[Mach3]

I'm using these at the moment.

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/41cm-Di...bly-Plastic-Protection-Dustproof/321682058079

 

[Dan Lee]

I actually thought about using something along those lines. Do you use a headphone stand inside the case or just set them inside?

 

[Mach3]

I actually thought about using something along those lines. Do you use a headphone stand inside the case or just set them inside?

Yeah I throw the Stax stand in there too.

 

[Mystel]

I live in Singapore, which is pretty damn humid
There was this period of time when i took a break from headfi for 6 months, and forgot to cover my staxes. I just left them there in a dusty corner
After 6 months, i finally took them out , and found that lots of dust have accumulated on the headband, and i wanted to kill myself for messing up big time
However i fired them up again and they are still fine somehow

Of course, this is a huge mistake on my part, and im lucky that nothing bad happened. It was very idiotic of me, and i wouldn't recommend anyone to take the same risk that i did ( albeit unintentionally )
But my point is, i find the staxes extremely durable and reliable. Its not really the kind of stuff that are extremely fragile, or will fail out of nowhere if you do not take extreme care. Ive had much worse experiences with the reliability of some audeze cans, and the utopia.

Anyway ive been keeping them inside the stax dust covers since coming back to headfi, don't wanna gamble again

 

[Whitigir]

I live in Singapore, which is pretty damn humid
There was this period of time when i took a break from headfi for 6 months, and forgot to cover my staxes. I just left them there in a dusty corner
After 6 months, i finally took them out , and found that lots of dust have accumulated on the headband, and i wanted to kill myself for messing up big time
However i fired them up again and they are still fine somehow

Of course, this is a huge mistake on my part, and im lucky that nothing bad happened. It was very idiotic of me, and i wouldn't recommend anyone to take the same risk that i did ( albeit unintentionally )
But my point is, i find the staxes extremely durable and reliable. Its not really the kind of stuff that are extremely fragile, or will fail out of nowhere if you do not take extreme care. Ive had much worse experiences with the reliability of some audeze cans, and the utopia.

Anyway ive been keeping them inside the stax dust covers since coming back to headfi, don't wanna gamble again

Woaaa, you are lucky! In fact, I think, instead of winning a lottery, all your lucks have gone to this incident to prevent arcing that May fry your brain, and damaging the headphones , and everything else...lol

 

[Dan Lee]

Yeah I throw the Stax stand in there too.

Thank you my friend I believe that will be the direction that I go.

 

[Trance_Gott]

I'm searching the closed back Stax 4070. If someone want to sell them please PM me.

 

[JimL11]

In fact, I smoke while wearing my 009s all the time.

Not a good idea to combine two vices at the same time. As a retired oncologist (cancer doctor), I suggest you stop smoking - but you probably already know that.

 

[VandyMan]

Not a good idea to combine two vices at the same time. As a retired oncologist (cancer doctor), I suggest you stop smoking - but you probably already know that.

I don't smoke tobacco. Appreciate the concern though.

 

[BoogieWoogie]

Woaaa, you are lucky! In fact, I think, instead of winning a lottery, all your lucks have gone to this incident to prevent arcing that May fry your brain, and damaging the headphones , and everything else...lol

could you be exaggerating ?

Taken from the other forum :

"That's exaggerating things somewhat, I live in Malaysia and my Staxen are quite alive.

I prefer to have the A/C on when I'm listening to electrostats, but that has more to do with my personal comfort than anything else.

Also, I remember Spritzer mentioning that Stax's modern headphones could tolerate bias voltages up to 1KV or more (based on driver spacing), so changes in humidity aren't enough to cause dielectric breakdown (arcing). The bias supplies (in Stax amplifiers at least) also have ballast resistors to limit current.
"

 

[di_andrei]

I'm looking to replace the head pad / head band on my SR-007 (mark 1), the band is getting a little loose and the pad has seen better days. Has anyone seen any for sale recently?

 

[Scgorg]

I know electromod used to stock them, their website is currently going through updates but you could try sending them a message.

 

[VandyMan]

I'm looking to replace the head pad / head band on my SR-007 (mark 1), the band is getting a little loose and the pad has seen better days. Has anyone seen any for sale recently?

https://staxaudio.com/parts

 

[Dan Lee]

Just for curiosity sake and the fact this is likely the best place to ask this question. Has anyone reading this heard either the SR-009 or SR-L700 or both on the ifi iESL? If yes to any I would love to hear your thoughts. If both I would love to hear how you believe they compare cause as far as I can tell through the iESL they sound very similar and in a few situations I would give the L700 the edge.

All that being said I am sure this has been beaten to death, but when people say the SR-009 is only truly heard at its potential when paired with a high end amp is this really true. I just invested in a KGSSHV Carbon and am waiting for it to come in. Is this difference night and day or just marginally better? Im over here thinkin I may have blown $3500 on some cans when $1500 would have done and another $3000+ on an awesome amp. Just guess I am looking for the opinions of those that have heard these through both lesser quality amps and higher and have some insight and comfort to offer.

 

[buzzlulu]

I started playing with Stax last Spring - my experience:

009S on 353X vs. Mjolinir Carbon
NIGHT and DAY

353LE (L700 drivers) vs. 009S
NIGHT and DAY

009S / Mjolinir Carbon vs. my Utopia
NIGHT and DAY