Man, kickstarter etc are incredible. Well over half a million USD raised for a HP campaign filled with nonsense, pseudo-science, buzzwords , and intentionally misleading statements. I wish I lacked a conscience so I could start promoting. I'm not even going to go over how much BS is on their...

Does anybody know when the new L700/500 will be available for purchase? What about the new detachable cable?

Hello all my stat buddies! After a long haitus, I'm back. Just wanted to drop in and say hi :) Possibly exciting news around the corner :o2smile:

Yeesh I guess I haven't posted in almost 2 years! Fun get together, it was useful to get feedback from you guys on my DIY Orpheus clones. Nice seeing you all! :o2smile:

Here was my interconnect for the meet :D

Heading back to the airport now, thanks for having me. Special thanks to velvetx for giving me a ride and letting me borrow an amp and source. I haven't been to a norcal meet in a while so it was nice to see you guys again. Goal of this meet was to get some ears on my DIY HE90 Orpheus clones...

I'll be making the trip up, please put me down for a table as well.

Isolate the issue.  I'm sure you have a TV or blu ray player, or CD player, or sound card, or something with RCA or XLR outs.  Connect your Stax setup to that and see if the issue goes away.  If it does, then you know for sure it's either the DAC or cable acting up.  If it doesn't then it's the...

I'll be there Saturday to say hi to some friends, not sure about Sunday yet.  I was going to showcase my DIY Orpheus clones and some rare HPs but it looks like that kinda fell apart.  I'll probably bring the clones in my car in case anybody has a mini meet in their hotel room.  If so, don't...

You mean like this? ;-) I'll update within the week.

Impressions from the few who have built one have been very, very positive.

Hmm, I dunno, I think the SR-507 midbass is quite a bit accentuated.  I much prefer the SR-007's bass.

The bias is generated from the audio signal thus no need for ac plug thus self bias thus SB.

  To compare, here is @CEE TEE listening to my old Orpheus     To reiterate for the Nth time, the romantic nature of the HE90 is very much a byproduct of the HEV90.  The HP is very amp dependent.  IMO it's the most accurate HP ever.  I know 99% of people who have heard the HE90 have only...

  You might want to try to find a used set of vintage Stax SR-Lambdas.  They're normal bias and a very good deal for the price.  I much prefer the original lineup of Lambdas to the modern lineups, especially for orchestral.  You can probably find a SR-Lambda and transformer box (SRD-6 or SRD-7)...

Once you get used to hearing stats nonstop for a while, going back to a dynamic can be eye opening.

  Heh, in the matter of about a week he's already 3 posts away from surpassing my post total in this thread over a period of 26 months.   Stax threads I and II were the best threads for years on HF, bar none.  This one has been hijacked by a handful of people who either want to discuss DACs...

You can try to find a used SRM-T1.  They're for sale constantly and a unit should run you ~$600 or less.  The voicing is a pretty decent match with the SR-009.  When your BHSE arrives, sell the T1 for little to no loss.

Surprised nobody has noticed the cable design yet.  Looks like typical wire as used for most headphone cables, which is notable because every modern electrostat uses a ribbon cable.  The purpose of the ribbon cable is to keep the capacitance as low as possible in order to make the headphone an...

Don't expect the L700 to sound like "a mix between the 009 and Lambdas" just because it looks that way.  It'll still sound very much like a Lambda because the driver shape is the same, the enclosure is basically the same, and the pads are basically the same.  The stator bracing will help a bit...

Are there any places in the US or Japan that sell Stax cable assemblies?  So far I've only found them at electramod.

Interesting how the charge ring press fits into the stator assembly.

  The 950s are definitely veiled for a stat.  Using a better amp for them helps though.   Armaegis, it's hard to name one area where the 007 bests the 009, but if your preference is warmer sounding gear then you'll probably prefer them.  They're definitely better for listening to poor...

Why not just leave the extra L+ and R+ heatshrinked and disconnected?