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We're having roughly the same experience today.
Just got my own little SRS-005 rig hooked up and it sounds ridiculously good. I intially thought comfort might be a deal-breaker, but changing to the larger ear pads and getting the angles right has taken care of that.
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Don't want to say "I told you so..." but I did
How are you wearing it? I generally wear it on the headband, large pads, headphones not shoved into the ears but resting just outside of the ear canals with the headband providing clamping force to keep them in place. But, fit really is anatomy-dependent and this won't give the best results for everyone.
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Originally Posted by veloaudio /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Ridiculously good is right. It took me a little while to get the fit right as well (I only have one size ear pad) but everything is okay now. Time will tell how I do on a long listening session. The SR-003 is very impressive. Anyone want to loan me a O2 / 007t system so I can compare?
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02/717 here but the 003 does have some similarities. It's closer to the O2 Mk1 sound in terms of sound signature than anything else in the current Stax lineup (the O2 Mk2 diverges from that sound signature though and is closer to the SR-404 in some ways).
The midrange tone is somewhat similar, both headphones have a weighty, impactful sound, and both headphones present detail in a very unobtrusive, refined manner. The detail is all there, and with the O2 specifically resolution is higher than any other headphone I've ever heard, but it's not presented on a silver platter and it takes a back seat to the overall feel and flow of the music. The 003 isn't quite as detailed but it's still very very detailed and the relaxed and musical presentation of detail is the same.
Still, the O2 is on a completely different level in terms of refinement, and its refinement is uniform across all frequencies. It's a lot more fluid, much more airy, has limitless extension top and bottom, even more weight and tactile impact, the best imaging I've heard in a headphone with a very focused and completely 3-dimensional soundstage, is nearly perfectly balanced, and in general is one heck of a lot more transparent. But, it's also more laid-back and polite, at times too polite with some sources, though it can also sound forward when you have a forward source. It's a pig to drive obviously, and it will sound dark with loose, wooly bass, recessed highs, and insufficient dynamic range when it's underdriven. The 007t is inadequate though a nice amp for easier-to-drive phones, and the 717 is basically the bare minimum, unless you have a good speaker amp and can get your hands on a pro-bias transformer. But you really do need a Blue Hawaii or that new Woo amp that should hopefully have the juice to drive the O2 (the current GES is too weak, though also a great amp for less demanding phones). You will also need a source that can handle the most detailed headphone ever made, so you can simply guess how good that source has to be.
