Topic: Fostex TH600 (Read 4681 times)

MuppetFace · « **Reply #10 on:** April 11, 2013, 05:49:16 PM »

I never did post my impressions of the TH600 here. Slipped my mind.

I sold my TH900 and ZDSE as a set; right now I own the TH600. It's not quite as refined as the TH900 overall, and it falls behind in vibrancy and that sense of openness. It's sort of like a beverage that has lost a bit of its carbonation or coffee that has been sitting in the carafe for a while. Overall tho it still sounds quite good. Seems more even keeled compared to the TH900 too, with a bit less bass emphasis

More TH600 impressions from me are on head-fi somewhere.

burnspbesq · « **Reply #11 on:** April 11, 2013, 11:21:11 PM »

Quote from: Stapsy on April 11, 2013, 05:22:47 PM

I got a chance to try these today at my local shop. I like the look and feel of them much better than the TH900 (more understated). I also thought they were very comfortable, but I did find that the ear cups were kind of small. They just barely fit over my ears.

I only got to listen to them for a couple of minutes through the ALO international and I thought they were pretty good. I liked them better than when I tried the TH900, though at the time I was comparing the TH900 to the HD800. The openness and clarity of the TH600 surprised me and I really enjoyed the quality of the bass (good presence and body, more similar to the feeling of speakers). They actually had me consider getting a closed phone to compliment the HD800. I will have to go back and give them a more thorough test with my gear and source. Its hard to get a feel for the sonic qualities with such a short audition, these were just my initial impressions.

I'm not sure what the going price is but these were marked at $1299, which seemed a bit steep to me. I think closer to $1000 would be more reasonable. At least for me, $700-$800 would be the magic number for the TH600 as a secondary set of phones. Don't know if this info is out, but I hear that there may be a price drop on the TH900 coming soon. Special pirate recommendation is to wait if you are considering them.

The 600s seem to still be available from Rakuten for JPY 79,800, which is now less than USD 800 as a result of recent exchange rate movement. Based on your impressions, the temptation is increasing.

Stapsy · « **Reply #12 on:** April 12, 2013, 12:16:13 AM »

Well at that price the TH600s are quite reasonable. They would definitely have my attention at $800 if I wasn't directing all my funds at my HD800 rig. I would be somewhat concerned about ordering from overseas given the problems that some people have been having with the TH900 breaking as the design is basically the same. I am not sure how repairs would be handled if you imported a pair. They sure do look good though! In person I preferred the look to the TH900. Totally stealth.

I am going to take my rig into the store soon to try and get a better baseline of comparison. I wanted to try the TH900 and HE-500 again anyway (maybe some of the beyer's as well). I'll update my impression's after that. I am trying to avoid reading what other people have to say so I don't bias my views.

zerodeefex · « **Reply #13 on:** April 12, 2013, 03:51:36 AM »

Pricing is getting nuts, the market is definitely able to bear much higher priced cans than previously. Before Audeze was around, I bought my HD-800s used for $800.

MuppetFace · « **Reply #14 on:** April 12, 2013, 05:01:41 AM »

I blame Grado just as much as Audez'e. The PS1000 was at $1700 and before that the GS1000 (along with the Denon D7000) was one of the first dynamics to hit the $1000 mark in years.

dogears · « **Reply #15 on:** April 12, 2013, 08:29:16 AM »

Tempting

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