Fostex TH-610

A beautiful headphone with a first-class involving sound that is also very clean and precise. Gives voice body and the bass has pressure without overlay. The heights dissolve silky without annoying. The comfort is great. In sum, a very lively sounding headphones on a high sound level. In comparison, my previous Phillips Fidelio X1 sounds annoying and nervous with a covered bass.

Why not 5 stars? Because it is missing in the accessories. There is simply no short alternative cable with 3.5 mm jack for mobile use, although the handset works very well for it. The cable is changeable, but there are no standard plugs on the headphones. The only suitable interchangeable cable is from Fostex, is intended for the balanced connection and costs in comparison to the headphones completely covered 380 euros (!).

Actually I wanted to use the headphones mobile and stationary. Mobile is probably eliminated with the standard cable of 3.20 meters in length. Too bad, because I have not heard any better and still closed headphones for my taste.