Might be slight volume difference despite same setting

Squeal = dust or humidity in driver

Specs are seemingly the same, save the XLR-inputs

Anyone know what's been changed with the new Stax amp, if anything (srm-353x)?

Justice for all actually sounds great on my TH-600 :)

No one can prove you wrong when we are speaking cables as it's about beliefs anyway :p

That is very unprofessional and quite shocking IMO. I hope they have handled the problem accordingly, though.   It should be quite easy to measure whether there's an appropriate resistor on the bias output if you know some basic electronics theory, however. And the specs of your DMM

How is that so with such a small seperation between stator-diaphragm? One would expect problems with stability, corona discharge, collapsing diaphragms and all that lovely stuff because of the very high electric field. Must yield a high sensitivity, however.

I am no electronic experts, but I do know a little about physics. The biggest problem with high capacitance in your 'stat is that it requires the amp to deliver significant current at high voltage swings, high frequencies. I have not done the calculations, but for most amps driving a single Stax...

How does the wee damage headphones? Is the bias supply resistor very low value or something?

I guess, I would prefer a logical explanation. I don't like to trust other people's ears when I don't have to, but it isn't like I'm going to make my own 'stats any time soon.   I'm just saying that from a theoretical stand point it might be better to look into optimizing the cable, if...

Be worried if you develope buzzing/ringing or other tinnitus like symptoms within the next period of time, else it is probably okay 

Why is that going to make much of a difference, except for slightly higher capacitance?

Just want to say that removing the surplus copper from the stator will reduce the capacitance, though not significantly. The capacitance of the cable is mostly significantly greater than that of the electrostat itself. So don't bother if it is of much trouble 

Too bad it's single sided ES technology, but this is an interesting concept: http://www.innerfidelity.com/content/ces-2016-highlight-warwick-audio-ultra-thin-electrostatic-driver-material#MzYCqkxWWIQXtEGm.97   I like the idea, taken to the extreme one could automate the manufacture of ES...