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The sr-202's are glue, not sticky tape. That might explain why the 202's sound a bit different than the 404's, along with the smaller cable. The highs are less aggressive. My experience with woodies and damping on Senn's was that it's hard to find a medium. Anything that helps one end of the spectrum really screws up the other end. I did not glue the driver to the front mounting plate. I used sticky tape. I looks like the only way to really improve the newer series Stax is an enclosure change, or a change in driver contruction.

Boy, some DIY guy I am. But I got one housing open on the 202's. Same two sided sticky tape. You can see some of it on the inside mounting plate. I hope the rest of the assembly is glued. The inside charged pieces look glued, but I cant tell if the screen that faces the plate is glued or sticky taped to the driver assembly. I'll wait for daylight to look. Do I need to wipe off everything and white glove it on re-assembly?

You have my attention with that find. Nothing like the company screwing with a proven design to save time/money. Good news, it would make many sr-404 owners happier. Bad news, it would spoil the resale value of a lot of vintage Stax gear. I've got both a 202 and a 404 here to play with. I'll have to pull one of them apart next week when I get a chance. Im scheduled to work this weekend:mad: