That QA was literally copy pasted from the T50rp argon QAs. There is no balanced option for the T60 argon because it was wired balanced to begin.
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Sure thing. I’m probably going to get back to you in like 6 months though lol, given the lead times and all. But yeah I’ll write up a comparative review.
On the point of balanced, like kcrack says, they’re internally balanced from the factory. They were delivered with a 3,5mm TRRS plug to 3,5mm TRS. Fostex has a fully balanced 3,5mm cable available though, but nobody really keeps it in stock. I ended up getting a kit from Hart Audio for all my headphones so I’ve been using that.
EDIT: It seems they’ve added a bunch of new options since I bought mine. You can now get them in 2,5mm balanced, 4,4mm and XLR. Quite neat actually. Would be nice if they were sold new with them though, at least one set like the 4,4 or the XLR.
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Btw what exactly should be the difference between stock and Argon mod of the T60RP? I thought that the 10k peak should be tamed with this mod. Sorry, I couldn’t find much about it, could be my search skills though.
not 100% on that. I have only hear the Argonized version of them. But all T50s and there mods have the same peaks, T60s are just official T50 mods. The peaks are a quark of the driver itself, some mods do a better job of smothering it then others. If you wt Valours review of the Argon Mk3 he had a good description of the treble as like stars peaking threw the darkness. Said stars are treble daggers that have been check to not kill you.
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10.5 weeks later and still waiting on my T60 Argon. Anyone else order in January?
Expect more…they got slammed
Yeah, I waited 6 months for mine, tough times.
By the way, I got my hands on a Focal Clear these days. I thought I will notice a huge difference between Clear and the T60RP Argon in terms of detail retrieval, but it was like… 15%? Noticeable, slightly better, but not that huge. Anyone can confirm if I’m wrong or not? So far the Argons are impressive for detail retrieval I guess. Maybe I need more time assessing though.
So, what do you think of your Argons? Still great clarity? Good sharp bass?
The Argons are quite clear and detailed. The bass is clean and textured, although it is not that punchy. The Clear in contrast is very punchy. The Clear has less pronounced treble (slightly under the Harman curve), while the treble of the Argons is a bit harsh for me (slightly above the Harman target I guess). Same harshness as the HD 560s. I don’t find a reason to EQ my Clear so far.
I enjoy my Argons with a bit EQ for treble taming, they are quite good! But… I am very treble sensitive though!
Clear’s sound stage ain’t that bad actually, people say it is quite “in your face”. A small, but pleasing bubble around your head. Argons have that + much wider sounds to the sides.
These are my first impressions.
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I Love my Elex’s and really enjoyed my T60’s for a few weeks before I sent them in.
Yeah, I had my finger on the Elex when it was on sale recently. But I decided to go for Clear for some reason. I am happy with my collection so far.
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As someone with a Clear Pro and Elex currently I can attest to… not much difference.
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I tried the leather Alpha pads, but I didn’t like them. It’s true they add a very nice amount of bass, but the mids were weirdly affected and not natural, maybe they make some V-shape. If you don’t care as much about the mids, they make the sound fun indeed.
Yeah I think I posted about that. I wanted V shape. I got V shape. If I want mids I’ll use my Verite Closed. 
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Yeah, and surprisingly the bass was cleaner and tighter with Alpha pads, which I still can’t achieve with suede pads with EQ.
My EQ skills are still mediocre I guess, or pads just change sound differently.
Yeah it was real eye opening how a pad change can achieve things you can’t get otherwise. EQ isn’t my thing. Tube and pad swaps are more interesting to me. That being said I would recommend a -2 db EQ at 10khz for these headphones regardless.
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The T60rp Argon may be a little bright for my tastes. It does have rather good and unique qualities, namely its soundstage and fat, round shaped bass. Its treble isn’t terribly “tuned” neither; there’s just too much of it. I’m considering purchasing the Ether C Flow tuning kit in hopes that they could add that slight change.
Running them with the suede pads currently. I have some Cowhide pads from an earlier pad roll, but they lowered and changed the tuning of the treble too much.
I don’t blame ya there. Some people expect T60 Argon to be basshead cans but they’re pretty hot in the treble. I EQ down the treble at 9-10khz, and I normally never EQ.
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I initially got the T60 Argon’s because I wanted to try out a V shaped headphone. Currently my “bassy” cans would be my 177X, which was another headphone I nearly regretted purchasing but found a perfect pad pairing in the Dekoni Suede. They now have a really nice W shaped tuning that works with practically everything.