[Evshrug]

No, no. Your posts are like gold glinting in the sun. They should never be edited.

I'd say my eyes should hurt from the brightness, but it's that fatigue-free Stax brightness, so I can manage to read on just fine!

On another note, I'm contemplating having my GF sew donut pads to encircle the cups and make them semi-circumaural... If I'm careful, I should be able to relieve on-ear pressure (maybe even angle the drivers) while still having the original pads touching my ear and not messing up bass reproduction.

[bass babies]

 

[preproman]

This thread is crazy good..   My head hurts to..

 

[Ali-Pacha]

I miss some Nova, indeed. Or maybe I've too much Stax. Maybe.

Ali

 

[LingLing1337]

This thread makes me miss my sr5/srd6

 

[miceblue]

And it's uploaded!
Stock SR-207 with synthetic leather STAX earpads:
http://www.innerfidelity.com/images/StaxSR207SB2217.pdf


With EP-507 leather earpads installed.
http://www.innerfidelity.com/images/StaxSR207EP507LeatherPadsSerNumSB22217.pdf

 

[n3rdling]

Outside of the bass roll off, that almost perfectly tracks the Harman target response.

 

[west93600]

Hi,

What do you think about the Stax SR gamma pro ?

Thank you by advance.

 

[ElMarcado]

Hi to all. How would you describe the sound of the SR-207 subjectively?
 
Thanks.

 

[pp312]

Well, you'd start off by saying, "The SR-207 sounds like this..." and go on from there.
 
 
(Sorry, couldn't resist). 

 

[ericj]

I've not had the SR-207 on my ears but I'm gonna guess it sounds like a lambda. 
 
There are a few variations in the lambda sound signature - like the old lambda pro can suffer from an "etch" in the high treble, the nova signature skews to a more omega-like signature, but for the most part the lambda sound is the lambda sound. 

 

[Chris J]

  Hi to all. How would you describe the sound of the SR-207 subjectively?
 
Thanks.

 
I like to think it sounds like the AKG Q701, but with all the problems fixed! 

 
I think the 207 sounds more natural and less mechanical, clearer, more transparent than a similarly priced dynamic headphone system.
It doesn't have the treble distortion that you hear with a similarly priced dynamic.
When you first try a pair of 207's you'll notice the reduced distortion. 

 

[ElMarcado]

   
I like to think it sounds like the AKG Q701, but with all the problems fixed! 

 
I think the 207 sounds more natural and less mechanical, clearer, more transparent than a similarly priced dynamic headphone system.
It doesn't have the treble distortion that you hear with a similarly priced dynamic.
When you first try a pair of 207's you'll notice the reduced distortion. 

So you like the SRS-2170 that much? 

 I'm sure they are fantastic, and i like the 'Basic' logo in the headband along with the brick transducers. Very classy FMT. 

 
Is yours the 100v version from Japan?
And.. with clarity you mean a clearer presence in the sonic image? You can put a good recording, close your eyes and feel like you are there completely?
 
Thanks again.

 

[Chris J]

 
So you like the SRS-2170 that much? 

 I'm sure they are fantastic, and i like the 'Basic' logo in the headband along with the brick transducers. Very classy FMT. 

 
Is yours the 100v version from Japan?
And.. with clarity you mean a clearer presence in the sonic image? You can put a good recording, close your eyes and feel like you are there completely?
 
Thanks again.

 
Yes, I like the SRS-2170 that much 

 
I have the 120 Vac power supply, I bought mine in the USA.
Yes, a clearer presence in the sonic image.
I haven't spent much time with the more expensive Stax, these 'phones sound good, but I don't usually get a "you are there" feeling from headphones.
I've gotten that a few times from loudspeakers, though.

 

[ericj]

I really doubt that the power supply voltage makes a difference. Usually the internal voltages are zener referenced.

 

[miceblue]

It made a pretty noticeable difference to me between the Kashimura step-down transformer and Koizumi step-down transformer/power conditioner. The LH Labs Linear Power Supply made even more of a difference to me, having a blacker background, smoother treble, and better bass presence and control.