[PointyFox]

Hi guys I am a new stax owner of the SR-L700s which I have found to be of a similar quality to some $3500 to $4000 cans. I want to upgrade to either the 009 or the 009S but cannot seem to find detailed comparison info. I sure there is something here in this forumn but when you type 009 into the search bar you seem to get a lot of 009S related stuff and very few comparisons.

I need to know if any of you have heard all three or even if you have heard the 009 and 009S and can tell me of the 3 which do you prefer and why. I would also like to know which of these you consider to be the most detailed as I just truly wan a pair of cans that open my eyes to levels of detail that I did not ever think i would get to experience.

Any help and or ino you can provide would be truly appriated.

Thanks,
Dan Lee

I couldn't tell much difference between the 009 and 009S, but I did prefer my modded 007A to both of them. They were both too light on bass for me.

 

[ahmedie]

Hi, a newby to Stax world here!

I have read the whole thread (and learned a lot, thank you to you all who contributed) but I didn't manage to get an answer to my question.

Where does the 009s improve over Lambda 300 Limited? (audition is not really an option for me, since we dont have a dealer here). Why is it a worthy upgrade?

Today I have L300LE which I drive with and OTL amp by Erik Konka called "Nebuchadnezzar" series No. 8" (you can find description on this link drop down menu http://www.konka.ee/) As a source, I have his Dual Mono Tube DAC Model 20 (did compare it to Chord Qutest but found his DAC to be more musical than Chord).
Here is a picture of my humble setup right after unpacking https://photos.app.goo.gl/XackbiETmi4Rpr1Z8

When I heard Stax first time I heard 007mk2 and L300LE in a shop via 727mkII and I liked the L300LE more as to my liking in that system 007 was too polite (and I'm sure a better amp like Carbon will fix this, but that was not available there).

I read that some have said Lambdas are bright and lack bass slam. Will 009s be less bright and have more bass slam than L300LE (to be frank, i find plenty bass slam in my system with music that has it, clear L300LE doesn't have any authority below 50hz, but that can very rarely be heard anyway, i don't listen much to organ music)?
What other benefits will 009s bring into play? Is 009s a considerably more revealing earspeaker than L300LE/L700?

Upgraditis is a very infectious disease indeed

The 009s was warmer than both 009 and l300limited when I demo them. The 007 is warmest with laid back sound. I would rank them as follow
Brightness 009 l300le 009s 007
Bassslam 007 l300le 009s 009
Bass quality 009s 009 007 l300le
Politeness/laid 007 009s 009 l300le
While 009 is brighter than l300le it is not fatiquing , my ranking is based off stax and hifiman amps

 

[Dan Lee]

Thank you for this answer. Would you say that the 009S is just as detailed as the 009 and worth the upgrade or is the 009 more detailed? I have heard many say the 009 has more detail and the 009S is a little warmer which I interpret to mean a little less detail with a little more bass. Feel free to correct me if I am wrong.

 

[OG10]

Guys in Europe, what is the wait time on this like at the moment?

For my main headphone I don't want to go through any more intermediate steps..
Bar the cost of the actual headphone what is a good medium level amplifier?

 

[joseph69]

Bar the cost of the actual headphone what is a good medium level amplifier?

I heard the both, the 009 & 009S this past weekend at CJ NYC driven by the Stax SRM-007tll and both sounded very, very nice! I've owned the 009/007Mk2 as well as the Mjolnir KGSShv/KGST & HeadAmp BHSE, and if I was going to do it all over again, I'd be happy with the Stax SRM 007tll.

 

[walakalulu]

I’m using this headamp with the 009S.

The 009S is a little warmer than the originals with less high frequency emphasis but all the detail is still there

 

[Whitigir]

I’m using this headamp with the 009S.

The 009S is a little warmer than the originals with less high frequency emphasis but all the detail is still there

I agree, and woooaaa beautiful build

 

[formyears]

heres the stax t8000 amp just for contrast, or lack there of. my stax 009s, being a purist myself, they like being connected in-family

 

[formyears]

Your 009S will become a new headphone once you move to a proper amp. Get a Carbon (what I have) or BHSE and then report back

being a stax purist since 1982, I had to get the srm t8000.
yes i have read all the posts and much respect to the kg designs
- enjoying my 009s for the remains of the day...less sound makes music listenable.

 

[formyears]

kinda cross posting, my stax 009s & t8000 sns are > 1300. we appear to the most silent, unspoken owners in head fi. untill now

 

[nyceg]

Hi Everyone, I've embarked on the purchase of the SR-009s and I need to configure my small NYC space for the headphones and the new amp. Really hoping that anyone who has the 009s can send along two specs I couldn't find online: 1. The length of the non-detachable headphones cable and 2. the exact width of the headphones cable. I know these are relatively weird questions, but I'd really appreciate this information. Thanks!

 

[JimL11]

Hi Everyone, I've embarked on the purchase of the SR-009s and I need to configure my small NYC space for the headphones and the new amp. Really hoping that anyone who has the 009s can send along two specs I couldn't find online: 1. The length of the non-detachable headphones cable and 2. the exact width of the headphones cable. I know these are relatively weird questions, but I'd really appreciate this information. Thanks!

Specified cable length is 2.5 meters. I don't have an 009 but if the 007 is a similar design cable, it is 20mm wide by 2mm thick.

 

[formyears]

Hi Everyone, I've embarked on the purchase of the SR-009s and I need to configure my small NYC space for the headphones and the new amp. Really hoping that anyone who has the 009s can send along two specs I couldn't find online: 1. The length of the non-detachable headphones cable and 2. the exact width of the headphones cable. I know these are relatively weird questions, but I'd really appreciate this information. Thanks!

guess its 8ft long and 3/4 in wide. (awg 14?) did not measure actual analog distance. no rulers in my PC/Audio room.

 

[formyears]

using the 009s with the srm t8000 via the balanced xlrs. increased gain expected. the top end got smoother or the bottom filled out.
listening to Arianna's latest who was very bright with the SE inputs, same dac sony ta. guess the other half of that tube differential ip is working.

 

[nyceg]

Thank you very much, JimL11 and formyears. A friend is building for me a custom storage box to protect the Stax from dust and I was able to send him the dimensions he needs to get started. I was at the NYC CanJam and I heard the SR-009s with the SRM-007tII and the SRM-T8000. Even though I could hear some differences, they both sounded pretty darn good to me. I was surprised to have liked the sound of the SRM-007tII. Since I cannot afford the SRM-T8000, I am choosing between the SRM-007tII and mjolnir-audio KGSSHV (the smallest and least expensive unit). Does anyone have experience with the latter? Any other relatively more affordable amp that I'm overlooking? Thanks again.