The Headcase Stax thread

[spritzer]

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]

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]

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]

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/

[skullguise]

I like the DAC discussed in the P-F article!  Looks like it'll be about $12K USD though......

[Pars]

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.

[spritzer]

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.