Yes, the HE1000 Stealth. It's the version with stealth magnets as indicated on the box. I have only tried them a little bit, but they seem quite good. It's hard to say much after only a few minutes of listening. I've wanted these for a while, since they fill a gap in my set. Now I have a pair of...

Just received my HE1000 "V3" Stealth. I really wanted the V2s, I didn't know much about the Stealth, but the V2s were harder to find, and I got a good deal on a new closed box pair of Stealths with receipt and everything. I have them connected to my O2 Amp and Modi+ DAC. I wondered if these...

I detailed this in the previous post I made: This is a good point, but I am sure it is the earspeakers because I have my other amp with my dynamic headphones connected in parallel to the STAX amp. And the dynamic headphones have no channel imbalance. Either it's the SR-009 or it's the...

Should I call my closest Stax distributor for a potential repair, or is there some other recommended way (ie, contacting STAX japan somehow?)

It's either getting worse, or it's just more obvious to me now that the left channel on the SR-009 is significantly lower than the right one. Not quite silent, I can hear pretty well if try stereo tests. But it's obvious which is louder. Especially when I turn the headphones the wrong way around...

Soundstage I am not too bothered by, rather I was worried about the tonality being less accurate compared to the V2. I believe the V2 is incredibly accurate. Does anyone here who tried both prefer one over the other, between the HE1000V2 and the Stealth?

You really think leaving it powered on could be beneficial? I had a feeling the opposite was true, it seems to have improved after leaving it unplugged for a while, and before that I'd often leave it plugged it on my desk, amplifier on. So I suspected that might have caused the issue in the...

Haha, yeah, I listen rather "peacefully" but I crack my neck sometimes. That's when it happens. I think it's probably fine. Anyways, regarding the channel imbalance problem, I listened to them for about two hours, and it doesn't seem like the left channel is cutting out, however I have a feeling...

I was shopping for the V2 after reading excellent reviews and I found a pair sold as "HE1000 V2 2022 (Stealth)". Which is probably just the stealth? Either way I haven't listened to the Stealth specifically but I imagine it is a strictly better version given some reviews of it I read. The seller...

I should mention my DAC is a Schiit modi. This setup does work, I can't tell if the quality is worse (for the dynamic headphones) compared to before, so I think it's fine.

Switching back to the STAX from my HD800S I'd been using the difference is impossible to miss. The detail and clarity of the STAX are just superior. It's immediately noticeable. I saw that a year ago when I got the STAX in the first place, but I'm reminded of it now. I really didn't believe...

I have a question: Is it a good idea to connect my regular headphone amp in series with the SRM-400S I use to power my STAX? It has RCA output (which I believe is not amplified) that can go right in my other headphone amp powering my dynamic headphones. It works if I do that, but I'm not sure if...

That's exactly what I did from the start. With the Stax cover/bag. But I got lazy over time and kept leaving them connected to the amp, turned on, on the desk before going to bed. Since they started having issues I've kept them on the stand, attached picture related. Is it a problem the way the...

I purchased a pair of second hand SR-009 last year, and they sounded fantastic. They became my main headphones and I had them on every day. However, eventually, they developed issues. After a few months, one side started cutting off sometimes (the left). It wasn't turning off entirely, as much...