[HBen]

some people claim the headphones make some fart like sound when you take them on/off but honestly I'm owning five STAX headphones and also have no clue what they are talking about

 

[ThanatosVI]

What is the "stax fart"? I have never heard this term or analogy before.

It's a very misleading analogy. It's more like a crackling during pressure changes.
Occuring usually when you take on/off the headphones or press ok the cup while wearing it

 

[Light - Man]

What is the "stax fart"? I have never heard this term or analogy before.

Don't mind them, they are all wrong!

It is more like this!

 

[PointyFox]

What is the "stax fart"? I have never heard this term or analogy before.

It's described this way on this forum. It's the noise made by the diaphragm sticking/unsticking to the stators. Kind of like a sucking noise.

 

[shampoosuicide]

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[deafLovesMusic]

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[kith86]

Open Back
1. Arya Stealth
2. Ananda v2
3. Elear

Closed Back
1. TH610
2. TH900mk2

 

[jonathanvaljean]

1) Focal Utopia
2) Beyerdynamic T1 (Early model - #1408)
3) Audeze LCD-3F
4) Beyerdynamic DT880 (600 ohm)

 

[wazzupi]

Owned
1. Kennerton Rognir planar bass version
2. Final D8000 pro
3. Audio technica ath-awkt
Iem: Sony IER-Z1R
4.Zmf auteur Blackwood
5. Sennheiser hd800
6. Hifiman he6se
7.Audeze lcd2 classic
8. Zmf Eikon
9. Sennheiser Hd650

Auditioned/tour etc
1. Abyss 1266cc
2. Audeze LCD-5
3 .Audeze LCD-4
4.Meze liric
5. Focal utopia(I heard at canjam)
6. Hifiman he1000
7. Hifiman ananda

 

[Krekmate]

1. HD800
2. Hifiman Edition XS
3. ZMF Eikon
4. HD600 and HD58x
5. Audeze LCD-GX
6. Hifiman Sundara
7. Dekoni Blue
8. Rode nth-100

 

[desertsilver]

Hifiman Edition XS: open back planar
AKG K702: open back
Beyerdynamic 770Pro 250o: closed back
Sony WH-1000XM3: travel/best nc headphone IMHO, but horrible for at home listening
Apple Airpod 3: great for calls, not too bad for casual music listening
Sennheiser momentum in-ear wireless: in-ear is not really my cup of tea

Have one of each type of headphones with different driver/enclosure styles.

Hifiman is pretty new but really like the relaxed and neutral sound and very open sound stage. As a total open back, I feel it emits the same amount of sound to the ears and to the surroundings; and is very transparent to the surrounding sound.

AKG was my go-to headphone, very good all arounder with crisp sound and dynamics, replaced the pads due to many years of usage and still love them.

Beyerdynamic is an upgrade from Audio-Technica ATH-M50, as a closed back, the sound is very focused, fast and great for late night.

 

[Doug2507]

1. Focal Stellia
2. Focal Clear MG
3. AKG 712 Pro
4. Beyerdynamic T1.2
5. Sennheiser HD600
6. Kennerton Magni
7. Sony wh-1000xm2
8. AKG 702
9. Sony wh-1000xm3

 

[mulveling]

Here's a stab. Just currently owned. Would be way too hard to rank all the stuff I've had over the years.

1. Stax SR-009 - #1 because I know their potential. But boy, does it take a LOT of amp to reach that potential.
2. Stax 007 Mk I - Also takes a hell of a lot of amp to reach its potential
3. ES Lab ES-R10 - Wonderful tuning, magical soundstage, gorgeous cups, easy as hell to drive
4. ES Lab ES-1a - It has the wonderful Stax Omega type sound, but treble is just a smidge too dark
5. TIE Stax L700 Mk II, 404LE - Excellent Stax sound, and easier to drive than the Omega types
6. Sony SA-5000 - To me, this sounds like the "far less busted HD800"
7. AKG K340 - If and when your brain adjusts to its weird crossover, it can be magical. Especially with OTL tube amp. But man, they can sound weird at first.
8. Grado PS1000 - With reversed G pads, just a fun engaging sound. Bass is a bit overblown, but more fun and detailed than the other Grados.
9. Grado PS2000e - Really good for Grados, but can't justify the high price
10. Grado PS500e - With Todd's flat pads, a very well balanced portable Grado
11. JVC HP DX-1000 - Fun, bassy sound with a nice soundstage and lovely tonality. A bit too much of the basshead sound, but keeps in check for the most part (barely)
12. Sennheiser HD650 - A true classic, but doesn't hold up to this competition

Also have Audio Technica L3000 "Leatherhead", but I don't listen much anymore and it's hard to place based on the massive nostalgia. It should probably be around 3 or 4. Slots 3 - 5 are really close, and very dependent on my appetite for each flavor on any given day. Slots 6 - 10 are all pretty close too.

 

[HappyPessimist]

1. HD800
2. Hifiman Edition XS
3. ZMF Eikon
4. HD600 and HD58x
5. Audeze LCD-GX
6. Hifiman Sundara
7. Dekoni Blue
8. Rode nth-100

I have and love the Edition XS and have been considering getting the lcd-gx as my first Audeze set. Would you say it's worth it? I'm surprised to see the HD58x above them in the ranking.

 

[TWerk]

Open:

1. HE-500 (A++++)
2. HD600 (A)

Closed: (Self Identified Ultrasone-ista):

1. US Edition 8 (A++)
2. US Performance 860 (A)
3. US Pro 750 (A-)
4. Sivga SV021 - Fully enjoyable fun headphones, best bang for buck closed back - amazing pads - I really shouldn't have these on bottom but I <3 Ultrasones.
Only closed back I want in my collection other than the Ultrasones.

Anyone looking for a closed back fun bassy headphone should check out the SV021 - hidden gem.