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These are all throw away test shots from today, but if anyone is curious what a 19 year old 5MP Kodak designed CCD camera’s COLORS are like (tweaked, but less than most of my images)…

Got a picture of Peter with a few of his Class of 2026 friends. He’s in the middle bottom of the C.

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Those SOOC JPEG's or...? Is this a bayer-filter camera? Color is just one of those super-subjective things that varies so much from person to person, RAW converter to RAW converter, etc. I think people often outsource the creative work of color palette management/selection to their equipment (be it hardware or software), in much the way audiophiles outsource EQ to pairs of headphones or even cables. Throw in a dose of "retro is inherently better", etc. I never found myself in love with the supposedly great "FUJI COLORS" over the time I used their cameras, and the JPEG engine of the Sony RX-100 (I) and A6000 were hot garbage. However, I've never really owned a camera I couldn't get colors I liked out of, in post, including those. I think most digital cameras of at least the last 10 years offer SO MUCH latitude in post, that most people don't know, can't conceive of what to do with it all, and find their creativity more stimulated by the limitations of/look produced by older cameras. I'm from the Thom Hogan school of thought, i.e. capture optimal data in the field (s/n ratio, sharpness, focus, framing), then massage in post to fit your vision. I'm still floored by what I can capture with a 45MP full-frame sensor and the latest lenses. I think if anything it generally exceeds my abilities as an artist, and I can see why many would find that intimidating/challenging. I know I do at times.

Just bought this.

It was just one episode, but I'm excited to have Game of Thrones back. It feels like a new start for them after the last show collapsed under its own weight down the home stretch. Hope they pull this off! There is nothing like a well done big-budget epic fantasy.

It sucks that Young Matt will never be Old Matt. Missing you is an understatement.

Last night: Macklemore and Imagine Dragons with the kids at Fenway. Great show, good to see live music again.

I entirely agree, for me the object of listening to music is emotional involvement and enjoyment. The combination of the mostly modern T2 and the SR007 does this for me in a way nothing else I have listened to can. It makes music rather than throwing detail and frequencies at you. I don't care if its not as "accurate" as something else or technically or measurably not as good. I know of no measurement or technical specification that correlates with enjoyment or musicality. I think the general trend in hifi has been for things to get brighter and brighter in the search for more "resolution" and "speed" and more "high end" sound, hence the trends for metal drivers, more silver plated/solid silver things like wires/fuses caps etc etc. If you like brighter then the sr007 is not for you, if you don't like modern sound then the sr007 can be wonderful - if driven properly and the standard stax energizers can't drive it property at all.

I have the Carbon and imho it isn't as simple as that. I suggest reading the second review using an amp much weaker than a Carbon, yet it explains the 007 quite well. If you perceive it differently, then it probably isn't for you, irrespective of its sizeable reserve, when the chain is right. Look at it this way, the X9000 has technical superiority, faster, much cleaner bass, much less coloured, not as soft, etc. However, to my ears, a lot of the times it also sounds thinner, drier, more artificial, less coherent, missing that "inexplicable magic" that a 007 can convey, that pulls the listener in the music without forcefully trying to grab the attention - in some ways, that is old Stax vs new Stax in general. Maybe it's the X9000 setup not being the best either. But it very much illustrates that it's not like with other Staxes you can just throw them in some random chain and expect them to perform at their best, unless it is something that you really like upon first listen. With the 007 I am going through multiple cycles. But when they impress, they seem to be right up there with the best, i.e. quite undervalued for that they are. And if people care to do some research, they can find that the reputation is based on many different people's opinions dating back many-many years, it's not about certain people 'hyping them up' - modern stuff gets way more of that.

Hi @Kerry! I'm tinkering with rev 2.1 of digital attenuator board here and last available controller code from 2017. I'm using 100k pot here, and readings from pot are very strange. At full travel it only reads about 3.3V and is reading only last 10% of pot travel. When you go below 90% of travel analogread returns 0. Pot is OK, I've tested it another sketch with bare code for pot readings and it reads just fine whole pot travel: Analog Reading: 0, Voltage =0.00v, Resistance=0.00 ohms, Percentage: 0% Analog Reading: 1, Voltage =0.00v, Resistance=97.75 ohms, Percentage: 0% Analog Reading: 13, Voltage =0.06v, Resistance=1270.77 ohms, Percentage: 1% Analog Reading: 56, Voltage =0.27v, Resistance=5474.10 ohms, Percentage: 5% Analog Reading: 194, Voltage =0.95v, Resistance=18963.83 ohms, Percentage: 18% Analog Reading: 295, Voltage =1.44v, Resistance=28836.76 ohms, Percentage: 28% Analog Reading: 624, Voltage =3.05v, Resistance=60997.07 ohms, Percentage: 60% Analog Reading: 775, Voltage =3.79v, Resistance=75757.58 ohms, Percentage: 75% Analog Reading: 979, Voltage =4.78v, Resistance=95698.93 ohms, Percentage: 95% Analog Reading: 1019, Voltage =4.98v, Resistance=99609.00 ohms, Percentage: 99% Analog Reading: 1023, Voltage =5.00v, Resistance=100000.00 ohms, Percentage: 100% Analog Reading: 1023, Voltage =5.00v, Resistance=100000.00 ohms, Percentage: 100% Can you post updated code please? Or give me a hint where to look for this catch? Thank you very much! Kind regards, Milan

Maybe it is more accurate to say that 007MKI/Carbon combo is more desirable rather than people just generalizing the 007MKI since the 007MKI scales far down from ideal faster than with other Stax headphones? IDK, I’m just trying to find a middle ground between you guys. I’ve only heard a Mk2.9 (may have been a 2.5) through a stock Stax SS amp and I wasn’t all that enamored with it. Since that is my only 007 experience, I don’t consider myself very heavily 007 credentialed but just trying to mediate the conversation.

"I get the love for the 007s, but they're not my thing at all." That was the only reasonable statement that you've made - also questioning why you've bought them in the first place. Besides this, it's all just noise, which anyone can see just by reading them. I can only suggest seeing it from the 3rd person perspective as well. You also need to be able to see fault in everything, including your own favourite headphone. Widening your vision, being able to see things more as they are, these might help you. We've all bought or tried things, seen movies, etc. etc. that other people love. And it's fine to state a negative opinion. But it is only useful, if it is stated and explained in a somewhat thoughtful way. https://overearmania.com/2019/02/03/stax-sr-007-mk1/ https://www.headphonesty.com/2020/10/review-stax-sr-007-mk1/ These are articles, which manage to provide useful information about what the 007 is in essence - whether you like this sound, or hate it. Here is something more interesting I forgot about that I collected in the past: 007 Mk2 (could be the lesser Mk2.5, while Bob Katz's pair is a modified Mk2.0) vs 009 in the same chain auditioned by various people: Alek JK74 Jonathan Bob Katz Roy Romaz Pyrates Aaron (ab_ba) HeadRoom Jamie & Mike Brian Tyll Conclusion I really wish there were more like this on YT, way more interesting than influencer reviews. The opinions are somewhat sort, but still providing an insight as to why some people prefer this or that. And some simply state that this particular setup favours one over the other. But they all express themselves as civilised human beings. (Well, Bob seemed a bit angry, but I somewhat get what he was on about.)

^ Agreed, off to a great start! I thought the casting was exceptional. Matt Smith has come a long way since Dr. Who!

I found a backplate for Neutrik NC4FAV at oshpark.com. But I think I also need some protection for the dynamic headphones… …schematically same as Kevin’s protect3. Board size 2.75in x 1.95in. With a little creativity the board can probably be made a bit smaller.

I haven't yet no. I did source what I need in a trade just now so for the immediate future I'm ok

@padami appreciate your reply and the tone even more, polite as it was In case you or others lack the attention span or desire to read through all this; i'm not sure if you misunderstood me, took the diplomatic approach regarding certain situations arising from certain grey market individuals, or if you were just defending your own view, which i respect entirely. I wasn't attacking the individual preference. There just is a problem when a collective of 'expert' individuals consciously, heavily influence a certain market. And not quite pro bono either, if you get me. Most especially when said influence revolves around an oddity, rather than what one should expect from a certain company. Now as to your reply (which again, i'm thankful for) in some detail: - Confusion as to whether it's a 007 'a' or 'mk1' absolutely, i don't follow revisions with the same gusto as others. I am aware that -as is said- ideally one wants to listen to a 70xxx serial, or a 71xxx right after. I thus specified as understandably some point of reference had to be given. Apologies nonetheless. Also for my being overly general/aloof regarding my impressions of it, but after lurking for years here, i do know whom i'm addressing; and that isn't the regular posters but the irregular viewers instead looking for information (rather than what 'x' person 'advises' them to buy). Sorry to be so blunt. The headphone has some obvious tendencies and some obvious area of focus everyone has read about. Stating them again only in my own words seemed pointless. I rather i focused on what no one at all appears to be saying. - You have a point regarding driving this thing, was surprised to see just how inefficient it is. I do however have an SRX-Plus (that if i may say so, is without certain errors and issues that the final revision was left with) that has been improved even further. It can drive these headphones well enough for me to have an opinion. - We will eschew the part where i give my credentials or pointlessly attempt to convince folks i'm not deaf. The remainder of your polite reply? Only reinstates what i said myself. - If you build a system around it. Sure i guess. I can build a system around a fart, could still give a balanced outcome. Eventually. Only with such a system, nothing else would ever sound quite as it should afterwards, now would it. Bringing us back to why one would ever invest so heavily for a sole, specific Stax headphone that sounds nothing like your typical Stax headphone anyway. Sounds like a logical thing to wonder. And my ideas on that. Bringing us, perhaps, to whether, or how come it's been so praised. Enter my view. And a self-censored one mind, as one could easily jump to more conclusions, like say whether maybe, total coincidence, equipment is sold (profit) for said headphone that certain same exact people are hyping; if again, one was so inclined to think upon. My view and again, not on the personal preference. Not quite. Much obliged to the moderator(s) for allowing a voice of dissent. Expected the harsher treatment if i'm to be honest.

Its not about how low, but consistency within the channels, etc. @migo was testing lately the RK27 and wasn't fascinated. Don't think there is anything you should put into a Carbon below the TKD 4CP-2511 pot or the DACT/Goldpoint steppers. However, the RK27 is cheap enough, test it for yourself. Maybe it will be good enough for you. Make sure it is 10k.

At a neighbor's house and he brought this out for me Friday. Tasty.... He's been a good friend for a long while and surprised me with a nice gift of the Foursquare for a milestone thing. I have not tried it yet...a lot going on there. HS

R.I.P. Matt.

Happy belated! (party favour noise)

Happy belated birthday!

PM me with your info including serial #, let me know who you talked to. I think we can do better, I can get info about your headphone directly from the lead tech for CRBN.

I turned 20,000 days old today... (yes, really) ...and counting

My sub.

My GMT which I bought new in Jan 1990

As Wayne has already pointed out, it's hard to believe that so much time has gone by. You deserved to have a long and wonderful life! But the universe had other plans for you. We really miss you Matt. I for one am better for knowing you, even if only briefly.

Not just someone or another... Just got a pop up notice on Facebook that our friend Matt Dunlop would have been 40 today. Seems impossible. That must mean it has been over 10 years, since I believe he was 29 when he died. Really liked that guy. He was a good friend, and I sure do miss him.