-fi.org)

Best bargain in headphones, end of discussion.

 

Buy it, mod it, slip on a pair of alpha dogs, smile. Not worth owning if you don't mod. I got maybe a half hour on them unmodded just to satisfy my curiosity. I own better cans that cost more and less, so pretty worthless to me until modded. Ratings...

To mod them is to love them.

Even at $90 they suck out of the box. Can't fix ugly.

Oct, 2013

Consumer review (head-fi.org)

Cinderella of headphones

 

These headphones are great in the sense that they are the ultimate modding headphones. You can adjust the sound to almost anything you want with a few relatively simple mods. Before modification, the resonance is horrible, the headphones are all mids,...

Highly Modifiable, low price, smooth sounding

Lacks sparkle in treble, ugly

Oct, 2012

Consumer review (head-fi.org)

5 Star with Modding

 

If you don't plan to mod these, then you shouldn't buy them. My ratings are based upon the state of my pair after modding, which I believe is fair because most of my mods can be cheaply and easily replicated. However, everyone should buy one and mod...

Modder's dream w/ incredible potential, easy to mod, cheap

Must mod them, cord connection issues, kinda ugly?

Sep, 2012
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