[KDS315]

"SPACE HEATER" at max. 38Watts dissipation...you must be joking, right??

 

[Zoide]

"SPACE HEATER" at max. 38Watts dissipation...you must be joking, right??

I mean, you can really feel the heat it emits if you put your hand on it. It's not really an issue right now, but when the weather gets to 35 degrees every little bit will help...

 

[KDS315]

Wait until you have a KGSSHV CARBON or BHSE running in your room, THEN you have "room heating" :LOL:

 

[thinker]

Very interesting combination, your 007/009.
Is the change reversibel?
How about other way round, puting the 009 drivers into the 007 case?
Thanks for your impressions

Here it is, looks cool 007/9, you have to be some crazy headphone artist to make this happen, sound is excellent better than stock 009, sounds slightly darker with lot of air, i think many people would like this

 

[oneguy]

So the 009/7 still sounds better than the 007/9?

 

[thinker]

So the 009/7 still sounds better than the 007/9?

yes, i think 007 driver is the best Stax driver ever done, by switching drivers you learn the sound of them. The 009 driver is not as natural as 007 nor is the new X9K driver.

The 009 driver has synthetic flavor on it the same with X9K but less so. The 009/7 is by far the the most natural sound i have heard from any headphone.
The 009/7 does everything, excellent bass, mids are phenomenal, and highs just right, the overall sound is relaxed, i can listen hours with it. This phone has also the ability to produce "real" 3d imaging.

 

[thinker]

Stax portrait for people who like to collect pictures. Stax SR-009/7 and Stax SR-007/9

 

[protoss]

natural as 007

Agree. The 007 are the most natural-sounding. Everything else sounds metallic and stale. Stax should have concentrated more on the 007 upgrades than releasing an upgraded 009, aka x9000

 

[thinker]

Like to add here that the 007/9 has more weight and musicality against 009. Have removed the metal grille inside (problem nr.1 makes bright) and use 007 pads with it, so there is plenty of space for ears and it's safe to use.

The 009 driver this way sounds much more musical and slightly darker relaxed sweeter.

Still the 009/7 is grander in tone more real life realistic tone with wider in L-R imaging but sounds slightly narrower than 007/9.

 

[thinker]

Just for fun listening:

First video Stax SR-009/7
Second video Stax SR-007/9

 

[musicman59]

Stax portrait for people who like to collect pictures. Stax SR-009/7 and Stax SR-007/9

Love the looks of the SR-007/9!

 

[HiFiGuy94]

Annnnnnnnnnd my new Tiny Triode from Mjolnir Audio arrived today. First time listening to the STAX SR-L700 MK2's and this Energizer in general.
I don't have much to compare this Earspeaker/set up to apart from some cheap Beyer DT 770 Pro's. Compared to them this earspeaker sounds more refined/clear/revealing as expected in this price bracket. The soundstage is a lot bigger. The songs i've listened to sound airy and spacious and is a more laid back presentation and relaxing in general, with the voices seeming more forward. And the Earspeakers appear to have more attack in changing from instrument to instrument in the songs i've listened too. I don't know a lot of audio language very well so hopefully my description will suffice. The only nit-pick i can make is that i wish the volume on this thing got a little louder, but i've always liked my headphones pretty loud. Apart from that though this set up is excellent imo.

 

[thinker]

Love the looks of the SR-007/9!

The SR-007/9 has tight deep bass wich you don't hear from 009. This headphone would sell like hot cakes if released from Stax

 

[zolkis]

I don't get what's the Stax name stands for in this, but here you go:
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/edifier-stax-spirit-s3.963490/

 

[SolarCetacean]

I don't get what's the Stax name stands for in this, but here you go:
https://www.head-fi.org/threads/edifier-stax-spirit-s3.963490/

I look at it like Samsung's "Tuned by AKG" thing they put on all of their Galaxy Buds. Edifier owns Stax (and a large stake in Audeze, where the tech for the S3 comes from), just like how Samsung owns AKG (and Harman Kardon, and JBL, and Mark Levinson). I'm guessing they took Audeze's tech (the headphone was originally an Audeze design that never went to market), had a guy from Stax listen to it and give his approval of the tuning, and then put the Stax name on it. I've heard that there's an EQ preset in the app that changes the tuning to be more Stax-like, since the default tuning looks good, but not like a Stax.

I don't necessarily mind this practice, and I think having high-end companies give tuning and consulting services to mass-market companies is a good thing for the audio industry. And I think giving Stax a lower-end, non-estat presence in the market isn't that bad of an idea, given the way the wider market is moving. IIRC, either Martin Logan or Magnepan, one of those estat speaker manufacturers, has non-estat speakers in their entry-level offerings that are supposed to be tuned reminiscent of their estat models and serve as a taste or teaser of the experience one gets from their high-end electrostatic speakers.