thinker
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Haven't you posted enough crap in this thread already? (some of it you had to delete as well)
Those mafia amps are just plain brilliant in their own right. (You are also crapping on the BHSE as well, we all secretly loathe that as well, just too afraid to tell.)
An audio system consists of a whole chain, and not necessarily works in every combination. I have found the SR-007 Mk1 + Carbon to not necessarily work so well with my own (cheap) source. (I may try some tweaking as I read so much about it.). But I also heard it with the standard KGSSHV on a different DAC and a fully analogue system as well, it was something else - and I would be surprised, if the Carbon won't be better still.
The 007 and hybrid 007/009 are different projects. Nice work you have done with 007 it should sound much better than standard version. The hybrid version needs damping rings, i used a felt 0-ring to stabilise the driver and the driver is wedged in place, a method wich was used by france company Oxygene years ago on single driver loudspeakers. A good way to get off resonances. Many more thinks were done like leaving all screws away etc.Inspired by mods done by @thinker I decided to try myself on my 007.
Removing all the layers of obstruction like the metalplate,spring and mesh aswell as sealing of the bassport with a 3Dprinted ring really livened the headphone up.
More Classic Omega I think? Very good bass and all the way down low.
Pictures:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YR_8nOHddE6p3EOReEpzxPIKRjLhS7xp/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YRNZ39mwJkr4D9YpWqkouK5TpqaeXQmL/view?usp=drivesdk
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YL-Bjiw1lMbdvUhhWcqu5bpMEsjO2axP/view?usp=drivesdk
I also got a new set of 3dprinted rings made to work with the ZMF Oval pads, testing soon
Can you elaborate more on the dampening you speak of @thinker or is it a secret? I do not fully understand.
We all have different ears but the hybrid version 007/009 is the best Stax i have heard. Last weekend i was listening with the dual mono tube amp X9K Phenomenon 007mk1 and Hybrid phones and i'm confident to say that Mafia amps sound pretty good but better amps do exist.