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Feb 24, 2014 at 8:30 PM Post #1,606 of 25,603
chiaki said:
  Yes I agree that the 207's boost in treble might be harsh-sounding at times, but it presents a more complete package of sound, in comparison to the 202's lack of lower body. 
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The 202's doesn't lack lower body and has enough bass to satisfy somebody who wants a more neutral and balanced sound. If you want 202's with bass use 404LE/507 leather pads. I don't and have never enjoyed my 202's on any of the Stax amps. Only SRD-7sb MK2 > monoblocks/integrated/power amps with preamp feed-in and soon KGSSHV. The 202's off the BHSE I tried last year wasn't too bad either, I was expecting bright sounding but the sound was more realistic and holographic off the BH using stock JJ EL34's. 
 
Feb 24, 2014 at 10:54 PM Post #1,607 of 25,603
So my friend as a Stax SR-X MKIII Pro and an SRD-7SB. He's experiencing an odd problem with the system soundwise. There's a brickwall effect on the bass; he literally has no content whatsoever below a certain point. The headphones otherwise sound as they should: extremely clear and clean, no distortion, very lifelike, etc. 
 
The SRD-7SB has been modified by the previous owner to bypass the loudspeaker/earspeaker toggle switch. It is otherwise stock (ie  has not been recapped) but he's taken a multimeter and capacitance meter to the PCB and everything seems to measure at proper spec. He's using an AudioSource AMP-100 with it.
 
I suspect something electrically faulty in the SRD-7 that's causing it to act as a sort of analog highpass filter. Any idea what the issue could be? I mean, I heard it before I sent it to him, and it sounded like something was seriously off with something in the audio chain. The previous owner thought it sounded strange too, and he was used to the 'stat sound. The SR-X does have completely decayed pads, we're working on getting replacements, but having heard it myself I highly doubt that the pads are the entirety of the issue.
 
Cheers!
 
Feb 24, 2014 at 11:10 PM Post #1,608 of 25,603
Well uh, after a bit of poking around he figured it out, and its so stupid it's hilarious. One of the resistors in the SRD-7 got bent to where it contacted the pins of one right next to it, thus shorting the circuit. Wish I would've noticed that before I sent it to him, so I could've heard the headphone when it wasn't defective.
 
Oh well. Nevermind 
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Feb 25, 2014 at 12:40 AM Post #1,609 of 25,603
Great. So now it's the 202 and 207. I may have missed out on the 202 in the for sale section, so I may go back to waiting and not deciding. And keep looking for the cans I really want. Lol. 202 does sound promising though.
 
Feb 25, 2014 at 12:44 AM Post #1,610 of 25,603
keithpgdrb said:
Great. So now it's the 202 and 207. I may have missed out on the 202 in the for sale section, so I may go back to waiting and not deciding. And keep looking for the cans I really want. Lol. 202 does sound promising though.
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Yeah I am so sorry for you, but the first Stax is seldom the last one. Once infected with that virus it spreads.
 
Feb 25, 2014 at 12:51 AM Post #1,611 of 25,603
I've lived with my sr lambda quite a while now, and I was looking for something a step up or at least different. Hence the cans I mentioned earlier. I'll keep searching I think for the 950 first.
 
Feb 27, 2014 at 11:36 AM Post #1,618 of 25,603
Feb 27, 2014 at 11:38 AM Post #1,619 of 25,603
Here is one: http://www.head-fi.org/t/704604/mint-sr-007-mk1
 
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