[jude]

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On this episode of Head-Fi TV, we'll be taking a look at some pretty big news in the world of Head-Fi, ESPECIALLY if you're an electrostatic headphone enthusiast. Today, Stax Japan is going to unveil their Stax SRM-T8000 Vacuum Tube Input, Driver Unit For Earspeakers -- a hybrid tube/solid state electrostatic amp which is the first true flagship electrostatic headphone amplifier from STAX since 1994.


Introducing the STAX SRM-T8000 - Head-Fi TV - produced by Jude Mansilla and Brian Murphy

 

[raypin]

Mm...(drools!)

 

[AnakChan]

This is getting exciting! I'm particularly curious. In Japan, there aren't much options aside from Stax amps. Buying BHSEs, Electras, KGSSHvs, are all buying blind.

Wow, priced 595,000 yen.

 

[raypin]

Mm...key words: bass slam. Will it coax it out of the SR 009? Hope so....

 

[iitime]

Finally, a proper stax amp to battle against BHSE.

 

[Pokemonn]

Wow finally! T8000! Thanks God! sorry for my wallet!

 

[Currawong]

http://www.stax.co.jp/produ/SRMT8000.html

595,000円 or over $5000.

 

[Whitigir]

http://www.stax.co.jp/produ/SRMT8000.html

595,000円 or over $5000.

Totally to be expected. It gets even more expensive for regional dealer MSRP pricing for sure, similar to 009 from Japan vs states. Pricing could jump 25% which makes it around $6500-$7300 or so from my speculation....which is on par with headamp BHSE. How will it compare ? Exciting!

 

[purk]

Wonderful news. This should be a great amp to duke it out with the KGSSHV Carbon.

 

[Ali-Pacha]

5000 € in Japan would be 6-7 k€ ine Europe. Outch !
2 x 6922 pre amp (same tube as Vali2), SS power stage, fat toroidal transformer (regulated ?)...more to come obviously.

Ali

 

[caenlenfromOCN]

5000 € in Japan would be 6-7 k€ ine Europe. Outch !
2 x 6922 pre amp (same tube as Vali2), SS power stage, fat toroidal transformer (regulated ?)...more to come obviously.

Ali

It uses the same tube as the vali 2? isn't that a $169 amp... lol you think for almost 6 grand they would have better tubes...

 

[Pokemonn]

maybe Stax did wrong pricing...lol

 

[deuter]

Come to think of it, I just got the BHSE and now Stax release a much cheaper flagship.

 

[KR...]

Can't believe that Stax will finally release a proper amp for their headphones after all these years!

About time!

 

[Dulalala]

It uses the same tube as the vali 2? isn't that a $169 amp... lol you think for almost 6 grand they would have better tubes...

There are a bunch of different 6922 tubes. the 6922 is just a type of tube, not a model so yes the tube uses the same socket as the Vali 2 but it isn't necessarily the exact same model of tube in the Vali 2.