November 12, 200718 yr http://www.stax.co.jp/Pdf/Export/SR007MK2-brochure-s.pdf http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?spkrfull&1200056430 Is this the new and improved SR007? Has anyone auditioned the new SR007? Is this a new model?
November 12, 200718 yr http://www.stax.co.jp/Pdf/Export/SR007MK2-brochure-s.pdf http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?spkrfull&1200056430 Is this the new and improved SR007? Has anyone auditioned the new SR007? Is this a new model? see stax thread(s)
November 12, 200718 yr Sorry guys. So is this the same as the silver SR007 or a new one? Basically it has new pads and a stronger wire connection to the housing/drivers there. Same drivers. Initial impressions indicate that there may be some defect in the initial batch. Hopefully this will be remedied.
November 13, 200718 yr Those are indeed the Mk2's. They will be called SR-007A's in Japan and be silver and I'm holding out until I get a price quote on the A's as I don't really like to pay the US distributor extra just for the black housing. There are a number of changes but they are mostly down to the pads and they are borrowing from the 4070 design there. There seems to be a small port hidden inside the pads (maybe more then one) that eliminates the fart for the most part, increases the bass impact and changes how the bass behaves. The Mk1's bass was out of control if you didn't have the exact right fit while the Mk2's don't have much bass at all under the same circumstances. That is pretty same as the 4070 so when you get the right fit the ports are closed and the bass is just right.
November 13, 200718 yr I don't really like to pay the US distributor extra just for the black housing. Pfff. That said, I wouldn't want to have to pay it either.
November 13, 200718 yr Pfff. That said, I wouldn't want to have to pay it either. Things have gotten a whole lot better in the last two or so years as the O2 system now only costs 3.8k$ instead of 6k$. Damn Stax and their distributor policies...
November 13, 200718 yr I don't really like to pay the US distributor extra just for the black housing. But the USD is so weak
November 13, 200718 yr If the SR-007A is Japan-only and the SR-007MkII is for export, there might be other places besides the US to get the MkII.
November 13, 200718 yr If the SR-007A is Japan-only and the SR-007MkII is for export, there might be other places besides the US to get the MkII. The Mk2 is for export so that everywhere else then Japan. Some places like Singapore might be cheap-ish. But the USD is so weak The Yen is weak as well relative to the European currencies. That still doesn't explain the 2600? pricetag on the Mk2
November 13, 200718 yr The Yen is weak as well relative to the European currencies. I sure hope the Yen doesn't gain strength. My financial status depends on this. My family remembers the 300:1 days. Those were good days.
November 13, 200718 yr It will gain strength as this current situation will not last. Still the weak dollar actually helps the US now with the current troubles. It's fun to watch this from the outside but I shudder to think what will happen here in Iceland when the shit hits the fan. The nation has about 117 billion dollars in debt (not bad for 300.000 people ) which has accumulated in our largest economic boom ever but it is all tied to the ISK which is the smallest currency in the world. The interest rates up here might even make a grown man cry as 20% is the norm on short term loans...
November 13, 200718 yr The interest rates up here might even make a grown man cry as 20% is the norm on short term loans... well heck, in the US its around 19% for a credit card to an individual with average credit, more like 29% (default rate!) for poorer credit. More like 8-9% for good credit.
November 13, 200718 yr well heck, in the US its around 19% for a credit card to an individual with average credit, more like 29% (default rate!) for poorer credit. More like 8-9% for good credit. Ok, that's nasty!
November 15, 200718 yr If/when Stax comes out with a new flagship can, I might just make the leap to join the Stax Mafia family. But a cosmetic update doesn't count for me. I'll be waiting for the O3 (won't hold my breath.)
November 15, 200718 yr You would be surprised by just how much the earpads on the SR-007 matter. They are completely useless after about 3 years of use and the phones sound like crap so a totally new design like those on the Mk2's might be something very special.
November 15, 200718 yr It's not just cosmetic -- they had to redesign it to get all the lead out (literally). Admittedly, it's a very faithful redesign -- it's basically the same headphones made with lead-free materials. I thought they did something with the grill as well.
November 15, 200718 yr There was no lead in the Mk1 but the finish was made using some chemicals that aren't allowed under the ROHS mandate. They only needed to change that but they also fixed the few issues that had surfaced in the 9 year production run and most of those were tied to the earpads.
November 16, 200718 yr No lead in the solder on the MKI? I fucking hate this ROHS bullshit. Lead free solder blows.
November 16, 200718 yr No lead in the solder on the MKI? I fucking hate this ROHS bullshit. Lead free solder blows. There is no solder in the O2's AFAIK. Lead free solder is fine but you just have to know how to use it...
November 16, 200718 yr What about in the molded plug? That's part of the cable assembly and the only description I've ever hear is that the contact pins are crimped onto the cable. There could be some solder underneath as that's how Stax normally prepares the cables.
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