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When my mk1 arrives, I am purposely NOT going to A/B with mk2 pads, so that we can continue to have this debate.

How are your ears to be positioned for the Lambdas? I have mine near the top, in the middle.

Also, my setup produces 20hz tone but the roll off appears to be around 35-40 hz? Is that about right? Seems a bit high. I was hoping for more around 30hz.

I put my ears in the middle too. It really helps with proper instrument placement. When I put them at the bottom, I feel like the wind section is too high up.

The problem with putting it in the middle is, unless you've got a fat head, "the seal" is broken at the bottom.

To settle the Omega pad debate once and for all... some pics. Here are the insides of Mk1 pads which clearly shows that they are made out of leather. The grain is very fine so the back is very smooth as well.



For the sake of comparison, here is an SR-Omega earpad which is made out of high quality artificial leather. Notice the woven backside which looks a lot like the pleather used on the Mk2 pads.

Thanks! Tor is a really nice person to deal with. I would buy from him again. Unfortunatley a personal visit at his store would be not so easy to manage.

I have mine in the middle as well, both horizontally and vertically. Does the trick for me..

Yeah, just like how my SR-007 replacement pads look. I am 100% they are made of the real thing.
Hope that end the debate!

I was told that when you put a soldering iron tip to Pleather it will melt. Real Leather will burn. You could try on a part that tucks under the phone if you are that curious.

Not curious at all.
Cause I have a spare pair of SR-007 pads, and have seen the same as 'spritzer'. So I am no doubt they are the real deal

Than why would Stax claim them cheaper than they are?

smaller, less leather (if any)?

All Stax literature is littered with translation errors so this might be one of them. I did just check the English instructions manual I got from Stax a few years ago and it says "Earpads: Crafted from high quality natural leather for durability and comfort". There you have it, straight from the horses mouth.

OK, then what about these PDF's, which look quite STAX to me


I do not have within reach the manual of the MK2's I just received but I will check on it tomorrow to see what it says about this.

They are from Stax too but the left hand not speaking to the right one is common Stax practice, even back to the 60's. They've managed to mislabel one of their own phones and don't even acknowledge that their ever was a SR-2, though shortlived it was, even if there are published reviews of it. They even managed to order black earpads as spares for the 500+ SR-Omegas out there, a headphone that always had brown earpads.

Anyway, here is a snapshot from the instructions manual:

Hey, do the Lambdas roll off at 40hz or what? I am kind of concerned about the low end being a bit light. That, and the stereo downstairs bass rattles my Stax membranes. Sigh. If only I had an isolated room.