sridhar3
Headphoneus Supremus
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Nice rack.
Also, great camera work on those pictures. What kinda camera you using?
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I'd have to agree with Shubar. The cost of the SR-009 shouldn't be taken in isolation. They need a top-flight amp and a high-quality source to be driven well. So, don't think of it as a headphone purchase, so much as a system purchase. I'm sure you could get away with spending $1500-2000 on a used Stax amp (323, T1) and a decent used DAC (Lavry DA11, Benchmark DAC1, W4SD2, etc.), but then you wouldn't be driving the SR-009 with the best possible amplification. You should probably put some serious thought into whether or not you're looking to spend 1.5-2x the cost of the headphones on building a system around them. Electrostats are a different animal altogether, and not for the faint of heart (or wallet).
Nice rack.
Also, great camera work on those pictures. What kinda camera you using?
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I only got my first "good" headphones like a month ago, the m50's. Never thought I could even afford the lcd2's and now this summer I am going to be working my butt off at best buy to save up for 009's o_O Jumping from m50's to 009's is gonna be quite something...
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You need to relax there. By the sounds of things, it doesn't seem like you can afford them comfortably. Take a chill pill instead of chasing the next best thing. There are a lot of hidden costs to audio than just the headphones.
I'd have to agree with Shubar. The cost of the SR-009 shouldn't be taken in isolation. They need a top-flight amp and a high-quality source to be driven well. So, don't think of it as a headphone purchase, so much as a system purchase. I'm sure you could get away with spending $1500-2000 on a used Stax amp (323, T1) and a decent used DAC (Lavry DA11, Benchmark DAC1, W4SD2, etc.), but then you wouldn't be driving the SR-009 with the best possible amplification. You should probably put some serious thought into whether or not you're looking to spend 1.5-2x the cost of the headphones on building a system around them. Electrostats are a different animal altogether, and not for the faint of heart (or wallet).