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About mrmarbach
- Birthday 06/04/1970
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Location
Karlsruhe, Germany
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Occupation
concert pianist
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Headphones
Stax SR-009BL, Stax SR-404LE, Audeze LCD-X
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Headphone Amps
Mjolnir KGST, Stax SR-T1, Mjolnir PureBipolar
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Sources
dCS Rossini+Clock
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Other Audio Gear
dCS Network Bridge, Meridian 818v3, Meridian DSP8000SE
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mrmarbach started following Audeze CRBN , Stax SR-X9000 review and The Headcase Stax thread
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I have Parkinson's, so I can only sit back and watch you guys. (Even if before Parkinson's I knew what I was doing, which I didn't...)
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Does that mean they've improved the treble, as with later SR-009s? Are they still on SZ3xxx ?
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It’s obvious: it’s the Euro price in US Dollars. Seriously: they want €7250 from me in Germany. Justin’s price equates to €4929, which plus VAT is €5858. What’s the other €1400 for? Is it perchance a tax on stupidity?
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Hey Birgir, are you feeling ok?
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mrmarbach changed their profile photo
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I'm just wondering about the comparison between SR-009 and SR-007 Mk2 SZ3. I've read up here, but it's rarely explicit whether the comparison is with SZ2 or SZ3. I believe Arnaud's SR-007 is SZ2, and he says SR-009 is brighter. Padam says the same but I don't know what sort of SR-007 he has. Has anyone compared SZ3 with SR-009 yet (while we wait for Spritzer to receive his SR-009)? I'm curious whether the brightness of SZ3 is more or the same as SR-009.
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Holy Crap! The New Stax Omega Looks fierce! (Stax SR-009)
mrmarbach replied to Jon L's topic in Headphones
That looks like a pretty normal mark-up for Europe, alas. It's hard to really understand the pricing without knowing the Yen price. -
The DAC clearly needs to go urgently - the question is only how much money I throw at a replacement, and if I hold out for a new generation Sooloos Ensemble in the MS600 line. And after living with the 404LEs for a year, I am quite sensitive to their weaknesses, not just the treble but the flubbery bass... Hence the ebay auction. (Thanks for the serious reply!)
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Schmerzgrenze is a very apt expletive, as it means "threshold of pain".
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Exactly. Why not bid?
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I've decided that the only solution is to buy a Meridian 808.3 and a pair of Omega IIs and a BHSE. To this, I have put my Grandmother on ebay.
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Holy Crap! The New Stax Omega Looks fierce! (Stax SR-009)
mrmarbach replied to Jon L's topic in Headphones
Are the engineers who designed the T2 still involved in the company? -
Holy Crap! The New Stax Omega Looks fierce! (Stax SR-009)
mrmarbach replied to Jon L's topic in Headphones
(reaches for wallet) -
Holy Crap! The New Stax Omega Looks fierce! (Stax SR-009)
mrmarbach replied to Jon L's topic in Headphones
Aha, now it's getting interesting. What did he say about them, I wonder... -
Keep 'em comin'!
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My phones setup is in its early stages. I have a Cambridge Audio DACMagic (c.1993) going into 404LE and SRM-T1. There is a Meridian 518 jitter-buster before the DAC, and the digital source is usually my Macbook, and sometimes a Sony CDP-750 from 1988, which I love for it's incredibly fast track access and associated number pad. The problem is, I feel ill after not very long listening to it. A headache which is kind of metallic-toothachey... I don't think I am running it too loud. I suspect the problem is that the source combination is just way too crappy for the Staxes, which of course I know. Even the 518 can't save the DAC. It is probably a minefield of jitter, distortion and spurious crap - and I think fatigue sets in immediately. Do you all agree with my assessment of the situation?