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They don't have 3 pin outlets over there so most gear is just double insulated.

The SR-SC1 and the SR-404 are quite far apart in terms of SQ. The Mk2/A is very similar to the SR-404 to my ears, especially in the midrange.

Wasn't it bad enough that I started a birthday thread for KG but now you are going to fill his inbox with spam?

The dustcover on the side facing the ear should be a sheet of mylar or PVC that is secured by a ring around the driver. There is a woven nylon dustcover on the back. Being Koss there is no way to be sure that they haven't changed something though... If the dust cover is tight as a drum then it changes the impedance of the air next to the main membrane and thus the damping of the driver. That dustcover is almost like an afterthought and it wouldn't surprise me since none of the older Koss models had external dustcovers.

That could work but some glue and simply stretching a new dustcover would also work. 3uf mylar is easy enough to find.

That's probably due to the loose dustcover on the front of the drivers.

Enjoy.

Blasphemy!!!! Trust me, it was hard to go back to the SR-007 after the SR-404 modding exercise...

White would be more my style or just buying a Braun LE-1 in the first place. I wants a LE-1....

Now Doug, that's not a bad idea. Perhaps I should bitch and moan until they make me a special SR-Omega cable from the new wire... ...and some felt. I will rip the drivers apart though if just to one-up my Japanese counterparts. They could make the resin which encapsulates the drivers black. It would be a horrible idea though since most black coloring agents contain carbon and that doesn't mix well with high voltage. There are numerous horror stories about all those that have decided to paint the stators on their ESL57's black...

It would help but not fix the upper midrange peak.

They could have used the same circuit, wouldn't be the first time Stax did so. I don't think I have the schematic though to verify this. Sure does.

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I don't have those schematics unfortunately.

The drivers look to be the same and while the thicker earpad material will boost the bass, it may also increase the ear/driver distance which makes all the midrange issues even worse. Now if Stax did man up and make special drivers for the LE (which aren't so fucking forward) then it could be a very good headphone. Unless the seller set the voltage (highly unlikely) then it is still configured for 100v. As for changing it, it ranges from easy to almost impossible and there is no way to know until you have the unit open in front of you. I'm guessing he meant the headpad which is just a version of the same SR-404 item. The older pads are more comfortable on my head at least.

So that means I won't be able to use ortho's on the BHSE?

Nope, not yet.

The Stax SR-1 is the best headphone ever. How could anybody improve on that beginners luck...

Happy birthday from team arcy sparky.

Third times the charm eh... anyway here are some pics of the new SR-404 Limited edition.

I thought you guys might like this one. The Japanese one has been posted before but not this stellar take on the English language...

Great writeup Jac. I was sifting through my mountain of Stax printed materials and found a photocopy of a brochure for the SRA-12S which I'll scan or at least take a picture of when I can remeber.

Hehe, I moved on permanently. I must say that I'm still wowed by the Omegas, even after 6 years and countless other headphones. The ability to crack out amazing levels of bass, yet reveal the smallest detail and the exact placement of each instrument. Right now I'm listening to an old 60's Icelandic rock song which really highlighted what was great about the Fostex T-50 and the Mk1 suddenly makes me not miss the rare ortho beast one bit. Yup, the BHSE, nice soft silver IC's and a vintage DAC.

I don't know of any way to touch up the metal work since this a coating. I find the Mk2 pads comfortable on the Mk2 but that's not the case on the Mk1. They are so stiff that they need the stronger elastic on the Mk2's to make them sit properly. Now I remeber why I put foam from Mk1 pads inside the new ones...