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*The Monkey* · #**1001** (**permalink**) 03-11-2008, 12:14 AM

Sorry all, I can't bear to go through all the pages right now. Here's my situation. Every time I go to a meet, I end up loving the Stax phones. The O2 is among my favorites, but way WAY out of my price range. That said, what would be a recommended sweet spot to enter the Stax lineup?

*Voltron* · #**1002** (**permalink**) 03-11-2008, 04:03 AM

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Originally Posted by The Monkey

Sorry all, I can't bear to go through all the pages right now. Here's my situation. Every time I go to a meet, I end up loving the Stax phones. The O2 is among my favorites, but way WAY out of my price range. That said, what would be a recommended sweet spot to enter the Stax lineup?

I'm no authority Vincent, but the Lambda Signatures with and SRM-1 or better yet a 006t or 007t is a great combo. I bought a Lambda Pro, the SRM-1 and the ED-1 "equalizer" for $1000 or 1100.

*spritzer* · #**1003** (**permalink**) 03-11-2008, 04:56 AM

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Originally Posted by The Monkey

Sorry all, I can't bear to go through all the pages right now. Here's my situation. Every time I go to a meet, I end up loving the Stax phones. The O2 is among my favorites, but way WAY out of my price range. That said, what would be a recommended sweet spot to enter the Stax lineup?

It's tough to recommend just one combo but a SRM-1 Mk2 Pro amp with either a SR-Lambda or SR-Lambda Signature makes for a very good combo.

deepak · #**1004** (**permalink**) 03-14-2008, 11:44 PM

Oh man what memories. Good ol' minya.

*spritzer* · #**1005** (**permalink**) 03-15-2008, 06:44 AM

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Originally Posted by deepak

Oh man what memories. Good ol' minya.

Yup. Back then I didn't really know what expensive really is...

*Voltron* · #**1006** (**permalink**) 03-15-2008, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by spritzer

It's tough to recommend just one combo but a SRM-1 Mk2 Pro amp with either a SR-Lambda or SR-Lambda Signature makes for a very good combo.

Yeah, to be specific, Vincent, I have an SRM-1, Mk 2 Pro and it is a good match.

*kpeezy* · #**1007** (**permalink**) 03-17-2008, 08:41 PM

I just picked up some Lambdas at a decent price so I'll be looking out for a SRM-1 MK2 to go with it. Do they come up very often?

Also,

Finally I get to hear for myself what postjack has been talking about.

*kpeezy* · #**1008** (**permalink**) 03-20-2008, 08:34 PM

So..I just got my Lambdas in today and they say Professional on the top of the housing... Does that mean they're pro bias and the seller just didn't know it?

*Smeggy* · #**1009** (**permalink**) 03-20-2008, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by kpeezy

So..I just got my Lambdas in today and they say Professional on the top of the housing... Does that mean they're pro bias and the seller just didn't know it?

5 pins = Pro
6 pins = Normal

*kpeezy* · #**1010** (**permalink**) 03-20-2008, 08:41 PM

Then I just got pro bias Lambdas for $250

grawk · #**1011** (**permalink**) 03-20-2008, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by kpeezy

Then I just got pro bias Lambdas for $250

Aren't the pros the worst of the lambdas?

*kpeezy* · #**1012** (**permalink**) 03-20-2008, 08:58 PM

Maybe I need to message the seller.

Spiug31 · #**1013** (**permalink**) 03-20-2008, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by kpeezy

I just picked up some Lambdas at a decent price so I'll be looking out for a SRM-1 MK2 to go with it. Do they come up very often?

There is one on ebay just now :
http://cgi.ebay.com/STAX-SRM-1-MK-2-...QQcmdZViewItem

*spritzer* · #**1014** (**permalink**) 03-21-2008, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by grawk

Aren't the pros the worst of the lambdas?

They are sort of the black sheep to me. Crappy bass, treble and a recessed midrange so I'd take the SR-Lambda or Signature over them any day.

*JBLoudG20* · #**1015** (**permalink**) 03-21-2008, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by kpeezy

Then I just got pro bias Lambdas for $250

*hirsch* · #**1016** (**permalink**) 03-21-2008, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by spritzer

They are sort of the black sheep to me. Crappy bass, treble and a recessed midrange so I'd take the SR-Lambda or Signature over them any day.

Interesting. I was completely uninterested in Stax headphones in general a few years back. I had owned a 404 and sold it, and heard the Omega II many times, but had settled on HE60. Then a friend on Head-Fi held a mini-meet where I heard the Lambda Pro. IMO, it was better at that meet than the Omega II's that were floating around (and there was a great deal of different sources and amplification to try them with). I bought a Lambda Pro, and still have it (having long since bought and sold and Omega II; that headphone is too fucking polite). Lambda Pro has much better dynamics than SR-404 did, and is a great headphone for just rocking out.

*purk* · #**1017** (**permalink**) 03-21-2008, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by hirsch

Interesting. I was completely uninterested in Stax headphones in general a few years back. I had owned a 404 and sold it, and heard the Omega II many times, but had settled on HE60. Then a friend on Head-Fi held a mini-meet where I heard the Lambda Pro. IMO, it was better at that meet than the Omega II's that were floating around (and there was a great deal of different sources and amplification to try them with). I bought a Lambda Pro, and still have it (having long since bought and sold and Omega II; that headphone is too fucking polite). Lambda Pro has much better dynamics than SR-404 did, and is a great headphone for just rocking out.

Agreed. I take the Lambda Pro + ES-1 over OII + KGSS anyday. The Lambda pro is pretty nice sounding headphone IMO.

*luvdunhill* · #**1018** (**permalink**) 03-21-2008, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by purk

Agreed. I take the Lambda Pro + ES-1 over OII + KGSS anyday. The Lambda pro is pretty nice sounding headphone IMO.

Agreed. I'd take a Lamda Professional + BHSE over a OII + SRM-252A anyday.

*purk* · #**1019** (**permalink**) 03-21-2008, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by luvdunhill

Agreed. I'd take a Lamda Professional + BHSE over a OII + SRM-252A anyday.

I think you are mistaken my point. The Lambda Pro sounds darn good out of my ES-1 and that is one of the reason I kept the Lambda pro as the back up to my HE90 and sold the HE-60. The lambda pro out of stax amps might sound bad but out of my ES-1, it sounds amazing. I talked to Hirsch and number of people about the ES-1+Lambda Pro and we share simlar finding. Also many people who attended last year Florida meet were pretty impressed by the Lambda Pro out of the Woo GES as well. Mulveling and Tom stopped by at my place and they love the sound of the Lambda pro out of my ES-1 as well.

*spritzer* · #**1020** (**permalink**) 03-21-2008, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by hirsch

Interesting. I was completely uninterested in Stax headphones in general a few years back. I had owned a 404 and sold it, and heard the Omega II many times, but had settled on HE60. Then a friend on Head-Fi held a mini-meet where I heard the Lambda Pro. IMO, it was better at that meet than the Omega II's that were floating around (and there was a great deal of different sources and amplification to try them with). I bought a Lambda Pro, and still have it (having long since bought and sold and Omega II; that headphone is too fucking polite). Lambda Pro has much better dynamics than SR-404 did, and is a great headphone for just rocking out.

They are (with the Nova Signature) my least favorite Lambda and far outclassed even by the Basic headphones or the Spirit. I usually rank it with the HE90 as a headphone I can't recommend without a long audition as they are so far from being neutral.

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Originally Posted by luvdunhill

Agreed. I'd take a Lamda Professional + BHSE over a OII + SRM-252A anyday.

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