Aside from the SR-007 and SR-009, which models have the fart? I didn't notice it with the SR-207.
I didn't notice any with the SR-007Mk1 and SR-009, although I've been told that modded SR-007Mk2s have it.
Aside from the SR-007 and SR-009, which models have the fart? I didn't notice it with the SR-207.
Maybe I misunderstood what people generally mean by the Stax Fart. I don't get it from ear pad seals but plastic which squeaks and grates. I have a NOS pair of 404 Sigs which do it horribly. Just the type of old plastic they used, before it wears in it makes all sorts of noises.
Anyhow trying it on a ED-1/SRM-600 now. This is my favorite of the Stax amps, the best performer IMO. This is really a crazy good headphone, if finances were tight I wouldn't hesitate at all to 'settle' with this guy, because it really wouldn't be settling at all. I'm going by memory on the 009, and haven't gone head-to-head (which I will do one of these days), but I believe I do prefer this over the 009. The immediacy and presence is remarkable, certainly among the best if not the best of the Stax lineup. Accuracy is stellar, as is the 009 type '3D holographic presentation'. If anything however I am noting that the stereo separation seems to be a bit much, with the 009 at least it's closer together and more integrated.
I have to do a head-to-head with a old Lambda Sig, the one with the thinnest diaphragm, I bet these equal it on detail without the Stax 'shout' (which I don't hear anyhow).
Also oddly I can't find any markings for L-R, I have too use the dashed line on the cord to determine. Maybe it's there somewhere but I can't find it.
Ah, yes, the SR-207 and SR-30 squeaked a bit, if I recall, but that's different from the "fart" involving the pads, air, suction, etc.
Impressive! And from what I've read from your posts, you build some of the best electrostat amp designs for yourself. Last time I checked, you were even trying to build a Nanotube!
So from memory, do you prefer the SR-L700 from the STAX amp over the SR-009 from the much more expensive amps?
Does it really sound more accurate to you overall?
Any insights on how the SR-L700 compares to the SR-007?
Oh. Forgot to mention that the L and R are right above the rectangular black part above the STAX logo.
I have recently joined a very exclusive club - the DIY T2 club that is.
It is a magnificent pairing with the SR-009, especially for vocals and more intimate types of recordings.
I must say, it is not the last word on clarity and precision. The HD800s (modded) and the EC 445 are superior in that regard. But for almost any other criteria, the DIY T2 / SR-009 reigns supreme.
For those who own a T2: what is your favourite headphone with the T2?
I have recently joined a very exclusive club - the DIY T2 club that is.
It is a magnificent pairing with the SR-009, especially for vocals and more intimate types of recordings.
I must say, it is not the last word on clarity and precision. The HD800s (modded) and the EC 445 are superior in that regard. But for almost any other criteria, the DIY T2 / SR-009 reigns supreme.
For those who own a T2: what is your favourite headphone with the T2?
What are your thoughts in regards to resolution comparatively?
Dude, congraduations.
I find this interesting. A few 'ideas'. What DAC are you using. What EL34 types (NOS?). Not sure what the input tubes are.
Have you burned it in, all those capacitors in the PS may take 4 weeks+.
Is it fed clean mains? I am experimenting with this now, and have found a cleaner mains supply lifts the transparency of a Stat amp and my DAC, and still keeps it smooth (in fact smoother).
Hope this helps lojay. Regardless, we need more active T2 users on here, this is all good.
The HD800 with the EC445 is better at macro details, given a blacker background and more precise imaging or definition of spatial cues: This is most evident with mass strings or complex rock arrangements. The SR009 will tend to harmonise and lump together mass strings. The HD800 will emphasise the contours of instruments, even when performing in unison, much more precisely.
It's not background noise that one can hear when no music is playing, but rather the contrast between the natural noise floor in a recording with the music. There is less contrast with the SR009 than the HD800. The SR009 is fuzzier around the edges. That's what I understand most audiophiles to mean by referring to a blacker background.What do you mean by a blacker background? Do you speak of noise when "no signal" is on the input? I can crank up the volume to "deadly" levels on the BHSE with the SR-009 and get not a little bit of "noise". It just is still dead silent. No noise or any sound.
If you do not experience the same there might be something wrong somewhere in your chain which generates noise.
I mean how can something be blacker than black?![]()