I have an SRD-X Pro. Performs as advertised, meaning not very well, there are a few Staxes which work reasonably well with it, and it is one of the cheapest and most portable ways to have the vintage Stax sound, so considering those things, I can't see myself not keeping one around. You can't...

Thanks for the kind words, Joe. Still does not compensate for the fact that I sold "That" SR-X Mk3 PRO to you. :) But at least it still went to the absolute best home it could. Cheers!

Excellent deal from an excellent seller!

I have a message for this new boy: better be ready for the fight with the old boys. By the time it arrives, these two might have a tussle of their own for the connector on the right. And as we know, three into one won't go.

It's a lot more 'interesting' headphone than the SR-407 I think it's one of the best (most characterful, "magical") and I'd like to have one yet again - but I am not alone with that thinking... But one of my friends bought one recently with a good setup and he said it was (or that copy was)...

There is a fine line. But if people had access to do comparisons undistracted for a certain amount of time, they would have their eureka moments for sure. That's why I wrote that story, it was 3 hours including storytime, he was completely shell-shocked how it was Not like how it was written on...

Still a waste of space. It is simply extremely difficult to find good information especially nowadays, if one is unable to use the search function very well - or just does not want to.

That's exactly it. You've done well and making a problem out of something that really isn't one.

You can see the 009 values are down the drain, at some point they might start to back up a bit, if supply reduces. You've gotta ask yourself: is it because is the deal of the century (cost a lot more to manufacture than a 007 yet it is almost cheaper now) or is it something else. I seriously do...

Feel free, as a Carbon owner I am genuinely interested and I am very well aware that it's not quite perfect. Not exactly T2 territory, so I don't expect it. It's just that what it does do, which is having a very smooth solid-state sound with tight, deep and impactful bass, lots of dynamics (if...

An adapter based solution is an adapter based solution. If anything, more is dependent on the particular speaker amplifier and the synergy of the whole system than the adapter itself which alters the signal in a certain way that may be beneficial for certain things. The trouble with tests like...

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They say the sound is 'lighter' than bigger models, but it is hard to judge from an entry-level amp. I am sure it would be fine with increased power.

It is a replacement for the L300 and SRS-3100

Compared to an SR-X Mk3: "SR-X1 alone is expected to cost 50,000 to 70,000 yen. A set of SRS-1000 and SR-X1 is expected to cost 100,000 to 120,000 yen. I asked about the release date: *It is still undecided, but the release date is likely to be between March and May. This is also not final...

Looks a bit cheap, but it's the entry-level model. SR-X1 name is still tentative. "Today's favorite, STAX's new entry series SRS-X1000 The headphone (SR-X1) is lightweight and it feels well made. I could definitely feel the delicate and extended sound that I expect from STAX. If you're an audio...

Not to mention that oratory1990's measurements show that it is impossible to match the Harman target curve to start with. (He even gives them scores to reflect how 'successful' that was.) So even disregarding everything else besides frequency response, significant differences will still remain...

Yes, I do miss that aspect of the review as I feel that all this spacing trickery is a bit of a gimmick sometimes. But it confirms my suspicion that I might want to re-test an X9000 in a different chain. Excluding headphones, mine costs a little less, more like 3000$ rather than 40000$ plus with...

To balance things out regarding sample variations, versions, etc., I would also like to mention that before my 'sabbatical', I did extensively test a 009 10+ years ago, one of the early units, and my (in)experience was different then compared to now, and I thought it looked good against an Omega...

Apart from the slightly flabby bass and lesser dynamics, I don't hear other areas where the 007 is not resolving enough. For sure the 009 pushes certain frequencies forward, like boosting clarity on an image, but I don't hear that as more resolving per se. Alternatively, I can interpret the 007...

If you switch one Stax amp to another, differences are less significant, similar parts and PSU design, in case of those two amps resistor-based load, etc. etc. Aftermarket amps however with regulated PSU, CCS, etc. have more of a palpably different character to them regarding sound signature...

Alek JK74 Jonathan Bob Katz Roy Romaz Pyrates Aaron (ab_ba) HeadRoom Jamie & Mike Brian Tyll Conclusion scoring approximately 50-50, some like this, some like that (but I think a good Mk1 is overall ahead of an Mk2) I wouldn't say brightness is the "only" 009 issue, I agree with some of the...

Don't know about US, probably region-dependent but the point is clear, even if it was just a portion of that property, still carried more value than a headphone. I always find it amusing people getting shell-shocked by the value of a high-end headphone, yet they've don't raise an eyelid...

The first two were always well respected. The Omega wasn't, but only because production end very quickly because of bankruptcy, but there are a handful of contemporary reviews, which are quite well-written and always spoke very highly of it (even with the lower-cost SRM-T1S energiser). Yeah...