Stax SR-009: Best Headphone Ever Made? - Head-Fi TV, Episode 008

Jun 28, 2011 at 10:39 AM Thread Starter Post #1 of 423

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Episode 008 of Head-Fi TV was just uploaded.  This episode is a video review of the new flagship headphone from Stax, the SR-009 electrostatic earspeakers, powered by the Woo Audio WES electrostatic headphone amplifier.
 
Thanks to Jack Wu of Woo Audio for letting us borrow his personal Stax SR-009 (that he went to Japan to pick up earlier in the spring).  Jack also let us borrow one of Woo Audio's flagship WES electrostatic headphone amps.
 

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Products mentioned in the video:

 

1. Stax SR-009 electrostatic headphone
2. Woo Audio WES electrostatic headphone amplifier
3. Stax SR-007 Mk2 electrostatic headphone
4. Sennheiser Orpheus headphone system
5. HiFiMAN HE-series headphone
6. Sennheiser HD 800 headphone
7. Audeze LCD-2 planar magnetic headphone
8. HeadAmp Blue Hawaii Special Edition electrostatic headphone amplifier
9. Ray Samuels Audio A-10 Thunderbolt electrostatic headphone amplifier

 

 

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Head-Fi TV Episode 008 produced by Joseph Cwik and Jude Mansilla

 

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We will occasionally post Q&A episodes of Head-Fi TV.  If you want to submit any questions (or comments), you can do so via email to tv@head-fi.org.

 

Jun 28, 2011 at 11:08 AM Post #2 of 423

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Another fantastic episode! 

 

Jun 28, 2011 at 11:13 AM Post #3 of 423

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I thought HD650's were expensive.......

 

Jun 28, 2011 at 11:38 AM Post #4 of 423

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Jude, what source were you using in this WES > SR-009 rig?

 

Jun 28, 2011 at 11:41 AM Post #5 of 423

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HD650s? I thought LCD-2s were expensive. Do I want a car, or possibly the best headphones ever created...
 
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Jun 28, 2011 at 11:41 AM Post #6 of 423

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:drool:
I don't much like dark headphones. This seems like everything I could ask for in a headphone.
 
Too bad about that price tag!
 
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Jun 28, 2011 at 11:44 AM Post #7 of 423

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Nice review jude.

 

Jun 28, 2011 at 11:51 AM Post #8 of 423

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Jude, what source were you using in this WES > SR-009 rig?

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MacBook Pro and MacBook Air --> Amarra (latest version) --> Lavry DA11 DAC
 

 

Jun 28, 2011 at 11:54 AM Post #9 of 423

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Great review Jude!

 

Jun 28, 2011 at 12:13 PM Post #10 of 423

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WOOOW this is crazy considering the price. Some people give out even more for speakers...
 
I think my ears will never be treated with something like this X/

 

Jun 28, 2011 at 12:35 PM Post #11 of 423

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That's certainly the last word in affordability, eh?
I wonder whether I'm willing to eat only ramen for the next 3 years...

 

Jun 28, 2011 at 12:38 PM Post #12 of 423

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When you follow the video to watch it on youtube, you see 1 user doesn't like the video. 5$ as that was Jude disliking his own video.

 

Jun 28, 2011 at 12:51 PM Post #13 of 423

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I wonder if I'll have enough money for this when I'm 60 years old...Goal: set.

 

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any comments comparing the detail of these to the detail of the JH3A prototype at canjam? cause i felt those were some of the most detailed headphones id ever heard, and i think many would agree

 

Jun 28, 2011 at 1:11 PM Post #15 of 423

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I would LOVE to hear the SR-009 myself. I found the SR-007 slightly too dark for my likings, if SR-009 is brighter and better, I am sure to rob a bank or something...