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  2. The Headcase Stax thread

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    13 hours ago, spritzer said:

    Hard to compare them directly as we have not yet built the adapter to drive them off normal bias outputs but the KSE1500 is just a tad bright for me.  I fixed it with the EQ with a slight dip at 6khz...  As for the sound, the KSE1500 is pretty good, much more in line with the neutral tonality of the 007's over the 009's. 

    Thanks for the feedback. I ended up driving 20min to pick them up after seeing your response. Offer was too good to pass.

    This will keep me busy until my SR-007 MK1 arrives.

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  6. The Headcase Stax thread

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    9 hours ago, JimL said:

    BHSE/007 MkII w/ port mod is somewhat less of a financial jump, and some of us prefer it to the 009.

    So what is consider the ultimate jump combo would be, T2 DIY with SR-Omega or the T2 DIY with the new SR-009s?

     

    3 hours ago, spritzer said:

    What the actual fuck is up with that??  :blink:

    Looks like either a SR-202 or SR-207 with the following

    Modhouse Audio Stax earpad adapter & ZMF lambskin earpads.

    https://www.modhouseaudio.com/stax-earpad-adapter/xbd7diflbdflc39z62hgswzxgqship

  8. The Headcase Stax thread

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    On 6/24/2018 at 12:24 PM, padam said:

    Yes that's the one. Personally I really see no evolution on that front, the vintage Lambda assembly was better. Because it was light, it let the cups more freely, reducing the pressure, and it didn't make the squeaking sounds of the latter version. And it was also cheaper and not as complicated as these latest ones with the click adjustment. I understand their usage with the heavy SR-009 that weight has to be distributed, but for the L700 etc. it is just not necessary and the plastic can break just as easily (or pick up little cracks like what I saw on the last used L700 Pro advert). So they've decided not to employ that in the L300LE to drive the price down. I think it is more likely to use the same transducers (for cost and parts support reasons) and the cable might actually change the sound a bit, reducing the treble, making it a bit darker and the pads also change it (L700 pads seem to be preferable). So for the price of a L500 (which is almost the same as the L300) plus a cost of L700 pads, one can obtain an arguably better headphone (for a while), a smart decision I think, since it is probably less profitable than the L500.

    It is nice to see the advancements they've made, it is just a pity that it put the top Lambda into a new price category as well, and yet somehow still keeping that not so high-quality feeling.

    I'll take some photo later and post them up. Hands down sturdy and easier to remove headband with the old lamda series. Also, as mentioned it doesn't squeak.

    They only thing I like about the SR-L700 headband is the gold stax logo to match the gold tag on the SR-L300 LE earspeakers.

  9. The Headcase Stax thread

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    5 hours ago, padam said:

    Really no need to do that. You can see that while the arc assembly, earpads and cable are different, they are constructed very similarly. They either use the same transducers or very similar ones, but you can't really tell that, maybe even if you disassemble the drivers.

    I just want to add that Stax have made an L700 Pro variant just for the German market. The earcup holders are made out of aluminium (just like the SR-507) and if I got right, the transducer holders are also made out of that instead of plastic.

    Not sure if that affects the sound or not, but they are a lot more expensive than the standard model, 1700 Euros!

    I've compared the the earcup holder of my SR-507 to the SR-L700 headband I purchase for my SR-L300 LE. I prefer the metal earcup of SR-507 much much more over the SR-L700 earcup holder. Just seem much better built and sturdy . 

    I just did some searching on the internet. It the same headband / metal earcup as the SR-507 from the the look of it from the SR-L700 Pro photo I found.

    https://www.hifi-berlin.com/sr-l700-pro.html

  10. The Headcase Stax thread

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    On 6/22/2018 at 5:23 AM, spritzer said:

    I'll get the Voce soon but I've spent a bit on headphones recently.  Shangri-la jr, L700, two L300 LE, 009S and KSE1500....  :ph34r:  The Voce has been getting horrendous impressions from actual users so I'm not optimistic.  Plenty of positive "reviews" from the fluffers but we all know it is bullshit. 

    There is no such thing and break in, burn in or run in.  Anybody who claims such things are real needs to have their head checked and taught some basic physics.  What is real is would be amplifier warmup and our crappy hearing/brain which is really slow to pickup some things.  Our impressions change as our senses are slow, it's not the electronics which are somehow magically changing. 

    As for them being a disappointment... not quite the T8000 level but Stax had the chance here to create something spectacular.  There are a lot of mehhh products out there, the Shangri-la, HE-1 spring to mind as something you walk away from very unimpressed.  I like the Shangri-la Jr's but they don't do anything new, one walks away fairly unimpressed which is really not an option at this price point.  Here I think the earpads are the issue.  There is a lot of open area in them and that is death to electrostatics.  It creates all kind of weird artifacts but I'm not sure if I have some other earpads in stock which could work as replacements. 

    One other thing, the headphones smell in a bad way.  It's not the nice smell of leather one would expect but some weird small.  Seems to come from the earpads but I'm not sure.  :blink:

    Why 2 L300 LE, so you can pull one apart and compare it to the L700?

  12. The Headcase Stax thread

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    2 hours ago, spritzer said:

    Also the 212 has already been used.  :) 

    That's what I thought when they first intro it. Why they recycling the name. 

    2 hours ago, padam said:

    You can google the name as well as anybody, neither has been released yet.
    My guestimation is around 1500$ MSRP, maybe a bit less. It might not be that different to a 252S besides the built-in DAC, but we'll see.

    My other prediction is that the SR-007 is going to be updated next after that, because now it is the only headphone in the lineup to use the "outdated" wide PC-OCC cable. They have started using Hitachi copper in the L500 for instance, if that actually accounts for anything. Maybe it is simply what's become available now.

    Wouldn't be surprised it a 252s internal with ESS base dac and of course an classic analog meter from the 60-70's.

  16. The Headcase Stax thread

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    I'm looking to get a pair of SR-007. Should I be searching for the MK1 or would I be better off getting the MK2 and doing the port mod.

    My main concern with the MK1 is the channel imbalance & driver failure. But I hear people say the MK1 offer better sound stage.

  17. SRL300 Limited

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    On 25/05/2018 at 5:59 PM, Jonny said:

    Does the L300 also have the same Bug as the L700?

    and what is the solution therefore?

     

    I can confirm I don't have this issue with my L300 or L300 Limited either.

  25. i'm on a roll... the kgsshv

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    Hello, everyone.

    Need some advice, does anyone know a supplier in Australia or Oceania that produce a toroidal transformer for the KGSSHV for Australian 240V voltage?

    Got an uncompleted KGSSHV from the states and there's only 1 117V primary winding so I can't bridge 2 117V to make 234V

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