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No, the same cable as before.

"This top model of open-ended electrostatic headphones is a challenge for the most demanding audiophiles, requiring uncompromising sound reproduction quality across the 5 Hz to 42 kHz frequency band. Thanks to the new generation of thinned Electrode Electrode (MLER2) Electrode Membranes (MLER2), the new geometry of air reduction holes and its gilded surface, which with its high specific gravity even further suppresses unwanted vibrations, brings the headphones perfectly balanced reproduction even in the area of the deepest frequencies. All-metal aluminum earbuds basically eliminate undesirable resonances. Headphones are designed exclusively for connection to any STAX desktop power amplifier." Additional information: http://www.audiotuning.com/images/Stax/Stax-SR-009S-Pi-UVP-170418.pdf

Probably not, it was listed as an additional model - just like that other manufacturer...

Press release: A modern classic, Sennheiser’s Stax's reference class headphones deliver sound that is as natural as possible and true in every detail. Improving on a seemingly perfect formula is not a task undertaken lightly, but Sennheiser’s Stax's engineers have succeeded in enhancing still further the sound reproduction in the open, circumaural SR009S. Btw, it was actually listed here for a short time. Translate from twitter "On Saturday, April 14th and Sunday 15th this weekend, we will hold a trial at Yodobashi Camera Multimedia Nagoya Matsuzakaya store. We are preparing novelties for people who have been listened to, so please come and visit Yodobashi Camera Multimedia Nagoya Matsuzakaya store!" Maybe it is just the SRM-D10, or maybe it is this one, who knows.

https://www.amazon.com/Yamaha-High-Fidelity-Headphones-Piano-Black/dp/B0092T7XY6 Beats is also good, I recommend basically anything with a piano-black finish.

The problem with these newcomer headphones is that they are always the "best" thing... until the next "version" comes along, where that one suddenly becomes so much better than the last one. Just look at how much time it took to progress from the LCD-2 (which was still not the first one from Audeze) to the LCD-4. It was about 6 years I think, and even with the latter there are still sample variations involved. So where does this stop? And I would like to add that our mind is very "clever" in that it can adjust relatively well to any "not-completely-crap" sound signature, so in the long-term there is always a better chance of becoming the "best" as opposed to just auditioning something else. So maybe the real question about the "best" is: "is there actually such a thing" and maybe the "current personal favourite" is a much better description.

I guess it is better than the SRD-X Pro (at least it should be), certainly a lot smaller and with a DAC as well. Time to bring out those Sigma Pros to the streets.

With the latest batch of SR-009 headphones (SZ9-4xxx), it seems that Stax has changed the wooden box. So far I've spotted only two sets like that out of dozens. The question is whether they've tweaked them in any way, or they are exactly the same as before.

I would go BHSE. Tubes are definitely nice to have in the signal chain (midrange just sounds more natural imho) and more poweeer is always welcomed. But if you like the SR009s, you will probably be happy with any of these options (they were pretty nice with even the humble SRM-717, so I can't imagine any of these being inferior to that, but the T8000 might not be a big step up from that compared to the other two)

No, that was one shot only at 11mm, so no stitching required (ok bracketed HDR) Minor correction using Lightroom (Transform/Guided), no cropping at all, also no lens profile correction, because I liked better without it. The second one was shot handheld with an old 28mm, the A7II is a terrific tool to make handheld panoramas with the stabilization and level indicator in the viewfinder, and the DR is still excellent at ISO3200. Something else from yesterday

Well done, Iceland!

If you are super brave, anything is possible

Nope btw Happy Birthday Larry!

Found the old thread about it, I was misled and as a TG fan, I should've known better, it was a funny act I wonder, what was the bet for the video hitting 1 million views?

It was a document supplied by Stax where both the Lambda and Lambda Pro was measured on the same graph. It used to be on wikiphonia, but that seems to be dead now. Update: the image is still available here All this listening was good for one thing, now I finally took out the Staxes again. The interesting thing is that with recordings that I know that were recorded and mixed really well, thy really do a brilliant job and do not have much problems with imaging either.

I am so happy that I am not the only one. The HE90s have more in common with the NB Lambdas in terms of voicing, but they are still different. After I've found out what kind of "witchcraft" the SR007s do to the kind of music I like to listen to, I've got tired of them immediately, and never looked back. Until that point I thought they were ok. There are also other opinions circulating on the web stating the same, they just need to be dug out. Although this means I am still itching to them these out with a much more powerful amp, not looking good for the future. Anyway, farewell, HE90s... After seeing this video maybe they are more universal than I think, I didn't have time to test that one out, sadly.

It is basically an SRM-T1 or SRM-006t in a slightly smaller, much more attractive but less sophisticated from. So nothing special on that front. I hear that the anti-GAS pill is very expensive and needs to be taken in regularly for proper treatment. Because of this, I don't think such setup exists as long as I live. But considering how fiddly it is to try = (re-) buy stuff, it pretty seems very solid at the moment. But who knows it can change in the blink of an eye. But one thing is for sure, these NB Lambdas sound absolutely superb to me with the stuff I find to be the most important (maybe not all of them I tested at least four different samples). Referring to my previous theory, on the factory measurements they show more THD than any other Lambda. But I simply hear it as more natural. My earbud equivalents are the HD250 Linear Mk1 sealed headphones, very comfy (most ones that isolate well also push harder or not circumaural) with a soundstage more like a better semi-open pair, also in need of proper amplification. I try to avoid listening to them on the same day, these do take a bit more time to adapt to, but more than good enough for undemanding stuff.

No, the normal bias Lambdas with the crummy old SRA-3S amp play music perfectly fine for me, that is all that matters. Sometimes I think about at least a better amp but it is a lot more money, needs custom NB input, etc. I am not sure the improvement would be that much better. Soundstaging, bass extension, jada jada is always interesting to compare but in the end they are just less important to me. I brought all my stuff to the hotel as well so that I could at least keep that sound in my head before the meet-up. It is very difficult because at time I felt that my system was actually similar but with other, more complex symphonic music it is quite different. All in all 30 minutes is still not enough to judge it properly, but I would say the HE1 is a little bit like a turbocharged HD800(S) probably with similar design philosophy but with much bigger, more refined and smoother presentation. It is a sound that maybe a lot of people would be very happy to live with. Again, the HD800Ss were plugged in to a lesser source, but that extra letter hasn't seemed to change my opinion on them. Just not my cup of tea. The old HE90s don't have the imaging bass detail etc. capabilities but they were simply an absolute joy to listen to. On the one hand, it would have been a huge oversight to miss listening to these. But on the other hand, I actually had to put them down to be able to make it home, which was quite sad... But even if I had ludicrous amounts of money that I didn't know what do do with, it would still be quite a risky buy. Maybe it is the sort of girl who is very very seductive at first sight, and on the long term you'll find it is not all roses... All I know is what I've heard was beautiful music. Again, as I wrote I mainly enjoy classical stuff with these, and the new ones are probably more universal. But may I am just old-school and I like it like that. Sometimes I just feel that you can see amazing measurement stuff, look how flat is this and that...and our hearing just does not necessarily react to all of this the 'logical' way, only partially.

Yes and the place was not particularly sound-proof, which was a bit surprising. But the atmosphere was very friendly and I got 30 minutes to listen whatever I'd like.Despite all the potential oddities with the amp etc. they still sounds very good but I think I was even more spoiled by those old HE90s today...Yes they have those issues that were well-documented numerous times but they don't really seem to matter when they just start to play music.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/6831197/Top-Gear-crisis-for-Chris-Evans.html

That startup (and shutdown) "ceremony", I mean wtf? Will there be a Meier group buy again?

Maybe that's why the Mazda 2.2 'SkyActiv' diesel is still not available in the US. It is quite an engine, the best diesel that I've driven. Very smooth (ok it could be even quieter but it is not unpleasant), almost no turbo lag and amazing torque, way better than the equivalent petrol (does not hurt that the Mazda6 is also one of the lightest in its class). Hopefully it is reliable as well. It is already three years old I wonder how they can impove it further but with the emission rules it might not be that easy.