I think he's talking about the 007 mk2s. EDIT: Nope, says right there, "...same thing with the 009...".
I'm glad you mentioned this -- I do remember liking the mk2 as a more "rock'n'roll" headphone, and the fart just kills the listening experience for me in the same way the honk kills it for Birgir. Just goes to show -- everyone has their priorities. I hardly noticed the honk at all, the one time I remember listening to it. (And it was when the mk2 had just been released, I think.) I do remember the mk1 as being a tad more refined, but that may have been because the bass wasn't overshadowing the treble (i.e., we're reaching the limitations of what my ears can tell the difference between...). I do also remember them being really close, but I was coming from a largely dynamic headphone background. So Todd's description of this is it pretty much applies to all electrostatic headphones to me, because once you get used to the electrostatic "house sound", they're all better than dynamics. (My oversimplified HO.)