I bought these a few months ago because I was interested in checking out the Fostex T50RPmkIII and reviews of the Fostex mentioned that for best results, you had to get different pads. Well, the T50 + new pads puts the combo right into price range of the Dekoni Blues - which are a Fostex sanctioned T50 mod and come with 2 sets of high quality pads. The Blues are a good set of cans. I think Dekoni missed the mark slightly on pad selection, though. The two included pads give very different sound signatures - the pre-installed hybrid pads are very bassy and warm with wide sound stage and the velour pads a little more detailed and comparatively less bassy (although still bassy-er than your average headphone) with a slightly narrower soundstage. I have one complaint that those pads make the treble sound a bit compressed, like how the highs on a low bitrate mp3 file sound. However, all is not lost. The Dekoni Protein pads for the T50 are reasonably priced. Putting those on kept the bassy-ness and warmth of the hybrid pads, the detail of the velour pads, and removed the harshness in the treble. These are now some of my favorite headphones and well worth the ~$220 for the entire package.
I should also echo those on here (and other places) that say these headphones are power hungry. They are. The best amp I've found for them at a reasonable price range is the Schiit Magni 3. The Magni is not the best $99 headphone amp out there right now (see the JDS Labs Atom for that), but it does have the output power that really makes the Blues sing. The Magni outputs ~2W at 32 ohms. The Atom is ~1W at 32 ohms. Somewhere between 1 and 2 watts the Blues go from sounding good to sounding outstanding.The low end on T50 mods needs lots of power to sound its best. When underpowered, their bass will sound boomy and sloppy. Give them power and that bass tightens up and you get a bassy, fun, detailed sound.
TL;DR: If you put the right pads on these (Dekoni Protein) and give them LOTS of amplifier power, they are a fun, bassy, detailed headphone that carves out a unique sound signature in the ~$180-230 range.
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The Dekoni Blue
Dekoni Audio is known for their Attention to Detail
The Dekoni Blue is a Fun Headphone with a great bass extension and smooth high end
The Dekoni Blue by Fostex
Dekoni Audio has collaborated with Fostex on a fantastic new variant of its famed T50RP MK3 Planar Magnetic Headphone. With Redesigned Blue cups, a new Inner Baffle, and Dekoni’s Hybrid Ear Pads made especially for this Headphone you are left with what some are calling the most comfortable headphone around. By using the fenestrated Sheepskin on the inside of the pad you regain some of the mid frequencies that were lost when listening to the stock T50RP MK3.
- Refined Fostex proprietary Regular Phase (RP) diaphragm driver using copper foil etched polyimide film and powerful neodymium magnet
- Semi-open Headphone with room for the sound to breathe
- Comes with 3m 1/4-inch plug detachable cable for best serviceability
The Dekoni Blue
Dekoni Blue comes with our Elite Hybrid earpads, the perfect mix of comfort, style, and sound.
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The Dekoni Blue is as the name implies a blue headphone that is built on the Fostex T50RP MK3 model. They are semi open headphones with an impedance of 50 ohms and a sensitivity of 92 db/mW. Packaging is simple with a 6ft cable that terminates to 1/4". A 1/4" to 3.5mm adapter is also included an I hope no one ever has to use it.Build quality is good and light weight. This model only comes with Dekoni Elite Hybrid pads which are very plush and do a good job at keeping the bass. The earcups are definelty plastic and I find the blue color to be slightly darker in real life. I would recommend a V-Moda cable as the stock cable is to long, kinks up plenty, and only terminates to 1/4", better off using a seperate adapter.Sound quality is great if you enjoy rap/hip-hop/electronic/dance. Music with bass is a great match with these, they can do other music just as well but the highs are lacking especially for female vocalists. I've been running this set through a headphone amp and recommend one. The more power you can give these the better.
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The Dekoni Blue is as the name implies a blue headphone that is built on the Fostex T50RP MK3 model. They are semi open headphones with an impedance of 50 ohms and a sensitivity of 92 db/mW. Packaging is simple with a 6ft cable that terminates to 1/4". A 1/4" to 3.5mm adapter is also included an I hope no one ever has to use it.
Build quality is good and light weight. This model only comes with Dekoni Elite Hybrid pads which are very plush and do a good job at keeping the bass. The earcups are definelty plastic and I find the blue color to be slightly darker in real life. I would recommend a V-Moda cable as the stock cable is to long, kinks up plenty, and only terminates to 1/4", better off using a seperate adapter.
Sound quality is great if you enjoy rap/hip-hop/electronic/dance. Music with bass is a great match with these, they can do other music just as well but the highs are lacking especially for female vocalists. I've been running this set through a headphone amp and recommend one. The more power you can give these the better.
Build quality is good and light weight. This model only comes with Dekoni Elite Hybrid pads which are very plush and do a good job at keeping the bass. The earcups are definelty plastic and I find the blue color to be slightly darker in real life. I would recommend a V-Moda cable as the stock cable is to long, kinks up plenty, and only terminates to 1/4", better off using a seperate adapter.
Sound quality is great if you enjoy rap/hip-hop/electronic/dance. Music with bass is a great match with these, they can do other music just as well but the highs are lacking especially for female vocalists. I've been running this set through a headphone amp and recommend one. The more power you can give these the better.
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