[jude]

 
Episode 008 of Head-Fi TV was just uploaded.  This episode is a video review of the new flagship headphone from Stax, the SR-009 electrostatic earspeakers, powered by the Woo Audio WES electrostatic headphone amplifier.
 
Thanks to Jack Wu of Woo Audio for letting us borrow his personal Stax SR-009 (that he went to Japan to pick up earlier in the spring).  Jack also let us borrow one of Woo Audio's flagship WES electrostatic headphone amps.
 

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Products mentioned in the video:

 

1. Stax SR-009 electrostatic headphone
2. Woo Audio WES electrostatic headphone amplifier
3. Stax SR-007 Mk2 electrostatic headphone
4. Sennheiser Orpheus headphone system
5. HiFiMAN HE-series headphone
6. Sennheiser HD 800 headphone
7. Audeze LCD-2 planar magnetic headphone
8. HeadAmp Blue Hawaii Special Edition electrostatic headphone amplifier
9. Ray Samuels Audio A-10 Thunderbolt electrostatic headphone amplifier

 

 

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Head-Fi TV Episode 008 produced by Joseph Cwik and Jude Mansilla

 

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We will occasionally post Q&A episodes of Head-Fi TV.  If you want to submit any questions (or comments), you can do so via email to tv@head-fi.org.

 

[crumpler]

Another fantastic episode! 

 

[BLACKENEDPLAGUE]

I thought HD650's were expensive.......

 

[sphinxvc]

Jude, what source were you using in this WES > SR-009 rig?

 

[JudgeDreadLocks]

HD650s? I thought LCD-2s were expensive. Do I want a car, or possibly the best headphones ever created...
 
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I thought HD650's were expensive.......

 

 

[Sam-Fi]

:drool:
I don't much like dark headphones. This seems like everything I could ask for in a headphone.
 
Too bad about that price tag!
 
Sam

 

[Leiker535]

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I thought HD650's were expensive.......

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Nice review jude.

 

[jude]

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Jude, what source were you using in this WES > SR-009 rig?

MacBook Pro and MacBook Air --> Amarra (latest version) --> Lavry DA11 DAC
 

 

[monsieurguzel]

Great review Jude!

 

[RAFA]

WOOOW this is crazy considering the price. Some people give out even more for speakers...
 
I think my ears will never be treated with something like this X/

 

[Nom de Plume]

That's certainly the last word in affordability, eh?
I wonder whether I'm willing to eat only ramen for the next 3 years...

 

[LizardKing1]

When you follow the video to watch it on youtube, you see 1 user doesn't like the video. 5$ as that was Jude disliking his own video.

 

[AuralRelations]

I wonder if I'll have enough money for this when I'm 60 years old...Goal: set.

 

[SoupRKnowva]

any comments comparing the detail of these to the detail of the JH3A prototype at canjam? cause i felt those were some of the most detailed headphones id ever heard, and i think many would agree

 

[Ra97oR]

I would LOVE to hear the SR-009 myself. I found the SR-007 slightly too dark for my likings, if SR-009 is brighter and better, I am sure to rob a bank or something...