catscratch Posted May 3 Report Share Posted May 3 As the Dude said, that's a bummer, man, but I hope it's not the end and they update it with something. All it really needs is a proper swivel/articulation mechanism for the earcups and a better earpad mounting mechanism, the rest can stay what it is. A bit more linearity in tuning would be good too - the current one sounds a bit honky and nasal in the mids to me with resonances at 950hz and 1.5khz, and is a bit bright past 10k too, but the driver performs and the resolution is there. I'm sure with a light touch and a few smart tweaks they could turn it into something contemporary and even better, but on the other hand, this is Stax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oneguy Posted May 4 Report Share Posted May 4 16 hours ago, Oneguy said: Not Stax but random estat find https://www.ebay.com/itm/135043673309?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=LZnLr4yOQj2&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=QllYj8wxQKG&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY never seen those before. Finally found more info on them: http://statex.pro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spritzer Posted May 6 Report Share Posted May 6 On 5/4/2024 at 10:19 AM, Oneguy said: Finally found more info on them: http://statex.pro I dropped them a line to see if I can order a pair of the headphones. Also... it was never going to be just the 007A they would cut. I'm guessing any replacement will be double the price with worse performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oneguy Posted May 6 Report Share Posted May 6 31 minutes ago, spritzer said: I dropped them a line to see if I can order a pair of the headphones. I was investigating buying a set but the lack of warranty support to the U.S. has made me think otherwise. I have a 50/50 track record with estat headphones from smaller companies arriving without issue the first time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammerDown Posted May 9 Report Share Posted May 9 On 5/6/2024 at 9:23 AM, spritzer said: I dropped them a line to see if I can order a pair of the headphones. Also... it was never going to be just the 007A they would cut. I'm guessing any replacement will be double the price with worse performance. Doesn't it seem more logical they just drop a mk3 with detachable cables? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesmking Posted May 10 Report Share Posted May 10 9 hours ago, TammerDown said: Doesn't it seem more logical they just drop a mk3 with detachable cables? Thats whats needed but, stax logic is simple: why make a better product when you can sell something worse for much more and the hifi magazine reviewers are guaranteed to say its the best thing since non-sliced, small batch, organic artisan, seeded, whole meal, bread... *sigh* between on semi and Stax we just can't have nice things. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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