Well, I guess it depends, if you are only listening to monaural recording, you are probably fine. This is off topic though...

Quote:     Yeah... move your speakers further apart!

You are on the right track, but you need to take into account the differences between average and peak listening level. Now, I realize that a lot of music these days is very compressed and doesn't have a lot of dynamic range, but you probably want to have the ability to do at least a 14db...

I don't really have any specific comments about the power requirements of the HE-6, but I find this comment hillarious. Schiit releases an amplifier they advertise as being overkill and make disclaimers about how they are not responsible if you blow up your headphones, and now it has become "the...

Also, Justin has been building the BHSE in batches so it isn't unusual to have periods of seemingly no activity in between runs. That being said, I'm not sure why Justin is now quoting a 4 month wait time when he hasn't been able to meet quoted 6-month wait times successfully and has two new...

I've been skipping over this thread and just read through it for the first time today. I'm glad I did. Great posts visualguy, I'm looking forward to more of your impressions.

I just got back into town and it doesn't look like I'll be able to make it. I'd have loved to meet everyone but it looks like I'll have to wait until next time. Hope everyone has a great time!

Congrats on the 5400. Now is the time to buy as future availability seems uncertain.

Thanks for the tip, I'll admit I hadn't tried bending the band since wearing the headphones even without the band wasn't all that comfortable. However since my discomfort is just as you describe and bending the band seemed to fix it for you I'm definitely willing to give it a try.

Plus interconnects may be shielded, which can reduce the amount of noise that is picked up.

The SR-001 is the only Stax headphone I feel is particularly uncomfortable. The SR-007 is quite comfortable, perhaps the most comfortable of any headphone I've tried. However, I don't really have comfort problems with many non-in-ear headphones, even Grados which are considered notoriously...

It is definitely less of a problem to listen to flawed recordings on speakers, but I'm not really sure why that is... maybe it has to do with the proximity of the sounds to the ear when wearing headphones that make extraneous noises grab your attention. It is easier to block out noise when it...

Quote: I'm not sure I understand what you are getting at here -- say for example, that you consider the HE90 the finest headphone ever manufactured. It is your headphone ideal. Now say there is a new headphone released, let's call it "headphone X" and it sounds almost identical to the...

One of the reasons that I enjoy headphones is that I feel that they are a good mechanism to teach yourself how to "hear." Headphones give you a relatively inexpensive way to experience the differences between varying approaches to sound reproduction and have the additional benefit of allowing...

It might be rather disruptive to have speakers unless you put them in a separate room...

I'm interested. TBD what gear I'll bring.

I find the SR-001Mk2 / SR-003 uncomfortable to wear for any long duration. Also, I thought the SR-001Mk2 was discontinued, unless you are thinking of buying used...

great to hear. congrats on getting this straightened out,

  I certainly hope so -- I don't think that great imaging like that of the SR-007 necessitates a small "headstage," simply that this was the means by which Stax accomplished this end. I'm not sure why they changed their strategy following the SR-Omega, but I am hopeful that the C32 will blend...

Quote: I always forget Justin still sells the KGSS. I think he would probably sell tons of these if he simply put it in a case that was along the lines of the BHSE. Maybe eventually he'll do something like this with the high-voltage version.

Quote:   I'm sorry if you were looking for fresher material, but I just thought that Darth Nut's comments were pretty astute, and expressed my thoughts better than I could have expressed them myself. Plus, what I think I was trying to do in a somewhat circumspect manner is to show that...

Elephas, It is good to hear from you -- I've really enjoyed reading your posts here and elsewhere, but I haven't seen much of you lately. I definitely appreciate your extensive tube-rolling, it certainly helps narrow down which of the (expensive) options to consider. 

it may be considered "mid-fi" now by the upwardly mobile headphone middle class, but I don't view the HD600 or HD650 as a "compromise" headphone. Besides, an LCD-2 may give you "80%" when driven directly out of an ipod, but I'm pretty sure a "mid-fi" can can get you more than "80%" of the way to...

Quote: Congratulations. Never say never, right?

Quote:   One of the frustrating things about considering a purchase of this amp is the lack of impressions from owners. You read through this thread and see a lot of anticipation, but then ultimately once the amp is received the owners go quiet. Now, with a little perspective, I think I...