The Stax thread (New) - Page 659

[B]I'm having some of the same feelings with my 717/O2Mk1, first I decided to order the KGBHSE, but couldn't wait till Summer to find out the results, so I ordered a Zana Deux and 3 dynamic cans.
Oh no, Monkey, I still have the BHSE on order, I just couldn't wait till then to see if there's something else that I might enjoy more than the 717/O2 combo in the meantime. Actually, I was doing just fine with my waiting for the BHSE, until I heard about the HD800, then I just HAD to check it out, and find an amp for it, and now that I'm getting a dynamic HP amp again, why not try some more dynamic cans... (I actually first became aware of the HD800's existence through a joke of Spritzer's in this thread, blaming the HD800 for someone having a problem with their O2, see how much harm a simple joke can do? ) P.S. Someone should create a smiley-face with a wife beating a guy to death with his headphones, I'm sure it would get at least as much use as the DT880 smile.

Every man and everything has it's price its a shame nobody here has one as i would love to hear first hand impressions from a headfier. But your right the Stax T2 may as well not exist.

Something i wondered what do the stax engineers use when voicing or developing cans especially old man stax himself (i forget his name) btw afaik the company was bought by the workers a few years back .

hey guys how good do the gamma's sound? i saw one for $80 was thinking about getting them, and modding them, they're surely easy to stick into another housing

heh, well done. Nothing like an accelerated journey down the rabbit hole.

The nice thing is that you will not be wanting for a new amp anytime soon. Source craziness is the next progression of the sickness.

Well I finally gotten my Lambda Pro + SRM1/Mk2 this afternoon,
picture can lie of course, never thought the lambda would be so flimsy, like a toy plastic bone......but nevertheless the condition is amazing considering its age thanks to other previous owners, also comfort is really helped by the headband design

and then for the sound, lets start from the good first,
- this can sounds really detail perhaps thanks to its speed, many hidden notes are now become obvious,
- the soundstage which is kinda big (I have no other reference here) but main vocal is to centered in the head,
- high is also good, it brings 'presence' to the music well or perhaps I should call it convincing

now lets continue with its bad
- is it just me or the first impression to hear this can is 'where is the mid'? I guess lambda pro is not known for the mid, combine that with its rather good soundstage, it sound kinda cavernous which really confuse my brain, how can it be like this when it also very open, needs brain burn in here........
- the bass the low area, can't say it doesn't exist but it just exist only without anything good which can make you smile, it is deep but not amazingly deep, and it does not slam or having enough impact, guitar bass also does not shine because covered a lot by its high, which is brings us too
- it is too bright at least for my taste, I'm a sennheiser guy

alright that is my impression, sorry if it is not really good or clear as I'm only writing points which understood and obvious to me


next may I ask some question?
- will O2
+sounds darker or warmer than this? having delicious mid?
+have main vocal several steps forward?
+curing all my bad things, having all the good ones also?
- got a faint hum at low region here, is it ground loop? as my room wall socket is not grounded, should I ground the IEC ground or also that silver ground screw on the back off the driver unit?

thanks for reading, have a good day, as I have a good one

I have normal bias Gammas and love them. If they're pros, most people buy them to put into SR-X housing. The last couple I've seen on eBay have gone for over $200.

The O2 is in another league. It's better in every aspect. All the problems you have with the Lambda Pro's are gone. You will need a better amp. Like a SRM-717. The SRM-2 mk2 pro will drive them in a pinch.

So true!
The SRM-T2 is said to be a nice match for the O2, but its more or less non-existing on the used market. Unless you bid high $$$$$ to one of its owners.

A couple pictures for those who don't know what it looks like:

Or, this is what you do with your Gamma Pro

/\ Meh...Would look better in black!

Edit: Sorry delayed post I meant the T2 in the above, above post, The headphones above are really nice.

I'll have to account for divergent tastes, here. I cannot think of a headphone I have ever seen that is more beautiful than that one.

Just a thought here, but when I had stax I would occasionally get a shock.

I pulled my hair back, so I doubt that was the issue - it happened with every pair of electrostatics I have tried.

Just wondering how common that is.

[QUOTE=HeadphoneAddict;5417945]Or, this is what you do with your Gamma Pro


Wow! That is just beautiful! How do you have that done?

I have the exact same Stax set up. I put the source signal through my tubed pre-amp first, before letting it go to the Stax amp. This really softens the brightness and gives it some nice warmth.

Still light on the bass, though. Those little films just can't move much air, I think. On Skylab's subwoofer post, someone talked about using his subwoofer for his Stax system. I asked how he did this, but haven't seen his response yet. I tend to listen to Stax mostly for classical.

You have to have special connections to the Stax Mafia (that doesn't exist).