spritzer Posted August 23 Report Posted August 23 The issue with any Omega is that they are not that well built so you never know what you are going to get. Some are just fine while others have issues, you can see that with the discussion about different serial ranges sounding different. Now I've owned 30+ units over the years and when they work as they should... they all sound the same. If the "grounding resistors" have broken down internally, internal frame issues, micro cracks in the stator supports and other issues... they will sound different but that's because they are slowly failing and need to be fixed. It's similar to tube rolling while not actually using tubes with similar specs... true shock that they sound different. Those are some nice Omega clones. Where are those from?
Omega_ELS Posted August 24 Report Posted August 24 On 8/24/2025 at 12:46 AM, spritzer said: Those are some nice Omega clones. Where are those from? I tried to buy them but without success same story with Chinsettawong Omega or Orpheus or JF I was looking for them for several years and everyone I talked to didn't want to sell them https://www.head-case.org/forums/topic/21643-a-diy-shangri-la-headphone-for-hifi-xmen/ same story with any of these headphones they are simply impossible to buy anywhere
Michelag Posted September 5 Report Posted September 5 On 8/24/2025 at 6:02 PM, Omega_ELS said: I tried to buy them but without success same story with Chinsettawong Omega or Orpheus or JF I was looking for them for several years and everyone I talked to didn't want to sell them https://www.head-case.org/forums/topic/21643-a-diy-shangri-la-headphone-for-hifi-xmen/ same story with any of these headphones they are simply impossible to buy anywhere Wow, they've made replicas also for Stax... What a life's today's life!
Pars Posted October 6 Report Posted October 6 I know these aren't Stax, but have any of you tried Audeze CRBN2 in lieu of the 007s? Bob Katz seems quite enamored with them using one of Birgir's Carbons as the amp. Kinda expensive, but not sure what 007s are running these days either. https://positive-feedback.com/reviews/hardware-reviews/imersiv-d1-dac/ 2
skullguise Posted October 7 Report Posted October 7 I like the DAC discussed in the P-F article! Looks like it'll be about $12K USD though......
Pars Posted October 7 Report Posted October 7 41 minutes ago, skullguise said: I like the DAC discussed in the P-F article! Looks like it'll be about $12K USD though...... Nelson Pass apparently mentioned it at Burning Amp last weekend. I wasn't there so don't know what he said about it, but the insinuation was that he was favorably impressed by it. 1
spritzer Posted October 7 Report Posted October 7 I like them a lot and they are technically proficient but lately I've been a bit off on ported designs as they lack involvement to me. Not enough engagement compared to the greats but, not nearly as bad as the Hifiman Shangri-la mini where the sound just hangs there. I've been meaning to make a proper review of them but this year as a whole has just sucked.
spritzer Posted October 11 Report Posted October 11 This has to be the week of stupid mods, cue this 727 in for full surgery and mods. Nothing abnormal on top but below I find this: Hmmm not quite stock that input wiring In and output wires from the volume pot were simply cut and this new monstrosity was sliced into ends. The plan was clearly to bypass the volume control but this is a 727... which has a switch to turn off the volume control and bypass it!! Just flip the switch the volume control does nothing... fucking hell... One more thing, can anybody make heads or tales of this monstrosity? That's two three conductor cables, basic mic cable would do the job but why set it up like this? Each conductor is screened and they are bridging it ever 10cm or so for moar cancellation? Ground for your ground... for your ground? Also, I'm not truly prepared for the 727 to be almost 20 years old at this point. The caps in this one had a date code from early 2007. 2 1
Oneguy Posted October 12 Report Posted October 12 3 hours ago, spritzer said: Also, I'm not truly prepared for the 727 to be almost 20 years old at this point. The caps in this one had a date code from early 2007. Time is sneaky.
TammerDown Posted October 14 Report Posted October 14 On 10/11/2025 at 4:38 PM, spritzer said: This has to be the week of stupid mods, cue this 727 in for full surgery and mods. Nothing abnormal on top but below I find this: Hmmm not quite stock that input wiring In and output wires from the volume pot were simply cut and this new monstrosity was sliced into ends. The plan was clearly to bypass the volume control but this is a 727... which has a switch to turn off the volume control and bypass it!! Just flip the switch the volume control does nothing... fucking hell... One more thing, can anybody make heads or tales of this monstrosity? That's two three conductor cables, basic mic cable would do the job but why set it up like this? Each conductor is screened and they are bridging it ever 10cm or so for moar cancellation? Ground for your ground... for your ground? Also, I'm not truly prepared for the 727 to be almost 20 years old at this point. The caps in this one had a date code from early 2007. sorry this is my fault, we were using it as a prop for a Cronenberg film.... 3
Kabeer Posted October 23 Report Posted October 23 Great video for all you Stax fans. Very rare insight which actually shows proper parts of the factory 6
greenpips Posted October 27 Report Posted October 27 Need a bit of help Are there any alternative earpad replacements for the SR-007? For example (not sure if this works): https://dekoniaudio.com/product/elite-fenestrated-sheepskin-ear-pads-for-audeze-lcd-headphones/ The original pads are a bit pricey.
spritzer Posted October 27 Report Posted October 27 I'm slowly working on replacements but nothing that is ready for release yet. The Dekoni pads are well made but I wouldn't pick those as they are too big and I'd never use fenestrated pads due to the air leaks. You'd ideally want 105mm pads with a fairly large opening and there aren't all that many out there off the shelf. 1
Kabeer Posted 4 hours ago Report Posted 4 hours ago On 6/20/2025 at 1:11 PM, bwck2000 said: It is interesting that the SR-007S is sharing the same OFC cable as the entry-level SR-X1, rather than the HiFC cable from Hitachi used in L300 / L500 let alone the silver plated ones. So, after doing some experiments with a friend. I don't believe the 007S cable is the same OFC cable that the X1 has... It has different colour paint lines on it now. And it sounds BRIGHTER than the L500 HiFC cable. Whereas the X1 OFC cable sounded a little warmer than the L500 cable. With some other anecdotes: it is likely a SPC cable either the same or similar to the L700 cable. It is also contributing to the 007S brightness up top. The L500 cable makes the 007S better.
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