Well I was finally fed up with the shit cable so out came the tools...
One funny thing, I just read through the manual and it specifically states that these have a gold plated plug...which they don't have in reality. Why state something which ever owner will easily spot as a lie?
Similar earpads to the Shangri-La Jr.
The protective mesh is just a black PCB and the other side even has some production markings on the silkscreen.
First reveal and yup...these are 100% pcb. Just stacked up in the baffle and no glue at all. Now comes a pile of pics:
It's an interesting design but from a build quality point of view, this is miles away from what Stax are doing. One other thing, the headphones are wired up backwards, + output is wired to the back stator.
The back grills just drop out and are not fastened in any way.
Time for a new cable. The wide PC-OCC Stax cable is a tight fit but it does work.
All done.