The Headcase Stax thread

[faust3d]

Originally Posted by postjack

to faust3d: when I owned the O2 thats just how I wore mine. The crease in the pad was just in line with the rim of my glasses.

What did you replace them with?

[spritzer]

Originally Posted by Icarium

You need to start a thread or blog about bread baking ;p It's an art I really would like to master. I am on hiatus atm since sourdough has thoroughly defeated me

I hate blogs so not going to happen. It's amazing how stupid people can be while baking and that goes double for chefs who just don't have a clue. Last week I watched one throw the yeast, garlic and salt in a pot of 80°C water where he let the mixture simmer for a while... Both garlic and salt kill the yeast and the same goes for heat above 40°C.

Originally Posted by GPH

Don't believe all you read, there is no such thing as a Stax club or mafia. We have some shares in the Vegas casinos and friends in the Vatican, but all we do is legal.

THERE IS NO STAX MAFIA!!!!!

....honest....

[faust3d]

Originally Posted by spritzer

THERE IS NO STAX MAFIA!!!!!

....honest....

Aha

[cclragnarok]

Originally Posted by spritzer

I hate blogs so not going to happen. It's amazing how stupid people can be while baking and that goes double for chefs who just don't have a clue. Last week I watched one throw the yeast, garlic and salt in a pot of 80°C water where he let the mixture simmer for a while... Both garlic and salt kill the yeast and the same goes for heat above 40°C.

Maybe he thinks dead yeast tastes good?

[spritzer]

Originally Posted by cclragnarok

Maybe he thinks dead yeast tastes good?

I'm fairly sure that he's just an idiot...

[EdipisReks]

Originally Posted by spritzer

I'm fairly sure that he's just an idiot...

could be both.

[postjack]

Originally Posted by faust3d

What did you replace them with?

I got out of the 'stat thing and went back dynamic.

[wrecked_porsche]

Why? Whhhhhy?

[EdipisReks]

Originally Posted by wrecked_porsche

Why? Whhhhhy?

two words: Thiel. Audio.

[Sherwood]

Originally Posted by EdipisReks

two words: Thiel. Audio.

3 words: Mikhail. has. those.

[spritzer]

Originally Posted by Sherwood

3 words: Mikhail. has. those.

Ewwww...

[EdipisReks]

Originally Posted by Sherwood

3 words: Mikhail. has. those.

he has good taste.

Hey I like what I hear (SR-303). I picked up an ESP950 system off ebay and I was wondering if you could use the koss headphone with the Stax Pro Energizer? The srm-323 amp is a beautiful amplifier and I would like to use the koss with it.

[mirumu]

Originally Posted by troymadison

Hey I like what I hear (SR-303). I picked up an ESP950 system off ebay and I was wondering if you could use the koss headphone with the Stax Pro Energizer? The srm-323 amp is a beautiful amplifier and I would like to use the koss with it.

A friend of mine had his ESP950 headphones modified to have a STAX connector put on the end and used them with STAX gear. The ESP950s are designed for a 600VDC bias voltage whereas STAX gear is designed for 580VDC so they are fairly similar in their requirements.

[Asr]

I temporarily traded my SRM-1 MKII for an SRM-T1 with another Head-Fier at RMAF. So far I definitely prefer the SRM-T1, it seems to push the somewhat forward presentation of the SR-007 MKII back out a bit. There's also a greater ease & smoothness to the sound.

[HeadphoneAddict]

Originally Posted by Johnny Blue

...oh, and I forgot to mention that SWMBO's retaliation for my SR-007/SRM-717 expenditure was to go out and book a family holiday costing exactly 2.5 times as much as the headphones! (And how could I possibly counter the argument that since I'd spent x on headphones which were just for me, why can't I spend 2.5x on all of us! Bummer!)

Happened to me too - SWMBO has us booked for Hawaii X-mas eve -> new years eve...

At least I got my O2 Mk2 and Woo GES Maxed, all within the past week or so.

[HeadphoneAddict]

Originally Posted by Asr

I temporarily traded my SRM-1 MKII for an SRM-T1 with another Head-Fier at RMAF. So far I definitely prefer the SRM-T1, it seems to push the somewhat forward presentation of the SR-007 MKII back out a bit. There's also a greater ease & smoothness to the sound.

Cool. I listened to that same SRM-T1 at my house a couple of weeks ago (Sherwood) and we both liked it more than the SRM-1 Mk2 Pro with everything, especially the HE60. The 3yr old Woo GES prototype sounded almost identical in power and detail and tone, except we had to add about 1.5 db EQ in the prototype's bass to match the T1. I shipped out the prototype to the Texas head-fi meet this week, but I have my GES maxed in the house now (225 hours burn-in so far). Then I got my SR-007 Mk2 last night and need to spend some time with them now (gotta move my rig back to my bedroom after Sherwood comes by to listen again).

Are you going to do the ear-pad spring mod for the mids, or wait for your BHSE first?

After listening to the SR-303, I would have to say it sounds like a warm sounding K1000. The Stax is too laidback and dark for me. I much prefer my 55x and k501 to it. Is there any brighter sounding Stax headphones than the SR-303?

[deepak]

Jesus try adding + 20 dB EQ from 12000 Hz up

I thought the SR-404 (same driver as SR-303, different cable) was damn bright with the upper mid peak adding to that.

Maybe you just like horribly, horribly bright headphones

Originally Posted by deepak

Jesus try adding + 20 dB EQ from 12000 Hz up

I thought the SR-404 (same driver as SR-303, different cable) was damn bright with the upper mid peak adding to that.

Maybe you just like horribly, horribly bright headphones

Yeah I do hear an upper mid peak, but the highs are still laidback though.