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My bad!!! Those Jena must be the bestest ever though not as good as the Tara Labs Omega or Transparent Opus. The carbon network boxes make all the difference.

The best I've heard is JPS labs...

Happy Birthday!!

I've never heard of any issues with the 717 but there have been some incidences with the 727, one right here on the boards. The old Simply Stax is legendary for inaccurate info so take everything there with a large grain of salt... more like a rock really.

Just got my 120ohm ortho drivers an hour or so ago but they will be fun to play with. I should also finally get my Beta22 later today which has been sitting in customs for over a week...

Ditto

It should be able to drive some very efficient, high impedance speakers but they are rare these days.

I even have the hammer (Mj

My biggest problem isn't the name as you could always call me by my middle name,

It will produce sound but I'd look elsewhere for something to drive the Stax ESL-F81's...

Sssshhhh, not supposed to talk about the Godfather...

Looks like the Stax Mafia just gained a new loyal follower... As Wartime Consigliere I welcome you to the family

Don't even mention that scam... Btw. Did any one of you hear about Russ Andrews in the UK (Kimber distributor)? He claimed some amazing improvements with his power gear but when he couldn't provide any measurements he was fined by the authorities... It was in the news section of a recent HFN.

Sounds good. If you need any Sigma info just shout... More like new wood covers for the Lambda housings instead of the plastic grill to try and eliminate the upper midrange peak. The He60 is much smaller and lighter then the HE90 so they work much better lying down. I like them but they will always sound "wrong" due to the strange tonal balance. The headband is supposed to be bent for ultimate fit and to tailor the sound somewhat. There is no way you'll damage the headphones by doing it as my SR-007 have lasted 5 years of tweaking and are still like new.

Insanity helps...

They do look good in the deranged mind of a SR-Sigma fan. I would cover the side pieces with some felt and then the wool on top of that to combat any reflections. A Sigma arc would most likely fit here but finding one is tricky... Btw. When are you going to make some Lambda woodies and send one set to me. I just bought a bunch of Lambdas to tinker with...

This is why I only use them to test sick amps or some other crazy ideas I have.

According to the Official Stax price list the old pads are still available for between 1500-1900Yen while the new ones are just under 3000Yen.

The 307A would have to be on fire for the B-52 to win any comparison. Two cRaptors in the same box against something like the 307A...

Here are the new pads: Very simple solution to this, bend the arc so that they fit better or simply have the headband resting on your temple or slightly above it. Works like a charm for me.

The Mk2 pads are more expensive at 8925Yen while the SR-007/SR-Ω pads cost 6300Yen. It also looks like Stax has changed the Lambda pads for 2008 and removed the interior foam and replaced it with the same material as lines the SR-007 pads. A bit slow to figure out the foam breaks down after only 29 years...

Could be the pads, the shell surrounding the drivers, depth of the ear chamber etc. The new pads are both taller and have more internal volume which will alter the sound. The midrange "issues" might be some form of reverb due to the new pads which is then amplified by the open port...

Now that I've spent some good 20 hours comparing the modded SR-007A to my old Mk1 I can say the are very close though not quite the same. The modded phone is slightly more forward and there is a slight remnant of the midrange "honk". The combination of these two makes voices seem slightly tilted upwards and certain notes are "off" but without the benefit of a direct comparison I'm not sure I would have noticed it. Today is a rather warm day for Iceland (hovering around 20

I know about those but the other feature was really growing on me. Ohh well, you can't have everything.