luvmusik
100+ Head-Fier
The Stax SRM-323S is a fine amp & very well received by the Stax gurus on HeadCase. It's great to read your report on matching with the L700. Some of us were curious about it. Thank You.
The Stax SRM-323S is a fine amp & very well received by the Stax gurus on HeadCase. It's great to read your report on matching with the L700. Some of us were curious about it. Thank You.
Original post edited to show my headphone rankings based on audio chain. Of the cans I've spent considerable time with...
1. Audio-GD Reference 1 > Stax srm-323s > Stax 007 mk2
This was my roommates setup. Sound is very euphonic, smooth and lush, with a huge soundstage. The reference 1 DAC was critical part of the chain. The 007 did not sound as magical with my Antelope Zodiac Plus, Audio-gd NFB10ES, and even my less burned-in Reference 7 at the time.
Yeah, I've been thinking about that. How do I measure how well the amp's performing and if anything needs to be replaced? I don't hear any channel balance or distortion issues, but it's getting up there in years. I'm not sure when it was built, I bought it used in about 07 (I think) and it was originally for the Australian market.
Well! How the tides have changed.
I've now made up my mind that I enjoy the L700 more than my LNS. It goes to show that you need at least a few weeks with a headphone to really compare it to another, especially with high-end phones.
The L700 sounds great with lots of music, has a more natural, speaker / life-like presentation, and has a better headband compared to older stax. It's also more comfortable.
To me, it's well worth the extra cost compared to an LNS. The LNS does have its merits though, but after getting comfortable with my L700, it'd be tough for me to stick with my LNS, even though I was thoroughly satisfied with them previously.
I've never heard either but am in the position of considering an upgrade from 006T to a KGxx variant. I'm a bit concerned about this 'report'. Would anyone be able to confirm, as I was weighing up KGST versus KGSSHV. Carbon remains an option but I sort of thought that the difference in price might be better added to an (eventual) 007 or 009 budget....A few fellows report the KGSSHV does not match the L700 well, so I wasn't willing to chance the "mini" or "cheap" version, thinking the sound of those 3 amps is very close to one another. The Carbon is said to have great synergy with L700 and also the ultimate amp with a SS stage employed.