[edstrelow]

Icould never quite get into the Koss 950, after I went to Lambdas and then 007, and ended up recently selling my Koss set along with a Stax/Koss adapter. Possibly they shine better with the best Stax cable, certainly they sound better out of a Stax amp.

The 950 had none of the bass bloat of the 404 but it had its own high frequency peak.

Of course I am now removing the back foam on my Lambdas giving a different, and I think better sound to these as well so the 950 seems even further behind. I am not sure what the 950 uses behind the drivers. At one time it seemed there was a half cover of cardboard. Possibly it woud pay to expeiment with removing the backing as with the Lambdas.

 

[green0153]

I removed the backing and it changed things quite a bit.
The headstage became similar to lambdas but you can focus better on the instruments the rest of the freq spectrum remained the same.
The Koss has replaced my old headphones so these are not modded but its quite simple to remove the material on the back.The material is some kind of textile that isn't there just to block the dust like on some lambdas.

 

[manaox2]

Its just sick to me that I feel that I could be very very happy with a $50 DTA-1 T-amp, $50 1st gen shuffle, SRD7SB, and SR-Lambda. Definitely not audiophile, but for a $350 rig, this is just sick, I can't pull myself away.

 

[green0153]

great for your wallet

 

[Keithpgdrb]

Quote:

Originally Posted by manaox2 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Its just sick to me that I feel that I could be very very happy with a $50 DTA-1 T-amp, $50 1st gen shuffle, SRD7SB, and SR-Lambda. Definitely not audiophile, but for a $350 rig, this is just sick, I can't pull myself away.

I don't see how a stax setup with a t amp isn't audiophile. I suppose your referring mostly to the shuffle

 

[Sherwood]

My bedroom rig right there, except replace the shuffle with an 0404 DAC and the T with a Trends T. Sounds delish. I could be happy with just that

 

[HeadphoneAddict]

I've set up my Pico DAC-only > Nuforce Icon 12-watt amp > modded SRD-7 with normal bias jack, plus both pro bias Stax and HE Audio Jacks. Pretty darn nice sounding whether its with Lambdas or Jades.

 

[Bullseye]

Well, I have finally saved up enough money and have taken my final decision and next week I will be buying the STAX 2050 system.

I want to see how they perform with metal, how comfortable they are and if "electrostatic sound" is to my liking. SO far I like how the sr-202 look. I am looking for something very comfortable (similar to ERGO 2 comfort or better) as less colored as possible and not fatiguing.

Might get some of it or none, but I will be able to try stats.

 

[kh6idf]

I continue to be impressed by my new (to me) 2050II system, I look forward to your comments once yours arrives.

 

[Bullseye]

kh6idf, how do you find them comfort-wise compared to the sr60? How many hours can you stay listening to music with them? And finally what type of music do you listen to?

 

[tako_tsubo]

Congrats on picking out a Stax system Bullseye. I don't listen to much metal ...but my Lambda based Stax do sound good listening to Porcupine Tree. The speed of the electrostats is what will make metal appealing...

 

[kh6idf]

Bullseye,

The SR-202 is more comfortable than the sr60 because they don't press on my ears. If it weren't for my ears sweating I could wear them for hours but I need to take them off and wipe my ears with a towel after 15 minutes or so.

I listen mostly to classical, acoustic, choral and a bit of everything else.

Tonight I was listening to Arvo Part - the album titled "I am the true vine". So beautiful through the 2050II system...

 

[kh6idf]

Has anyone noticed these replacement earpads on ebay? Claims they are real leather pads, they have an ad for 202,303 and 404 but looks to be the same pads. Might be worth $70 shipped if they are real leather and not vinyl.

STAX Ear Pads for SR-202 Series (Pair) - eBay (item 390095794297 end time Oct-18-09 18:27:17 PDT)

 

[Tachikoma]

No, they're just the updated Stax pads, and they definitely aren't worth $70 - hell I got my O2 pads for less than that (not including shipping though)

 

[XXII]

I have an sr-007 mk1 on its way. The only thing I have to drive it is a srd-7 pro out of my Balanced Beta22 (2 x Sigma22). This is obviously not ideal but will it give me good taste of what the sr-007 can do?

I'm guessing that my HD800 would be significantly better since it's properly amped.