So all these glowing reports may be throwing a spanner in the (my) works. After one month of Stax SR X9000 and Mjolnir Carbon CC I am often left with the feeling: "Is that it?" Some tracks the calmer less hectic vocal biased tracks sound really great whilst others often quicker tracks with more...

So the problem of the long leadtime on the Stax SR-X9000 has resulted in the: a) Mjölnir Carbon Amp becoming a Mjölnir Carbon CC Amp b) Isotek Sirius becoming Isotek Aquarius V5 c) Standard Power Cables have become Perkune Black Matrix like the Black Matrix Interconnects all unfortunately with...

So a decision has been made: the interconnects will be these: Matrix Black from perkune.com https://perkune.com/matrix-black-xlr-interconnect-cable/ What do you think? Paul is offering me quite a reasonable discount a a new customer. He has received alot of positive feedback from customers. I...

As I cannot really audition the interconnect candidates with my particular combo Marantz SA10-Mjölnir Carbon-Stax SR X9000 it is going to have to be a leap of faith. However a final question probably to Stax SR-X9000 owners: Are the high frequencies neutrally presented? I am thinking only of...

Thanks guys. Interesting views. If the quality/type of interconnect is not in reality that important to overall sound then I guess many companies are making a living on selling snake oil. In my case the headphone black dragon cable swap with the Focals made a huge difference and I was myself...

Good morning! As posted elsewhere my current system: Pioneer PD70AE+Moon Audio Black Dragon XLR Interconnects+Musical Fidelity MX-HPA+ Focal Utopia also with Moon Audio Black Dragon cables. The Black Dragons were a very sonically noticeable and welcome upgrade to this system. This setup is...

@Powermankw. Great summay of Focal attributes. It is easy to slip into the way of thinking that the next gear will be the better or best gear.. Sometimes (we I am seeking a justification to change something that is not yet broken or past a sell by date. The Focals are very musical and...

Interesting opinions. Just to reiterate the Focals bring above all else musicality and flow to the music- but I miss the soundstage and separation I suspect only top electrostats can deliver. I somehow feel a bit of a bad apple trading in the Utopias as they have not put a foot wrong with...

Hi thank you for the feedback. It is good to hear the opinions of people "in the know". I can good a pretty good trade in for my Pioneer PD70AE+ Musical Fidelity MX-HPA + Utopias+ Moon Audio Black Dragons. Therefore rather than upgrade in stages as a sensible person might do and as recommended...

Hi new to the forum but not new to headphones although that being said the range of equipment has been modest. 1995-2018 Arcam Delta CD Player + Stax Lambda Signature with I think Stax SR001 Amp Great clarity and separation but somehow emotionless 2018-now Pioneer PD70AE CD Player+ Amp Musical...