astrostar59
BannedMember of the Trade: Aries Cerat Espana, Auriculares High-EndAKA Headstage, headphoneweekend
Good advice hear, thank you for this.
I agree with all you say, BUT I live in South Spain, and literally every day I can wipe my hand over granite tables
in the house and fell dust and very fine grit. Our climate is like California, so dust you can't see by the naked eye
but that gets into a house even with all windows shut.
So, I will carry on with my Glass Dome. I know it looks kinda odd, but it seems to work, keeping 98% of the
airborne dust out. Plus it is quick to store and practical. You don't want to have to bung them in the Stax case
every session, it takes too long and most will end up not storing at all.
The Stax plastic cover thing is pretty horrid, and not so effective.
My valve amps need a blow over and clean every 6 months at least. It depends where they are sat. My Monoblocks
are sat on the floor in the lounge, so get more dust than the pre-amps which are on a heavy granite table.
With valve amps like the BHSE it would be good policy to store them if out of use for long periods with the
valves out and fit valve socket caps. In situ valves can corrode (metal to metal) and open sockets get full of dust.
Another good tip for storing Stax gear, or any headphones, is they must be dry. The leather cups absorb oils
and moisture, and can go mouldy in the same way a waxed leather jacket will if left in the back of your wardrobe.
Maybe Stax changed from Aluminium carry case to wooden storage box on the SR-009s for this reason? Not sure.
So place the phones in a sealed bag with silica, or in a box that is slightly breathable like the SR-009s box.
The other thing to watch is placing the SR-007s in the ali case, is to rotate the speakers round so the flex entry faces
inside the cutout foam cavity. I bought mine secondhand and the guy had packed them with the cables bend over the
foam insert - not good.
I agree with all you say, BUT I live in South Spain, and literally every day I can wipe my hand over granite tables
in the house and fell dust and very fine grit. Our climate is like California, so dust you can't see by the naked eye
but that gets into a house even with all windows shut.
So, I will carry on with my Glass Dome. I know it looks kinda odd, but it seems to work, keeping 98% of the
airborne dust out. Plus it is quick to store and practical. You don't want to have to bung them in the Stax case
every session, it takes too long and most will end up not storing at all.
The Stax plastic cover thing is pretty horrid, and not so effective.
My valve amps need a blow over and clean every 6 months at least. It depends where they are sat. My Monoblocks
are sat on the floor in the lounge, so get more dust than the pre-amps which are on a heavy granite table.
With valve amps like the BHSE it would be good policy to store them if out of use for long periods with the
valves out and fit valve socket caps. In situ valves can corrode (metal to metal) and open sockets get full of dust.
Another good tip for storing Stax gear, or any headphones, is they must be dry. The leather cups absorb oils
and moisture, and can go mouldy in the same way a waxed leather jacket will if left in the back of your wardrobe.
Maybe Stax changed from Aluminium carry case to wooden storage box on the SR-009s for this reason? Not sure.
So place the phones in a sealed bag with silica, or in a box that is slightly breathable like the SR-009s box.
The other thing to watch is placing the SR-007s in the ali case, is to rotate the speakers round so the flex entry faces
inside the cutout foam cavity. I bought mine secondhand and the guy had packed them with the cables bend over the
foam insert - not good.
). Besides, it was "only" $200, which is less than most aftermarket cables, so maybe it's not too crazy 
. I bought my KGSSHV from Geoff two weeks ago. I could have asked him for the upgrades. Oh well.
