jjinh
Headphoneus Supremus
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Don't get me wrong, I love Stax gear and I plan buying a set in the future, but some reviews seem to be done by sellers.
Don't get me wrong, but I'm pretty sure you're wrong.
Don't get me wrong, I love Stax gear and I plan buying a set in the future, but some reviews seem to be done by sellers.
Check my profile. I am retired and NOT in the audio business, or ever was.
Hereafter, I'll keep my thoughts to myself. I posted my review because I was really overwhelmed by what Stax had accomplished. Now I will just shut-up.
Frankly, I'd hope it's nothing short of amazing given that it's a $5,000 headphone that needs a specialized amplifier to drive properly, which will likely run above $2,000...
That level of Stax performance is something I'll only get to dream about for a long time. At least I have these vintage Lambdas to get some idea of what they may sound like.
Some reviews... yes. but stax doesn't care. at all. They don't even bother sending reps to canjam, rmaf, or any of the conventions, they are uncommunicative and indifferent to distributors, have no delegate answering questions in forums with thousands of posts and hundreds of thousands of views dedicated to their products, and they seem generally unconcerned with how their products are received. They are the least suspect company to use such a tactic. Overzealous fanboys? By the hundred. Actual representatives of the company reaching out to the plebian masses? Nonexistent to my knowledge.
Aross - there are lots of jealous retards here who can't afford the 009 and try to undermine Stax whenever they can. They haven't even tried a Stax and whatever they say now, they will shut their mouth and be ashamed when they have a chance to listen to it. Just like when the Beats guys listen to the LCD2 - oh and they will probably go "oh my beats sound better" just to hide their shame. Why Stax doesn't bother to go to cheap meets? It is because they have class.
I really doubt you NEED a $2000+ amp for the 009. If it's anything like the differences between an SRM323s and KGSS for the 007, it's extremely small. Plus, the 009 is supposedly more efficient.
Honestly I think the review could be better. It seems like we could find & replace "STAX SR009" with <Good Headphone> and "Woo Audio WES" with <Good Amp> and the review would still sound coherent. Comparing and contrasting is a better method.
With the find and replace?