[Whitigir]

FWIW, the Stax rep I met yesterday hinted at something this year for a 009 successor since this is the 80th anniversary year. Still not holding my breath but it's another data point.

Seriously, me, my breathes, my heart, my wallet, and my Kg T2 are Ready for 009 successor, and Expecting it.....! Unless it comes out to be $10,000 headphones, which I am afraid of “why so expensive? Because it sounds good” anology, as the current Stax is “edifier” which is also the Fang’s origin

 

[Roukii]

so...where Stax SR-009 and T2 successors are? T8000 is not enough.

 

[nanaholic]

has an estimated price been posted anywhere yet? I'm also very interested in this

Stax distributor in Hong Kong show cased the SRM-D10 with the L300 Limited Edition this weekend at a portable audio show. I asked the guy manning the table how much the SRM-D10 is expected to go for and he said between 5000-6000 Hong Kong dollars. As Stax stuff is actually cheaper in Hong Kong than in Japan, my guess is it's going to cost about 90,000yen in Japan. Take that for what it's worth.

I want to test this with the L700. If it sounds good it's going to make building my first Stax rig A LOT easier.

 

[protoss]

Stax distributor in Hong Kong show cased the SRM-D10 with the L300 Limited Edition this weekend at a portable audio show. I asked the guy manning the table how much the SRM-D10 is expected to go for and he said between 5000-6000 Hong Kong dollars. As Stax stuff is actually cheaper in Hong Kong than in Japan, my guess is it's going to cost about 90,000yen in Japan. Take that for what it's worth.

I want to test this with the L700. If it sounds good it's going to make building my first Stax rig A LOT easier.

Hi,

Did you listen to it or just looked at it? If listen, How did it sound? Loud to handle maybe 007 or 009 ?
Dose it take only battery? or you can AC it?

I am guessing from the conversion rate it might be around $799.00usd ?

 

[nanaholic]

Hi,

Did you listen to it or just looked at it? If listen, How did it sound? Loud to handle maybe 007 or 009 ?
Dose it take only battery? or you can AC it?

I am guessing from the conversion rate it might be around $799.00usd ?

They only have the L300 Limited Edition to paired with it for demo, and it sounded as good as it can get in a small crowded noisy environment using open back headphones. There was plenty of headroom though, as you can see in the pic I was listening at 11 o'clock position even in an open convention environment so I don't think power output is going to be an issue, rather the age old pairing/tuning.

The device was running off AC power at the show, so I'm guessing like most portable DAC/amp combos it should be smart enough to switch between AC and battery powered mode with some sort of battery preserving features build in.

As for the price, since Stax prices seems to differ quite significantly between countries, I can only give my estimates based in the two places where I am familiar with (Hong Kong and Japan). 799 would be the converted price, but don't bet on it due to market differences.

 

[Witcher]

Stax distributor in Hong Kong show cased the SRM-D10 with the L300 Limited Edition this weekend at a portable audio show. I asked the guy manning the table how much the SRM-D10 is expected to go for and he said between 5000-6000 Hong Kong dollars. As Stax stuff is actually cheaper in Hong Kong than in Japan, my guess is it's going to cost about 90,000yen in Japan. Take that for what it's worth.

I want to test this with the L700. If it sounds good it's going to make building my first Stax rig A LOT easier.

I tried this with the L700 at the singapore can jam. Holey crapola! It was really amazing. This might become my first foray into electrostatics.

 

[mtoc]

best rumor ever (I wanto believe)

 

[oneguy]

I tried this with the L700 at the singapore can jam. Holey crapola! It was really amazing. This might become my first foray into electrostatics.

The Stax has you now!

 

[purk]

Any idea when the Stax SRM-D10 will be available?

 

[nanaholic]

https://www.phileweb.com/news/audio/201804/24/19682.html

SRM-D10 gets a release window of June, and will cost 90,000yen (ex tax).

Damn I was sport on with my guess.

 

[purk]

https://www.phileweb.com/news/audio/201804/24/19682.html

SRM-D10 gets a release window of June, and will cost 90,000yen (ex tax).

Damn I was sport on with my guess.

I wonder how well it can drive my SR009 or older Lambdas. I am hoping for a minimum Stax SRM-323S performance.....but I'm doubtful.

 

[padam]

I wonder how well it can drive my SR009 or older Lambdas. I am hoping for a minimum Stax SRM-323S performance.....but I'm doubtful.

Yep, not very likely looking at the specs, the voltage output is doubled with the SRM-353X.

Maybe one can use a beefed-up custom PSU for a little more performance, but it kind of defeats the point (tiny and can be battery powered) , it still won't be as good.
But the sound might still be decent, we'll see soon enough.

 

[Whitigir]

May as well driving HD800/S for portability. Similar voicing , great soundstage, and it is dynamic which means more resilient lol!

 

[astrostar59]

May as well driving HD800/S for portability. Similar voicing , great soundstage, and it is dynamic which means more resilient lol!

The current LCD2-Classic is great SQ and very light plus efficient, a superb on the move full size HP. I got mine during the sale direct from Audeze. I am using that to carry around powered by my iPad Mini or iPod.

 

[nanaholic]

May as well driving HD800/S for portability. Similar voicing , great soundstage, and it is dynamic which means more resilient lol!

The current LCD2-Classic is great SQ and very light plus efficient, a superb on the move full size HP. I got mine during the sale direct from Audeze. I am using that to carry around powered by my iPad Mini or iPod.

Never liked the HD800, the 800s is slightly more to my liking but still not really something that makes me want to own a pair. I'm beginning to think Sennheisers just don't do it for me in general.

LCDs are still way too heavy.

Personally I just go with the Focal Clear, even comes with a carry case for travelling.

But electrostat is electrostat, there's certain magic to them and I still want to own a pair.