December 18, 201312 yr For reasons of desktop space ... I tentatively ordered the 252S amp; it just came in today and I'm at work listening to it via a little Cowon J3 DAP as source since that's all I have on hand... And man, you weren't kidding. With SR-307's, it's a bit boggling how good the diminutive 252S amp sounds. In all honesty, even via memory, it sounds markedly better to my ear than did the vintage T1W amp I recently had and sold. Mostly in regard to cleanliness/clarity. Pretty amazed. Kind of anxious to hear the Koss ESP950 cans I have too but waiting for them to be shipped back from warranty. If my dynamic stuff goes by the wayside, which is crossing my mind more and more of late, I can already see myself getting the 323S amp... ;-) How are you finding the 307? I have a pair I use for listening while I fall asleep (so I don't need to worry about what happens to them - I don't do this with 007 or 009), and I find they are hard to beat for the price (haven't heard any old Lambdas though) - good bass, very good mids, and highs are quite good too, though I listen at low volume. Seriously underrated pair of headphones.
December 18, 201312 yr So what would you Stax nuts recommend as a starter rig for getting into electrostatic? No, 009 and a BHSE(though I have some BH boards) is not an acceptable answer. Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 4
December 18, 201312 yr Stax SR-003 Mk 2 gives you a great taste of the electrostatic "house sound", if you can get the positioning right.
December 18, 201312 yr Nice! I am interested in the 252S. You'll have to borrow my 404LE to try out. I have been seriously surprised by how good it sounds with the 307's ... especially once I got home and hooked it up to my desktop DAC. In fact, I've already contacted Justin to return it in exchange for a 323S because I've decided to sell my dynamic amp/cans. I just prefer the more natural presentation of the Stax over the colored/emphasized tone of the GS1000's and as long as I'm committing, I figure I'll spend a bit more on the 323S as I think it will be more extensible over the long run. Factor in the Koss cans I have as well and I can see myself being quite happy with an all electrostat set up. Would still like to borrow the 404LE's ... I'll let you know once I get the whole amp exchange thing figured out/suss'd.
December 18, 201312 yr How are you finding the 307? I have a pair I use for listening while I fall asleep (so I don't need to worry about what happens to them - I don't do this with 007 or 009), and I find they are hard to beat for the price (haven't heard any old Lambdas though) - good bass, very good mids, and highs are quite good too, though I listen at low volume. Seriously underrated pair of headphones. I'm really impressed with them combined with the SRM-252S. I had no idea that little amp would sound so good. I like the 307's FAR better with the 252S than I did with the SRM-T1W (which I had for about a week and which sounded sort of dry/dull and etchy with the 307's). The only other benchmark I have to compare the 307's with would be the SR-303's ... which I also really liked and which I think might have been just a bit more smooth sounding than the 307's ... but that's just distant memory talking and so who knows. Edited December 18, 201312 yr by s1rrah
December 20, 201312 yr Good evening from Europe. My first post here. I'm looking for a top class amp for a SR507. I thought of High-Amp here : http://high-amp.de/html/frame.html but are there other nice options in that price range (less than 1100 euros / 1500 USD) ? Thank you all for your replies.
December 20, 201312 yr Indeed... There is though that I stumbled across earlier: http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Teflon-Chassis-Jack-for-Stax-Headphones/1386475435.html
January 3, 201412 yr well... after sending PJ the photo, he, his dealer and STAX still insist that the scratches are made up and want to send back my 009. I agreed. I surely hope that STAX has done something to the phone and claimed to not have. I'll be looking over them with a magnifying glass this time... if those scratches are still there... I will probably just call my CC and try to get a charge back... (got scammed similarly to this about 3 years ago and my CC honored the charge back.) And apparently removing the earpad will void the warranty... WTF.... that's a first for me... We will see if STAX's and PJ's reputation still hold up next week...
January 3, 201412 yr So they aren't seeing the scratches? That's fucked up but I wouldn't be surprised that they are looking at the wrong set. Anybody know anything about this one? http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.129.3xZ4Zw&id=36525626565
January 3, 201412 yr yup... either that or they have really bad eyes and as long as they send me the wrong set that they are looking at which doesn't have problems, I might still be fine... That thing came up a few times during some conversations... don't exactly know what it is but the description claims "its design is as good as 717/727 and uses better material, so it should beat them with ease..." which is the description every taobao crap amp uses... I can't find any internal photo which is not surprising given that the person hasn't sold any...
January 3, 201412 yr yup... either that or they have really bad eyes and as long as they send me the wrong set that they are looking at which doesn't have problems, I might still be fine... That thing came up a few times during some conversations... don't exactly know what it is but the description claims "its design is as good as 717/727 and uses better material, so it should beat them with ease..." which is the description every taobao crap amp uses... I can't find any internal photo which is not surprising given that the person hasn't sold any... I wasn't hoping for much but one is ever so curious. Could be a variation of the same circuit King Sound uses in the M-10 and the sockets might be the King Sound units as well. It's hard to tell with any certainty but it appears to have the same textured finish. I like the case though, save for the choice of power button/switch Looks like a version of this design: http://www.ebay.com/itm/2609-Full-aluminum-chassis-Preamp-box-Power-amp-Enclosure-Case-DIY-/400526703642?pt=UK_Sound_Vision_Amplifier_Parts&hash=item5d41407c1a There is also the 2607 so this could be the 2608...
January 9, 201412 yr Seem to be going after the SR-Omega style driver... Nice of them to use a Gilmore derived amp too. The VAW TA-8PS is just a slightly modified GES with Pentode outputs.
January 9, 201412 yr Looks like an Orpheus on a vegetarian diet. Makes me feel Jaded....... Edited January 9, 201412 yr by wink
January 10, 201412 yr I really like the Stax stand at CES2014... http://speaker.yesky.com/105/35737605.shtml Nice to add the SR-Lambda and SR-1. Also, King Sound are at it again: http://kingsaudio.com.hk/headphone.html Might either of this suck less than the H1?
January 10, 201412 yr Well, I gotta say, their new headphones don't look as ridiculously ghetto as the once they just released last year.
January 10, 201412 yr Re: Kingsound: They certainly LOOK nicer. And they take 550V bias, so maybe Stax amp compatible?
January 10, 201412 yr I really like the Stax stand at CES2014... http://speaker.yesky.com/105/35737605.shtml Nice to add the SR-Lambda and SR-1. Also, King Sound are at it again: http://kingsaudio.com.hk/headphone.html Might either of this suck less than the H1? Are you talking about the acrylic stand? That's the HPS1 isn't it?
January 10, 201412 yr I wish Kingsound makes good electrostats at affordable prices, more people need to become familiar to them, but the don't know yet.
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