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Review
I’m EposVox, here to make tech easier and more fun and the people over at Dekoni Audio
let me take an early look at their upcoming collaboration with Fostex, these new “Blue”
headphones.
Yes, that’s what they’re called, not just the color.
These headphones are actually a revision of Fostex’s T50RP Mk3, which aims to make the
headphones less fatiguing and smoother with an “extended bass response”, which we’ll
touch on in a minute.
They’re also equipped with Dekoni’s hybrid ear pads, which I’ve recently reviewed,
for the best comfort and sound compensation - but the Elite Velour pads are also available
with these headphones.
Physically, these are nicely-built, without being too heavy.
Most of the outer-showing parts are made of hard plastic, but durable enough I wouldn’t
see them breaking anytime soon.
I LOVE the height adjustment mechanism.
This is much smoother than most headphones I’ve used, and just feels right for some
reason.
The cans are a good size - fully covering my ears without being as huge as my K7xx headphones
- housing _____ drivers.
And the Dekoni Hybrid ear pads are comfortable as can be, of course.
These actually close up sound leakage a bit without fully closing off the sound stage
or focusing the bass directly into your ears.
They feature velour on the face, providing comfy contact with your skin along with their
thick and soft memory foam inside.
The outer ring is their sheepskin material to isolate sound, but then inner ring features
their fenestrated sheepskin to allow sound to enter the foam and be isolated there - instead
of just focusing in your ear.
This pad works really well here.
The cable is somewhat short, but locks into place on the cans in a kinda unique way, while
still being serviceable and something that can be replaced.
I LOVE this concept.
The headband, though……..
This is one of those polarizing things with me.
For most people it’s probably fine - there’s only a thin band running through the headband,
though the padding isn’t very thick.
But I just really don’t like solid band headphones, period, I’m learning.
On the whole, these headphones are comfortable as hell - but sometimes if the headband sits
on the right spot on my head, it really starts to hurt me after a while.
Just a common factor in my reviews - I much prefer suspension style bands - but everyone
has different preferences.
Unlike many of the headphones I review, these semi-open back headphones provide a satisfying
bump to the mid-range with smooth, but present bass.
I’m a weird one, in that I generally prefer very flat headphones.
Speakers?
Gimme dat bass.
But headphones?
I generally prefer flat.
I received a couple of complaints on my original AKG K7xx review for liking things “too flat”,
which I just find funny.
But I’m not going to lie - the bass response on the Blue headphones to be a nice change
of pace.
My music has a nice new oomph to it while wearing these, which I can appreciate.
While the sound stage isn’t quite as open as my AKG cans, it’s surprisingly usable
given how isolated these cans are.
Positioning in-game is great, and general media consumption is pretty good.
I do start to miss some of the high-end that these cans don’t fully produce here compared
to my other headphones however.
Now this is to keep them smooth and prevent fatiguing - but for purposes like ASMR and
some music genres, the lesser high-end can feel lacking a bit.
Overall, this was a great branch away from the headphones I normally review and has made
me consider checking out more headphones that I previously shied away from.
The Blue Headphones are comfortable, easy on the ears, and sound great - and they look
pretty neat, too.
I like this design.
At the time of recording, these headphones are still on pre-order.
I’ll throw a link to them on Dekoni’s website in the description below.
Check them out if you’re interested.
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