The Stax thread (New)

[smeggy]

Hehe

They are really nice. One of the reasons I went for the rock maple is that although it's tightly packed grain, it doesn't weigh much. They look bulky and heavy but it is a wedge and is mostly hollow so with the wide weight distribution of the Lambda strap and pads it's hardly noticeable when wearing them. It's a very transparent mod.

Mahogany would weigh more. It'd look nice but I rather like the contrast of the maple

 

[malldian]

I have the SR-44's coming in a couple days - can someone point me to some reading (with I had time to go through 456 pages) as to dynamic vs electrostatic vs electrolet headphones?

 

[facelvega]

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Originally Posted by wualta /img/forum/go_quote.gif a good compromise between the Lambda and Sigma

I wonder if the best compromise between a Lambda and Sigma isn't just to get a Sigma. Great housing. And so stylish.

 

[Duggeh]

I wouldn't compromise between a Lambda and a Sigma. I'd just go for the Sigma.

Better yet, have a modular design, so you can just snap the driver unit in and out of your choice of shape.

 

[wualta]

Long ago I suggested that Stax admit that AKG had a good idea with the K1000 and make an improved Lambda derivative with adjustable driver angle.

I confess, I've long suspected that Jurg Jecklin had something to do with the design of the Sigma.

 

[smeggy]

I still haven't heard a Sigma. Never even seen one in the flesh. As to buying one, not at current prices. They're getting way too rich for my poor wallet. I'll get one some day in the future when I find an affordable pair, I have patience, I can wait.

 

[HeadphoneAddict]

I don't care how good the Sigma were/are, they are just too goofy looking for me to stick one on my head, making me spend 3x as much for HE60 instead.

 

[webbie64]

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Originally Posted by HeadphoneAddict /img/forum/go_quote.gif I don't care how good the Sigma were/are, they are just too goofy looking for me to stick one on my head, making me spend 3x as much for HE60 instead.

HE60 sound and comfort tis lovely. And it definitely gets used as the headphone of choice.

But I still go back to my Sigmas at times - once a Sigma addict, always a Sigma addict.

 

[smeggy]

I dunno, I guess I'd be just as happy with some old Lambda drivers and making my own Sigma variant.

 

[plaidplatypus]

Always

 

[webbie64]

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Originally Posted by smeggy /img/forum/go_quote.gif I dunno, I guess I'd be just as happy with some old Lambda drivers and making my own Sigma variant.

If you're going to put in that sort of effort use 404 drivers and make a Sigma-404 variant.

 

[edstrelow]

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Originally Posted by smeggy /img/forum/go_quote.gif Well I finally got around to modding my SR-Lambdas into a kinda hybrid sigma. It's a fairly simple mod involving a big wooden wedge but it does really make them sound nice. I don't like the 303/404 too much, the SR-Lambda is very nice but nothing special, these sound much fuller and smoother. A warmer sound overall and I like them a lot. http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/1444/dsc7327jf0.jpg http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/7830/dsc7326yk6.jpg

Interesting indeed!

One thing to realize about the Sigma driver placement is that it results in no direct auditory soundwave wave from the driver to the eardrum, unlike virtually every other phone ever made except possibly the AKG 1000.

This is an important point about psychoacoustics. Sounds originating ahead of a listener do not go directly to the ear drum, only when the sound source is close to the side of the listener do you get a direct sound to the eardrum. All other sounds bounce off the pinna and then into the ear canal and then to the eardrum.

One could argue that virtually every headphone gets it wrong by because by giving a direct feed to the eardrum it recreates the effect of a sound off to the side.

Your design looks like it reduces the direct wave somewhat but not as much as the Sigma.

I wish more companies would experiment with the Sigma configuration. Admittedy it looks like crap.

 

[smeggy]

Hmmm, I do have a set of Gamma drivers sitting here doing nothing.....

*strokes chin*

 

[bjarnetv]

maybe its time to convert the jecklin floats to sigma configuration; it really shouldnt be to hard to make a pair of boxes to mount instead of the grill as its a perfect fit... coincidence?

 

[Johnny Blue]

Heartbroken: the SR-5/SRD-7 Mk.II combo mentioned earlier on this thread went for a relatively bargain price. I thought the interest shown on it here would drive the price up (I only wanted the SRD-7 Mk.II in any case).

As it was, my auto-bidding software let me down (yet again) -- I was out all day -- and it went for €30 less than I'd bid...

...I'm inconsolable!