[ahmedie]

L300limited are 800 units and all sold ! before they sold out on stax site it was saying next patch is going to ship on June !

Heard the L300limited my impression they had all qualities of L700 except the smoothness, as they sounded grainy, I talked with stax guys directly he said they use the same driver of L700 (i said they are different before) but the cable / headband / pads are from the lower models. The best description I can come up with is that they sound exactly like a L300 with L700 sound stage/image/speed/dynamics/bass.

 

[SilverEars]

Where does STAX Lambda Pro stand within the family in terms of performance? I was quite underwhelmed when I had those. I was expecting STAX to sound very resolving, and it wasn't the case with this one. So, that had me question the performance of STAX ear-speakers under 009, 007, and Omega(which none of them I've heard extendedly).

 

[Whitigir]

Where does STAX Lambda Pro stand within the family in terms of performance? I was quite underwhelmed when I had those. I was expecting STAX to sound very resolving, and it wasn't the case with this one. So, that had me question the performance of STAX ear-speakers under 009, 007, and Omega(which none of them I've heard extendedly).

*welp* why spoil the fun? Grab some and have fun

 

[JimL11]

Is the 007ta driver a fairly big upgrade from the 353x? I am looking to jump back into Stax but want to get an all purpose performer driver unit so that I can just upgrade the earspeakers if necessary. I used to have a T1 and I guess the 007ta is part of the same lineage..

Yes and no. The 353x can sound on the dry side, so the 006/007 is better in that respect. However, the 007 is not any better in terms of drive capability because it uses plate resistors in the output stage, which soaks up a lot of the signal current, whereas the solid state Stax drivers use current source output loads, which allow much more of the signal current to actually go into driving the headphones. This is where some of the third party amps have an advantage - the Gilmore designs other than the original all triode design all use current source output loads, as does the SRX-Plus, however the latter is DIY only.

 

[JayKay47]

Looks like this solves the mystery which earpads the L300LE has...

https://stax.theshop.jp/items/7561103

I would like to try the L700 pads on my 300LE, to hear if they affect the sound at all. The 507 pads did change the sound on my Lambda Pro's when I installed them.

 

[statfi]

Looks like this solves the mystery

Could you spell out the mystery and solution for me? Maybe I am missing something because I do not read Japanese. Thanks!

 

[JayKay47]

Could you spell out the mystery and solution for me? Maybe I am missing something because I do not read Japanese. Thanks!

Do you want me to hold your purse too?

The 300LE uses the L500 pads, case closed and confirmed in writing by STAX JAPAN.

 

[LaCuffia]

So are the L500 pads essentially the same as the L700 but not real leather?

 

[givemetacos]

L300limited are 800 units and all sold ! before they sold out on stax site it was saying next patch is going to ship on June !

Heard the L300limited my impression they had all qualities of L700 except the smoothness, as they sounded grainy, I talked with stax guys directly he said they use the same driver of L700 (i said they are different before) but the cable / headband / pads are from the lower models. The best description I can come up with is that they sound exactly like a L300 with L700 sound stage/image/speed/dynamics/bass.

Since it isn't clear how original L300 compares to L700, could you be more specific about how L300 Limited sounds in stage/image/speed/dynamics/bass compared to original L300?

 

[ahmedie]

So are the L500 pads essentially the same as the L700 but not real leather?

L700 pads is thicker than L500

 

[ahmedie]

z review compared L300 with L700 and many here too, L300 has flatter response / grainier / does not extends as L700 / so less highs and less bass / does not have mid-bass hump on the other hand L700 is smoother / warmer bcz of mid-bass and subbass quantity / but also extends further in treble so can sound brighter to some people and equipment / scale better / reveal more / more resolution / bigger sound stage / both similar image. I cannot give specifics about L300limited since I only heard them for 30 min ... but they do sound different than both L700 and L300 so in term of technicalities it should be L300 < L500 <<< L300limited < L700, I suggest that people who prefer the L300 tuning over the L700 (they are many) would most likely prefer L300limited tuning vs L700

 

[SeaWo|f]

Z reviews specialises in risque anime wall papers, hyperbole and nonsense.

Seriously if anyone should not be offering opinions on audio gear it's that guy.

Edit :: While I believe everyone can have their opinion so perhaps his ears are just tin. But that does not excuse the ridiculous crap he spews about non subjective things like amplifier design, dac design, tubes and how headphones are made.

 

[JayKay47]

I ordered a set of L700 earpads for my 300LE from Stax USA, will update impressions once they arrive.

 

[Whitigir]

Wait, so how come 007 has gold-plated and no holes electrodes while the 009 is aluminum electrode ? What am I missing ? They advertise the 009 to be the state of the art in their technology ?

 

[Jones Bob]

Wait, so how come 007 has gold-plated and no holes electrodes while the 009 is aluminum electrode ? What am I missing ? They advertise the 009 to be the state of the art in their technology ?

That’s so cruel....