Hi all! Which one is better for the money? Which one is less coloured and with more power reserves? What about them driving the 4070?

I hear squealing from one of my drivers in my SR-007a.  Anytime I plug it into my BHSE I hear it even if my other equipment is off.   Can I solve this problem without sending in the phones to Japan?   Any help would be appreciated.

Hi everybody!   I've been a head-fier for an indecent amount of time, and I've spent an equally indecent amount of money on this hobby of ours. The next 'step' on my proverbial ladder, however, is to enter Summit-Fi proper. Before I talk about why I opened this thread, I want to talk about the...

Hi everyone   I've been thinking about this for a while and came to a conclusion today. There really isn't much left for me in the headphone world of dynamics and orthodynamics. I have heard just about every headphone I am interested in listening to that involves these two driver types and I...

Hello,   I'm looking to buy a Stax SR507.   I need a amp for this new headphone, I can't decide between SRM-006tS, Stax SR-007t II ?   I have see a SR-007t II with 240voltages, I'm in France and the voltage is 230. Must I buy a transformer ?   Best regards

THE BATTLE OF THE FLAGSHIPS My quest to find the greatest headphone ever made! by David Solomon     TABLE OF CONTENTS PREAMBLE ABOUT THIS REVIEW ABOUT THIS REVIEWER BEING @ HEADPHONES.COM     THE GEAR SOURCE AMPS ODDS & ENDS   50+ HEADPHONES COMPARED TL;DR & CHARTS...

I've got a pretty nice speaker setup, but I'd like to integrate headphones into the chain without buying dedicated components.   As such, I'd like to use headphones that can use speaker amps, such as the HE6 or the Stax.   My speaker amp is a 845 tube based SET tube amp, the Cary 805C...

Hello everyone:   I don't know if this thread goes to this forum, if not I'd like the moderator moves it to the right place, anyway I have something important to ask those who have experience with electrostatic headphones and amplifiers. I have no experience with them and recently my...

Just curious... or are you guys only going to satisfied until you've gotten the Stax SR009? ...Because I've pretty much reached my pinnacle, the Alessandro MS-Pro's. They are definitely end-game for me! Heaps of clarity and detail yet doesn't render My Bloody Valentine's 'Loveless'...

do you guys with the sr-009 (or any other stax headphone) encounter this? like if you move your jaw with the headphones on your head, there's a static clipping in the headphones. ths seems to happen more on the right side for me than the left. is this normal?

hi guys,   i just got my SR009 and 007a. I run the 007a as a power amp, meaning full volume with a pre-amp before it. i think the sound quality is amazing. but it is indeed a tad on the bright side (in fact quite bright for my liking).   i wonder if anyone here has any experience on how...

Ok I listen to dubstep and artists like armin van burren. I want to buy great headphones.  Budget is up to $500 or a little more if they are nice.

Every headphone has positives and negatives.   I don't mind the bass hump on the 007 MK2.  It is a coloration- but one that I can live with and that can even be pleasant sometimes.  My problem is the etch.  I have difficulty excepting that particular fault.  The 007MK1 lack that etch and are...

I was considering upgrading my HD650's for some HD700's LCD-2's or quite possible HD800's. But decided it's not time yet. However I am now considering upgrading my Amplifier/DAC. I currently have the Headroom Desktop Amp/DAC. Any suggestions to a good/better AMP/DAC or Amp and DAC?    Don't...

I'm looking to get the Stax pads for my T50-RP's, but they have two very similar models on their website and I can't figure out which ones are the ones people have been using to mod them, I'm leaning toward the $160 one as the correct ones but I'm not sure.  ...

  This is a review of the newly released STAX SR 009 headphones..   While the several hundred hours of “break-in” was ongoing, I selected from my library a collection of vocal, solo instrumental, chamber, orchestral, symphonic and jazz of various colors to be used during my audition...

Hey guys, pick your choice from the selections or post if I did not include your option. Remember, this is the one headphone you will have to live with for the rest of your life.

  While the several hundred hours of “break-in” was ongoing, I selected from my library a collection of vocal, solo instrumental, chamber, orchestral, symphonic and jazz of various colors to be used during my audition adventure.  All of this music was downloaded from several online...

Got that itch again, i've loved every minute of the Denon D7000's and currently loving the planar magnetic hifimans, but down the line when i inevitably get bored, where shall i go to next?   Was thinking Stax SR-007 but that's alot of money to save up, looks to be about £3,500 in the UK...

Having an average or slightly smaller head, I've never really had a great seal with my ATH-W5000. Being that I like the wearing comfort of these cans and would hate to part with them, I keep trying to fiddle with their position to try and get a better seal, along with a bit more bass and...

Hi everybody. This is my first message and need your help.   Im very interested to buy a Stax 007 MkII (or MkI) that´s clear.. but I need the ideal partner for them. I cant afford the near $5000 for WES, A10 or Blue Hawaii so I´d like to know other options to check and decide.   Do you...

just wondering peoples preferences :) i like my xb500's cant wait for my xb700's in the mail

Maybe the title sounds like an essay. Quite not so. It's a question. Look at the flagships of the past. Qualia 010, SR-007 Mark II, R10, HE90... With headphone technology that we have now, what can still be improved upon? Lighter, stiffer diaphragms? Magnets with denser magnetic flux? More...

  Episode 008 of Head-Fi TV was just uploaded.  This episode is a video review of the new flagship headphone from Stax, the SR-009 electrostatic earspeakers, powered by the Woo Audio WES electrostatic headphone amplifier.   Thanks to Jack Wu of Woo Audio for letting us borrow his personal...

I originally posted my EQ curves in the IEM forum, and since many of you don't use IEM's and probably don't visit that forum, I thought I should post the full sized headphone EQ curves here.   The original thread is here...