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    Reply to review by 'cphoenix' on item 'Stax SRS-3100'

    Nice review! Absolutely agree about the comment on how frequency doesn't determine aspects of the headphone like speed and clarity. Had a he-400 for a few years and recently upgraded to an lcd-x. The sound signature is completely different, with much less treble energy which was what worried me...
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    The Entry Level Stax Thread

    Thank you.
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    The Entry Level Stax Thread

    Can someone direct me as to where I can keep up to date on the whole finding a new U.S. dealer thing? If there is such anyways.
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    The Entry Level Stax Thread

    The SRS-3100 system has been on back order for a few days now. I guess this is the cause. Darn!
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    The Entry Level Stax Thread

    Thanks for the reply! I was just worried about some of the sellers stating that import tax, etc. were my responsibility and such. But from your response and heavyharmonies I'm probably going to go ahead and buy from staxusa.... I didn't even realize they were actually based in the U.S. I thought...
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    The Entry Level Stax Thread

    Thanks for the reply! That's useful info. 
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    The Entry Level Stax Thread

    Thanks for the reply! I know about the unit being 100v, I also read from some posts that using a 12v power brick would be sufficient (correct me if this is untrue).
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    The Entry Level Stax Thread

    I wanna get the srs-3100 system from a seller off of ebay, but I've never bought something directly from overseas before. It would be imported from japan of course. Does anyone have experience buying a stax system off of ebay and can tell me how much I might be paying for import tax/duties/etc...
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    *Official Schiit Magni/Modi 2 ( Uber ) Thread*

    I've heard the argument that the Asgard 2 MIGHT sound better than the Magni 2 Uber, and I've also heard that there is little to no difference between them. Upon comparing the statistics between the two, the Magni 2 Uber actually looks like it would give more power to low impedance cans like the...
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    Official Schiit Vali 2 Thread

    Nice. Thanks for the info. I think anything would be an upgrade from the Magni at this point; after buying it doing more research on it revealed it might have not been the best choice for the HE-400. Although there's so many new options just from Schiit alone that it's hard not to be curious...
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    Official Schiit Vali 2 Thread

    This is funny; I have a 3+ year old original Magni amp (my only amp) that I use with an equally old odac and a pair of He-400's (not He-400s mind you, just the plain old HE-400). Should be an obvious question but anyone think upgrading to the Vali 2 would be a good match for these phones because...
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    **Hifiman HE-400 Impressions and Discussion Thread**

    Hmm.. that's interesting.  Is there some program out there that lets you test tracks to find out what their bitrate is?
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    **Hifiman HE-400 Impressions and Discussion Thread**

    Oh.. thats just me being a bit paranoid then   My he-400s are my new shiny toy...
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    **Hifiman HE-400 Impressions and Discussion Thread**

    Is that flac?  Igt sounds great, but I'm supposed to be hearing a crackling sound in the beginning right?  Like the kind of "raspy" like effect from a turntable?  
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    **Hifiman HE-400 Impressions and Discussion Thread**

    I've had my HE-400's for the past 5 days and I gotta say... well... I don't know what word can some it all up.  I think one of the most enjoyable things for me is their wide open and airy feeling.  I've never owned an open pair of headphones before so I could have never commented on what "open...
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