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i will open it ( i had already the sorb. for that )....But for now enjoying the Sr-5 is so extraordinary for me that my motivation to made the move is low.... Like you said probably this organic musical coherence effect of the sound is linked somewhat to the circular membrane and the design of the chamber cup versus rectangular cheap plastic atrocius square....I am sure now that to made my system really better than what i have now and not a sidegrade move, a real upgrade move will cost me thousands of dollars... I plan to try with the money of my "old age" the microzotl amp + a linear power supply with an energizer for my Stax SR-5.... Only this will cost me near 2 thousand.... And for upgrading the dac one thousand more....I will made that around the Stax SR-5... I am afraid to buy an headphone now without hearing it before buying, because of this inherent musical quality of the SR-5... I have observed that without sorb. the SR-5 was musical already....I know that sorb dont make a non organically musical headphone an organically musical one... Hence i am stuck with the SR-5 for a good time to come
Here is an easy sorb mod to try. Following your comment about putting sorb on the head band of the SR5, I have tried doing something similar on a Lambda 404 and my Sigma/404. (see pix) I think I am hearing something good, but each of my phones already has sorb mounted near the drivers so it is a bit unclear. If you haven't yet modded your Lambda yet, possibly you can put a few pieces of self-stick on the headband and let us know if you think it does anything. I chose the underside for cosmetic reasons.