Posts by aross

I also have the SR 007s.  Yes they are not as "special" as the SR 009s, but still great nevertheless.  All my comments relative to gradual break-in improvements via the SR 009 apply to the 007s as well.  At my "man...

I thank you for your understanding.   aross

Check my profile.  I am retired and NOT in the audio business, or ever was.   Hereafter, I'll keep my thoughts to myself.  I posted my review because I was really overwhelmed by what Stax had accomplished.  Now...

  This is a review of the newly released STAX SR 009 headphones..   While the several hundred hours of “break-in” was ongoing, I selected from my library a collection of vocal, solo instrumental, chamber,...

Sorry, I miss-spoke.  When I received the WES, all internal updates had been performed.  So that was my starting point.   Art

Quote: Originally Posted by West726  My searching skills are weak, but I can't find this topic addressed elsewhere.  Has anyone compared a stock Woo WES with a maxed one, or even one that is partially maxed...

Quote: Originally Posted by Jon L  Very nice setup.  I'm playing with Weiss DAC202 right now, and I imagine a particular setup cannot sound the absolute optimal with both 007 and 009 at the same time due to...

Quote: Originally Posted by rgs9200m  How is the physical feel / comfort of the 009s vs. the 007s? Do they feel the same on your ears? Thank you. (Former SR 007 / 007t  owner myself for 7 years.) They...

  While the several hundred hours of “break-in” was ongoing, I selected from my library a collection of vocal, solo instrumental, chamber, orchestral, symphonic and jazz of various colors to be used during my audition...

The new MBP is overkill and will not gain you any advantage over a 2 year-old 15" MBP.  I took a 2 year-old unit, changed the drive to an Intel 108GB SSD, and brought it up to 4 GB ram.  I store all d/l FLAC files on an...