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billqs replied to the thread Jade II Discussion.Without a doubt the KGSSHV is the better amp, but at the price in the ad, the Jade 2 amp has great bang for buck appeal. I wonder why... -
billqs reacted to sko0bydoo's post in the thread HIFIMAN Shangri-La: The New Electrostatic Headphones From HIFIMAN with
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Hmm...here are two exceptional SS e-stat amps, KGSSHV and Carbon. -
billqs reacted to miceblue's post in the thread HIFIMAN Shangri-La: The New Electrostatic Headphones From HIFIMAN with Like.
I'm pretty sure I was the only other visitor at CanJam RMAF to bring a STAX headphone. According to the iFi folks, someone else brought...
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billqs replied to the thread Jade II Discussion.Did you see this? Jade 2 amp $350 in Classifieds. At that price it might be worth checking out. You could A/B it with your STAX 353x. At...
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billqs replied to the thread Jade II Discussion.There's so much "magic" bs in this hobby it's ridiculous! I've been up and down the food chain as well. Generally, I'm a "just the...
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billqs replied to the thread Jade II Discussion.I go back and forth with Estats and STAX. That's why I'm back buying a KGSSHV again. I had gotten down to just 2 estats, the original...
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billqs replied to the thread Jade II Discussion.Actually, I bought that KGSSHV mini this week! Since you have the 353X I would order either the Jade phones, or order the whole set from...
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billqs replied to the thread Jade II Discussion.Well the amp on HIFIMAN's website seems to be about ~$800 to $1000. For that money you could get into a good used Stax amp or halfway to...
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So I had someone ask me if the Shang Jr was worth getting in a private message the other day, and I thought I'd post my reply here...
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billqs replied to the thread Jade II Discussion.I think I'm fairly unbiased. The Jade II headphones sound decent, not a lot of bass but resolve fairly well. You won't explode your...
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billqs reacted to DecentLevi's post in the thread SoCas Pad Adapters for Stax Ear Speakers with Like.
All of these mods increase clamping force by way of increased width vs. the original. It's a trade off for improved sonics that can be...
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billqs reacted to michaelwheeldon's post in the thread SoCas Pad Adapters for Stax Ear Speakers with Like.
Very inspiring, thanks sr507 with dark oak spacer baffles
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billqs reacted to DecentLevi's post in the thread SoCas Pad Adapters for Stax Ear Speakers with Like.
MAJOR UPDATE for all who are interested in fine tuning their Stax Lambda's, especially L300 limiteds or L700's. I was fortunate enough...
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billqs reacted to draytonklammer's comment on classifieds listing Stax SR-X9000 + Woo Audio Wee + Stand + Dustcover with Like.
Why did I have to choose this hobby? At this point, crack would have been cheaper. It physically hurts me that this is up for sale...
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Here is another shot for our good memory. :)
