[pspivak]

I got my first pair of Stax in 1976 after reading a review in Stereophile. They were SRX-MkIII. My next pair was purchased in 1987, a pair of Lambda Pros which worked until 2004 (one channel is now down in volume slightly and cannot be corrected with the balance control). I now have a pair of SR-404's for home and SR-003's for portable. I have an SRD-P amp for home use and an SRD-X for portable.

I prefer the full bass (not exaggerated single note bass of some phones), clarity and transparency, and the seemingly unlimited dynamic range of the Stax product.

P.S. For what it is worth I have heard the Omega II's and did not feel compelled to part with the money. Could be age.

Once you have Stax, you never goes backs (sic)!