The Stax Thread III

[SeaWo|f]

I love hyperbole! Our niche would be so boring without it. Granted it often clouds the truth but used well it can add much need color.

 

[wink]

The gostak distims the doshes.............................

 

[SeaWo|f]

Chicken sandwich?

 

[336881]

You know that hyperbole that is so rampant in our little slice of the world?
The SR-009 had me feeling the touch of God while the HD800 was so deafening it sounded quiet.
My cheek is just like that.

Let's drop dog. EC, AC, RS and the rest of the FOTM is still, without question, absolute garbage. Woof!
Substitute. bread-boys ugly ducklings.

And, who gives a flying saucer. It's my opinion, perhaps shared by maybe two other beings.

Horses...

Nah you double dipped the chip.

 

[padam]

Stax SR-009S

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/stax-sr-009s-new-flagship-electrostatic-earspeakers-released.877870/

This top model of open-ended electrostatic headphones is a challenge for the most demanding audiophiles, requiring uncompromising sound reproduction quality across the 5 Hz to 42 kHz frequency band. Thanks to the new generation of thinned Electrode Electrode (MLER2) Electrode Membranes (MLER2), the new geometry of air reduction holes and its gilded surface, which with its high specific gravity even further suppresses unwanted vibrations, brings the headphones perfectly balanced reproduction even in the area of the deepest frequencies. All-metal aluminum earbuds basically eliminate undesirable resonances. Headphones are designed exclusively for connection to any STAX desktop power amplifier.

 

[joseph69]

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/stax-sr-009s-new-flagship-electrostatic-earspeakers-released.877870/

Link shows 'error cannot be found'.

 

[padam]

Fixed. But not much is knows at this stage apart from a new driver and a similar MSRP to the SR-009

 

[joseph69]

Fixed. But not much is knows at this stage apart from a new driver and a similar MSRP to the SR-009

Great.
Hope the price is similar.

 

[joseph69]

Nope, no showing.

 

[padam]

It does, I just can't edit your reply post, only the original.
But anyway, the quoted specs are the same.
http://www.audiotuning.com/images/Stax/Stax-SR-009S-Pi-UVP-170418.pdf

Electrostatic high-end headphones
Evolutionary development of the reference SR-009
Ultimate electrostatic push-pull sound element
Improved fine resolution with new electrode design

 

[joseph69]

Thank you.

 

[joseph69]

The 009 currently sells for $3799.00 in the U.S.
Seems the 009S is +/- $2665.00 more! That's some increase.

 

[padam]

It will be around 5200$ initially, but it will probably come down in a few months' time.

 

[joseph69]

I converted the 5.250,00 Euro and came up with $6464.08 US.
Hope you're correct. Guess we'll have to wait and see.

 

[MacedonianHero]

It will be around 5200$ initially, but it will probably come down in a few months' time.

The reason the original SR-009 came down over time was how the Japanese Yen compared to the US $. So it was exclusively on exchange...this unfortunately isn't that. But we shall see.