Some of my stuff at a meeting last week (SR-009 / SR-1 / BHSE / Yggy USB5 Analog 2). I know I know, I'm SOOO 2013... :nerd: Ali

Someone here to confirm that some old Stax amps are wired withe the obsolete US norm regarding XLR pins (hot on 3 instead of 2) ? That's what I see on SRM-717, for example : Or T1-W : Thanks, Ali

Mesa STR-447 here ( thanks @TheAttorney ). Not as refined as Shuguang Treasures (my stock ones), but way punchier and meatier. And cheap. Ali

Blue Hawaï SE FTW. Got it 3 years ago, done with chasing some head-fi unicorn since that. Ali

Cold and factual truth. Let's have some dirty sex together. Ali

Great ! :) Looking forward to ordering it :D Not fond of natural cotton, but it's just one opinion among others. Ali

Or not. 007 is such a different beast from the usual "hig-mids energy and presence" Lambdas show (especially 507) he could probably dislike them (or not). Ali

Blu Mesa Boogie for the win. Consistency far from potential NOS surprises, cheap, kick and bass all around, nowhere near the thiness of re-issued Mullards or too shy delicacy of Shuguang Treasure. Ali

Let's face it, Arnold did have the chest as a very strong point, but shoulders / delts are logically kinda weak, and he was also known to struggle developping his legs. T2 would rather be Ronnie Coleman in his prime (1998-1999) :D Ali

You obviously never ever listened to a well amped pair of HE-60 / Baby Orpheus, man :D Ali

40% of the capacitance lays within the cable on Stax headphones. The higher the capacitance, the more you lose into the cable...let alone with extension. Check this : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slew_rate Slew Rate may be seen as the ability to stick to signal variations. The higher the volume...

Curious to compare 009s to my love of the moment, HE-60 :D Ali

So much stuff :D Obviously, e-stat are lacking :grin: Ali

None. Even though I obviously prefer them on my BHSE, I do regularly use my SRM-1 with my Staxens (009 are one of them), and as SRM-T1, SRM-1 doesn't have so much power :) Check the resistor / CCS mod from @JimL11 out there for the SRM-T1, good improvement for few bucks. Ali

Head Acoustics used to sell rebranded HE-60 (Sennheiser Baby Orpheus) to industrial companies for measurement purposes some years ago. They're one of them, got them for free, stax re-cabling (with 5 MOhms resistor for bias, 540V on Senn instead of 580V on Staxen's) + brand new earpads and...

Unless you got a DIY T2, you won't get something more realistic than that : And yes, I do include old and new Orpheus in my list :D Ali

HE-60 out of a BHSE...not as warm / symphonic as HE-1, but realism (voices, cues, etc...) is better IMO :smiling_imp: Ali

Since then, BHSE did arrive, SRM-727II modded gone, as well as SR-X/mk3Pro (collection's piece...but on-ear) and LNS / SR-007mk1 (too dull / boring for my tastes). Baby Orpheus / HE-60 in da house for 2 weeks, god I love those :D Ali

Hey, it's my Lambda's Frequency Response you're showing in your classified :p Ali

Yes, yellow foam. I've had two original Lambdas in my hand, I got rid of this crippling foam and did replace it with train modelism foam cut with the perfect form factor : https://www.amazon.fr/Noch-Modélisme-Ferroviaire-Plaques-mousse-Pièces/dp/B0002I0CBM The best Lambda looking at bass...

Original pads are better than 507's ones, even if the latter are leather : 507's pads are too thin and too soft IMO. Go get SR-207 pads whenever you have to change them on Lambda / Lambda Pro (and even Signature..too bad for the colour :D ) Ali

Any hint to update an Yggy in Europe ? Wether you're looking at Schiit Europe or Electromod, Analog 2 upgrade has been out of stock for ever (at least since upgrade's release...). Ali

Yeah, they were maybe my last chase in the hobby. They scale insanely with amping, a marvel on my BHSE. OK they may be harsh in the highs sometimes, and a bit on the light side looking at bass, but he air, the midrange, the imaging, the realism...incredible... Ali

Happy owner now : It's a Sennheiser under the head-acoustics rebranding ;) I won't tell you the (absence of) price :D I've paid stax recabling (with resistors) and earpads :o Ali

Both are Lambda :D LS are way more coloured, with more air, more bass but also less "meat on the bone". Ethereal but never ever agressive. LNS have more body and are more neutral, they show flatter FR, less high-mids hump and more extension in the highs, but I find them kinda boring for a...