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I haven't listened to the HE60 in my life so can't agree nor disagree, but knowing the way we hear both, it's very likely we'd agree If that custom vintage silver wire for the LCD-2 is balanced, I want one too, so more shilling, as usual Now seriously, it'd be interesting trying these balanced from the Gilmore Ref. In the worst case with an adapter I could play with some other amps. I have this YBA which could drive them to fire

Best wishes Chris, hopefully they've started treatment soon and he'll recover quickly.

x3 I like better the HD800 + P-1 than the LCD-2 (Rev2) + Beta-22. However I see them as different tools for different uses. Kind of the difference between the 007 and 009.

You're right, my fault entirely, I took the top graph on your first post as the 404LE's and the lower as the 404's. I didn't see each graph had both colors. My apologies Now I understand why you didn't see such clear differences hahaha

The response curves IMO aren't nearly identical. Take as a reference the flat line from 100 to 500Hz. On the 404 the response keeps increasing from there and get up to 15dB higher than that line at 3-4KHz. All the treble response is above that line. OTOH on the LE all the treble is under that line, as low as by 10dB and the only part of the treble leveling the response from the 100-500 baseline is at 8-10KHz and only by a few dB. That's far from the 10dB higher response at these frequencies the 404 have. By looking the response curve I'd expect the 404 to be tending to bright, detailed, airy and with a good sense of soundstage. Depending on recordings, even sibilant. The 404-LE should be a bit darker yet still detailed, but not bright nor sibilant. I must say I had a pair of 404 at home for a couple of months, hence I know their sound a bit, but never listened to the 404LE.

IMO it's not the same category at all. Logitech already had a prestige of making decent products. What prestige has Edifier if any? Secondly, the squeezebox isn't a product that compares in the slightest to the craftsmanship that making a pair of 009 or 007 requires. A squeezbox is a box full of electronics like many of other thousands made anywhere in the planet. Anyway, time will tell, but I'm quite afraid Stax headphones won't have the same quality in a couple of years. Of course it will be more profitable, which is what leads these type of deals.

blah blah blah blah, were you expecting this guy to say that they will screw up Stax by moving production to China, then using the brand to name crappy dynamic cans made by Edifier? I'll believe any of that when I see any Stax electrostatic headphone made in 3-5 years still wearing a "made in Japan" sticker and sounding every bit as good as current units.

I'd try to bend it back straight, but I'm afraid it will break. If it does, then get a new stylus, I guess you can get a new one, but if it's pricey and costs close to a whole new cart, maybe getting the whole thing is a better idea. The Goldring 1042 is a decent sounding MM cart which should sound quite similar to the Reca.

Thanks for the Harmon explanation. I guess it's like base and bass. These things are way less obvious when you just read about them and don't hear the words pronounced. For many of them my brain has a "guess sound" but not more.

Enjoyable reading, thanks for spamming Tyll BTW it's Harman group owning AKG, not Harmon, but I've seen this a lot written like Harmon, is there a reason? Perhaps trying to make it a mix of Harman - Kardon? Being it an American company I bet there's a reason for this which I'm missing not living there. Anyway, thanks again, I wish this is for good so young kids can get good sounding cans, and bad sounding headphones manufacturers start making them sounding good.

Nope, cynic will be AVguy when starts producing a commercial amp and selling it for a profit

History loves repeating itself

Nice. The kid is my favorite.

Good to know, I thought that opening an iMac or Macbook you were voiding the warranty. I guess this is the same for Apple worldwide. I haven't seen the option to increase RAM or adding a HDD into an iMac at the Spanish store for refurbished units. Not even purchasing the Applecare plan. But the savings seem substantial.

Sounds really good. Most refurbished iMacs I've seen over here are just 4Gb RAM and if SSD, won't include a HDD too. Aren't you voiding the warranty by opening it and adding more RAM?

Yeah, that stand is like "Christ on a cross with two guns"

What the hell is Physics of Business?

They may take down manufacturing costs moving production to China, but unless they train their Chinese employees to be extremely careful and cautious, the affair of drivers getting dust may become a trademark. If this is true, I wouldn't buy a TOL Stax product at current prices until proved they're every bit as good quality as the current ones. Maybe in 4- 5 years hahaha.

Congrats Al. I was a bit jealous for your booze purchases, but after those pics I'm officially and intensely jealous Enjoy that, I'm sure the music is beautiful beautiful

DSOTM has suffered several remasters and some of them are certainly on the bright side of the sun. Maybe it's the source and recording to blame, not the amp-cans combo.

If that's true I hope they won't change a single bit of the company goals and quality standards. Otherwise Stax 009 will be a swan song

That's fantastic Best wishes aunt Shelly

Happy B-Day!