Sennheiser Orpheus has blown my mind! - Page 5

Has anyone heard both the Orpheus system and a Stax SR-009 system (with an amp life BHSE, LL, etc.)? What similarities and differences did you notice? I heard the SR-009 for the first time this past weekend (paired with a Cavalli LL), and was very impressed. It's probably the next headphone I'll buy. It would interesting to see how the two compare.

I had the opportunity to listen to the STAX 009 via the Blue Hawaii SE and both the design, weight, and sound of the entire system from headphone to amp was simply stunning.  I think if Audeze could make their headband like the STAX 009 the LCD-3 ( light weight ) would sound very close through a good balanced amp  like the BUDA.

Anyone know if the bumps at 80 Hz and 1.1 kHz are intentional from the STAX 009?

http://www.innerfidelity.com/images/StaxSR009SZ91278afterburnin.pdf

Anyone wanting to compare some charts between the LCD-3 and 009 can look here:

http://www.innerfidelity.com/images/AudezeLCD3Rev2sn2613375circa2012.pdf

http://www.innerfidelity.com/images/StaxSR009SZ91278afterburnin.pdf

There is no doubt the STAX is quicker and has better treble extension.  The quickness may be due to the amp more than the headphone.

Anyone have the Orpheus measurements?

@jackskelly

If you are serious about the 009 you owe it to yourself to try it with the Blue Hawaii SE.

Please read here for some other amps we listened to with the 009:

http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/listening-great-headphone-amplifiers-and-stax-sr-900

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Originally Posted by NA Blur 

@jackskelly

 

If you are serious about the 009 you owe it to yourself to try it with the Blue Hawaii SE.

 

Please read here for some other amps we listened to with the 009:

 

http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/listening-great-headphone-amplifiers-and-stax-sr-900

I am very much so, I've heard it paired with the Cavalli Liquid Lightning, which sounded amazing. The Blue Hawaii SE is the amp most often mentioned as great with the SR-009, maybe I can try that out sometime if I find someone who has it. I'll probably get one of those two if I end up getting the SR-009. I know they take a while to build, so I'll probably have to wait 3-6 months for either once I order it.

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Originally Posted by Magicman74 

 

I love this guy .

I hardly have money to buy regular Jack every week, what with piling college debts and all; being a scotch connoisseur is hardly my forte. That being said, I can appreciate a decent whiskey/scotch and DO NOT tell me Glenlivet is in the same league as Beats. It is anything but pedestrian.

Anyways, I don't want to be pedantic about my liquors - I know what I like and I'm fine by it. Now back to the phones...