Agreed. Do you have a 007 btw ?

This is not the case with my experience with the classic MT (especially not with ecc80s) nor the DIY Kg T2.

Okay good to know. I suppose the difference with the MT is that the input tubes can technically be swapped for different tube types (e.g Ecc83 swapped for ecc80 or e181c) which have large fundamental changes to the way the amp functions - where with the T2 it’s more of a function of the same...

Have you felt the T2 changed significantly with rolling? I was under the impression that the curves of the tubes will really determine the sound for the MT but the T2 pretty much forces any tube to behave in a linear manner due to the BJT topology/231 semiconductors

I’ve gone back to the TADs and think I prefer them to the Tele in the 83/82 spots. Maybe I’m weird. Over time I felt the ecc80 was too strong and ruined the style of the amp.

Have you heard the original megatron? I wasn’t that impressed with the Shang on mine but feel the mt is the best pairing for the x9k/009 (although I have only heard a diy t2 not the eksonic)

Wow!! So happy to see someone finally built one. We need to hear more impressions! How was the wait time?

The megatron is the most neutral of the amps listed BHSE/KGST/Aeras/T2 use a mosfet which adds coloration , aka "warmth" but ultimately they are hybrid Novem is intentionally colored tube amp (neither powerful nor neutral, but works with x9k and 009 signature)

You wrote 2001 instead of 2021 No reported changes

Heavily depends on condition but something like 1500-3000. With most selling between 1600-2200. A restored/improved version (this was a service done by Joe) is worth more around 3000-4000. Sonically some of them have degraded a bit over time - how clean the inside mesh is, is a good gauge of...

Can you run a hz sweep between 16.000-21,000 and perhaps use something other than your ear (an iPhone recording could work) I thought I was hearing this on the SGL I heard. I have asked another SGL owner to do the same and they found distortion at 18,000 on only one channel. This wouldn't be...

The build of the SGL is very poor for a TOTL headphone let alone at this price point. The cable is covered in a nylon material that causes microphonics and the length of the pins for some reason were not measured correctly for stax pro so a plastic spacer has been placed on it (otherwise the pin...

Very cool - please do write up a detailed report. I’ve owned most of these but it’s always great to hear a new take on it especially when all of them are there at the same time.

It’s because it has tubes.

CCS mod or stock?

Technically anything over 1500vpps is pretty dangerous in a humid environment, which is at least some of the reasoning for many amps being at or below this (for example the new GC is not a powerhouse). T2 is around 1900vpps. The new KG amp will do above 2k. The topology, and “things in the...

The x9k doesn’t do this very well imo. 007 is the superior Stax in this regard.

Wow that 1 box is crazy looking. Is it hard to match the volume - or is one of those an input switcher. Any noise floor issues?

Is your headband loose? I’ve trimmed mine in the past to make sure it’s very tight fit. I have a better seal if the pads are rotated slightly downward (so seam is like 30* more down tilted) and as the pads heat up they seem to have a strong suction.

Part of the issue is that the mk2 fixed a structural issue with the mk1's cable (a port), which resulted in a mid-bass hump. Stax may think this is a good trade from an engineering perspective. I've owned several mk1's and have found that there are very small physical differences between the...

Looks like Justin from headamp confirmed that the 007 and L300 are discontinued. If they don’t release a mk3 the mk1/mk2 is about to sky rocket

A few months ago it was confirmed that only 007a was discontinued and that the 007mk2 would continue. I must say I'm pretty shocked. Killing off the 007 seems like a horrible choice unless that means they have a mk3 coming out (detachable cables?).

Based on the thread in the main headphone section, it the build is better than the l300/500. Seems like the tuning is more neutral and homage to the vintage Sr-x (which is probably where the name originates), although it is an over the ear not an on-ear like the original Sr-x.

My neighbor owns the 2.0µm Sr-lambda NB from 1979 and I used to own the Lambda Nova Signature 1,5µm. The LNS is imo the best all-arounder lambda. It has a house-signature close to the sr-omega. It doesn't do anything better, but when listening you feel that it lacks nothing. Relaxed, but not...

Having heard/had time with these headphones (SGL, he1, warwick) I can promise you there isn’t anything cost wise going on there that the x9k didn’t already incur from R&D or parts. Please don’t wish this on us.