# Most underrated headphone? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Headphone Discussion\ **Created:** [January 16, 2020, 9:06pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/most-underrated-headphone/4893 "2020-01-16T21:06:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ValentineLuke](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/valentineluke/32/9729_2.png) [@ValentineLuke](https://forum.headphones.com/u/ValentineLuke)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2020, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/most-underrated-headphone/4893/21 "2020-01-17T18:27:31Z")
Agreed. Though I may have been unintentionally vague, it’s the implementation of the the wood used that affects the sound. Not just type, but shape/size as well (acoustical dampening is also a factor). It’s the reason I’ve embarked on a Lawton mod. > [@Fostex Lawton Mod](https://forum.headphones.com/t/fostex-lawton-mod/3763): > > I’m looking to start a Lawton Mod project and I’d like to know if anyone has had experience with it. I’ll be using either a TR-X00 or TH-900 mk2, probably the former. I’ve spoken with Mark Lawton and he was very helpful and informative. At this point I’m waiting on availability of a particular cup. Any feedback, thoughts, or comments are appreciated. Edit: I wonder if [headphones.com](http://headphones.com) will be carrying Fostex headphones in the near future. @andrew @taronlissimore ---
**Author:** ![bigshel99](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/bigshel99/32/5807_2.png) [@bigshel99](https://forum.headphones.com/u/bigshel99)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2020, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/most-underrated-headphone/4893/22 "2020-01-17T19:17:27Z")
Did you try them with the ZMF Ori pads? ---
**Author:** ![ProfFalkin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/proffalkin/32/1399_2.png) [@ProfFalkin](https://forum.headphones.com/u/ProfFalkin)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2020, 7:48pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/most-underrated-headphone/4893/23 "2020-01-17T19:48:22Z")
> [@ValentineLuke](#): > > I wonder if [headphones.com](http://headphones.com) will be carrying Fostex headphones in the near future. @andrew @taronlissimore This. Please. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![andrew](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/andrew/32/31_2.png) [@andrew](https://forum.headphones.com/u/andrew)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2020, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/most-underrated-headphone/4893/24 "2020-01-17T19:49:50Z")
@taronlissimore it looks like it might be time to bring Fostex back into the mix 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ProfFalkin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/proffalkin/32/1399_2.png) [@ProfFalkin](https://forum.headphones.com/u/ProfFalkin)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2020, 7:51pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/most-underrated-headphone/4893/25 "2020-01-17T19:51:55Z")
Maybe reach out to those Creative guys, see if the EMu Teak could be sold? You would be the only North American dealer to sell them, and they kick the Drop version’s butt all over the dojo. Drop’s Kung Fu is weak. 😜 ---
**Author:** ![ValentineLuke](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/valentineluke/32/9729_2.png) [@ValentineLuke](https://forum.headphones.com/u/ValentineLuke)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2020, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/most-underrated-headphone/4893/26 "2020-01-17T20:08:49Z")
![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/2X/e/ee310d4b9d9ec2e6ead99e0d53e6e9049547de62.gif) I’ve got a Lawton mod project that needs a Fostex. Just sayin’… ---
**Author:** ![bigshel99](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/bigshel99/32/5807_2.png) [@bigshel99](https://forum.headphones.com/u/bigshel99)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2020, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/most-underrated-headphone/4893/27 "2020-01-17T20:24:22Z")
yes, I wouldn’t mind a second pair for work. ---
**Author:** ![Pharmaboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Pharmaboy](https://forum.headphones.com/u/Pharmaboy)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2020, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/most-underrated-headphone/4893/28 "2020-01-17T20:43:29Z")
No, I didn’t–but I did try the physically very similar (in dimensions & materials) Brainwavz sheepskin pads. Like all the other pads I tried on the Teaks, that was a fail. It really messed with the sound of the Teaks, and not in a good way. ---
**Author:** ![Pharmaboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Pharmaboy](https://forum.headphones.com/u/Pharmaboy)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2020, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/most-underrated-headphone/4893/29 "2020-01-17T20:55:49Z")
Do you have measurements of Drop’s kung fu? (probably posted on [audiosciencetheview.com](http://audiosciencetheview.com)). Am I the only one that wants Drop to sell eye drops? “ **Drops on Drop–The Wait is Over!** ” ---
**Author:** ![ProfFalkin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/proffalkin/32/1399_2.png) [@ProfFalkin](https://forum.headphones.com/u/ProfFalkin)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2020, 9:36pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/most-underrated-headphone/4893/30 "2020-01-17T21:36:55Z")
> [@Pharmaboy](#): > > (probably posted on [audiosciencetheview.com](http://audiosciencetheview.com)) 🤨 Really? > [@Pharmaboy](#): > > Do you have measurements of Drop’s kung fu? Measurements found here: [https://www.innerfidelity.com/images/Fostex\_Variants\_Measurements.pdf](https://www.innerfidelity.com/images/Fostex_Variants_Measurements.pdf) [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/3X/8/8/88f86607775dd97fca0e617df10abec0b25154b7.jpeg "Foster 443742 Varients Listening Tests: D5000; TH-X00; E-Mu Teak; TH610; and TH900mk2") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BR_Ug-1dZVU) ---
**Author:** ![Cariad](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/cariad/32/2000_2.png) [@Cariad](https://forum.headphones.com/u/Cariad)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2020, 10:27pm UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/most-underrated-headphone/4893/31 "2020-01-17T22:27:12Z")
Was going to post Tyll’s review but you beat me to it. For the price I found the E-MU Teak a very enjoyable listen, more so than most other headphones at that price. They are very light and comfortable to wear but the cups are quite thin and brittle. If you live in a region with large variances in humidity you have to be careful about removing and replacing the cups. I cracked one not realizing that it had contracted because of the dryness caused by winter heating in my home. ---
**Author:** ![ValentineLuke](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.headphones.com/valentineluke/32/9729_2.png) [@ValentineLuke](https://forum.headphones.com/u/ValentineLuke)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2020, 4:55am UTC](https://forum.headphones.com/t/most-underrated-headphone/4893/32 "2020-01-18T04:55:48Z")
> [@ProfFalkin](#): > > 🤨 > > Really? ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/headphones/original/2X/a/ab218d20072eb8f3f2399014384e74cb185aa2d2.gif) [Previous page](https://forum.headphones.com/t/most-underrated-headphone/4893.md?page=1)