ufospls2
Headphoneus Supremus
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Definitely looking forward to hearing this, and seeing what people come up with in terms of mods.

I can't speak for anyone else, but suspension headbands are the only ones I find comfortable at all. I'm really glad they're going with this design and I'm 99% likely going to buy the 6SE where I wouldn't even consider the original HE6 or 4XX specifically because of those headbands.Doubt it uses the same drivers. Probably a thinner diaphragm design.
Also why not use the original headband setup like the did on the 4XX?
Ugh, I don't like the smell of this...
I can't speak for anyone else, but suspension headbands are the only ones I find comfortable at all. I'm really glad they're going with this design and I'm 99% likely going to buy the 6SE where I wouldn't even consider the original HE6 or 4XX specifically because of those headbands.
With my setup I prefer my HE-6 over my 007Mk1 on Mjolnir KGST
I was thinking of the real top of the line, the SR-007 benefits a lot from going beyond the KGST.
I've listened to 007 on a BHSE. Its weakness is it can be polite specially at the top. In the bass the HE-6 tops it. That's why the 009 beats the 007.
The problem with Stax is once you're heavily into it you're stuck. Planar magnetics is still evolving. And one doesn't need a T2, BHSE, Megatron, GG, ...
I definitely agree about the SR-009. I always found the bass of the HE-6 to be extremely overrated personally. When properly amped it's not bad, but noticeably worse and weaker than ZMF, Audeze, and the SR-007/SR-009 (though if I'm using an R2R DAC or any lower end DAC then HE-6 bass is not weaker/softer than the Stax, it's so system dependent).
Electrostats are still evolving too. MrSpeakers has thankfully entered the mix. But yeah they require expensive proprietary amps that are useless anywhere else in the audio chain. That was actually part of the reason why I sold my SR-007 setup, but then I found all planar magnetics and dynamics to be way too far behind, they'll never catch up to electrostats I think due to inherent technological weaknesses. I don't foresee any amount of evolution bringing a non-electrostat up to a properly driven SR-009, but indeed getting the SR-009 to that level is not just expensive but annoying (I'm personally annoyed by my SR-009 journey right now lol).