[MacedonianHero]

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That's were I got my SR-009 and SRM-727 at, same sale last year. I like the fact they also give free shipping and are a STAX Authorized Web Dealer.
 
There web store front said they are out of the SRM-727 in black, about two hours after I placed my order they called me and said they had found a SRM-727 black and they shipped that the same day.with my SR-009s and 009 extension cord. 
 
Marry Christmas to all.
 
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Gotta say the SR-009s are the best cans I've heard and they match very well with my SRM-727II, enough so to beat my LCD-3s and HD-800 (with either LF w/ Siemens E88CC tubes and GS-X).
 
Merry Christmas Peter!

 

[dukeskd]

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Gotta say the SR-009s are the best cans I've heard and they match very well with my SRM-727II, enough so to beat my LCD-3s and HD-800 (with either LF w/ Siemens E88CC tubes and GS-X).
 
Merry Christmas Peter!

I also ordered the 727IIs, but Tyll's recent write up at InnerFidelity bashes/criticies the amp really strongly.

 

[MorbidToaster]

I also ordered the 727IIs, but Tyll's recent write up at InnerFidelity bashes/criticies the amp really strongly.

I mean...look what he's comparing it to. Every top flight amp 2x the price...I'd hope it performed poorly compared to any of them.

 

[justin w.]

i think the Stax amps (most of them) are good for the money.  it's why I'm selling them instead of trying to make my own options at the same price - it would be difficult and unnecessary.

 

[spritzer]

They are indeed excellent for the price and IMO the modded/fixed 727 makes the A-10/WES/LL look very overpriced indeed. 

 

[drp]

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I also ordered the 727IIs, but Tyll's recent write up at InnerFidelity bashes/criticies the amp really strongly.

I've been listening to an unmodded 727II and SR-407s since this past Saturday; running balanced out of the warmish Opus 21 (5v goodness); volume pot on amp disabled.

Compared to the uber BHSE class, it does have its limitations; however, I've been extremely impressed with the detail retrieval, separation, and pinpoint imaging. I can only imagine how good it will sound with the 009s.
 
I trust Spritzer and Tyll's ears and look forward to what the mod offers (awaiting parts), but in the big scheme of things, could be perfectly happy listening to this rig as is. I think you are going to be pleased with the sound.

 

[dukeskd]

I don't really care that much for reviews.. I'll leave it to my ears for my own review because that is what counts at the end. But the price separation between the Stax gear and others is large (another addition of $3k for most, ~5k$ for the A-10), so obviously the components are quality and the Stax's engineers had their own budget in mind for the 727/007.

 

[Solude]

Semi disappointed the the GES and 323S weren't included

 

[MacedonianHero]

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I don't really care that much for reviews.. I'll leave it to my ears for my own review because that is what counts at the end. But the price separation between the Stax gear and others is large (another addition of $3k for most, ~5k$ for the A-10), so obviously the components are quality and the Stax's engineers had their own budget in mind for the 727/007.

Well, my ears tell me that they pair very, very well together! The SRM-727II and the SR007s were not that great, but the amp really seems to play nicely with the SR-009s to my ears. The new year may hold a LL for me, but we'll see, I'm very happy with what I'm currently hearing. 

 

[karlgerman]

[size=13.333333015441895px]Ultra High-End Transistoramp V4.0 from Andreas Rauenbühler, [/size]MalValve head amp three,...
there is so many good stuff out there i read about in the last years, which should  be reviewd also.
 
and in germany we dont have any canjam-meetings where one would be able to compare us-high-end amps for headphones.
now i think, i have to buy, "out of the blue again". i was lucky with my decisions most of the time. one exeption is my ultrasone ed 10 -- which i still hate.
 
MalValve head amp three and the blue hawaii se, one from germany and one from us, that will be the choice in 2013 to serve my 009 and omega mkII.

 

[schorsch]

Hello karlgerman,
 
let's have a german headphone meet - I have some of the older Stax models and amps. But I'm really interested in that malvalve amp.
 
Regards Georg
 
PS I'm located near Kaiserslautern
 

 

[karlgerman]

[size=12.571428298950195px]hi schorsch,[/size]
[size=12.571428298950195px]you are nearby at one of the best specialists in hi-fidelity in germany. [/size]
[size=12.727272033691406px]Christoph Zingel -[/size]
[size=12.727272033691406px]Studio für aktiven Hörgenuss in essen. [/size]
[size=12.727272033691406px]this is the man! [/size]
[size=12.727272033691406px]in his studio you find evey kind of stax and also the malvalve and more. i think malvalve company is also located in the essen area.[/size]
[size=12.727272033691406px]i would love to visit zingels studio but its too far away from bavaria for me. but i talked to christoph zingel on the phone and he helped me with his knowledge a lot. it seems to be a very nice guy. [/size]
[size=12.727272033691406px]helping and given information to someone who will be not your customer in near future is seldom in germany.[/size]
 
[size=12.727272033691406px]regards karl[/size]

 

[spritzer]

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I don't really care that much for reviews.. I'll leave it to my ears for my own review because that is what counts at the end. But the price separation between the Stax gear and others is large (another addition of $3k for most, ~5k$ for the A-10), so obviously the components are quality and the Stax's engineers had their own budget in mind for the 727/007.

 
The budget for the Stax amps is indeed tiny compared to the competition.  The US retail price includes both the dealer and distributor markup on top of what Stax have to get for the amp. 

 

[Currawong]

If you don't listen loud, the Stax amps are fine, as Tyll said. With the 009s you don't need to listen loud at all. At 70-80dB or so I can how far towards the centre or the edge of a cymbal a drummer is hitting with each individual hit on a good recording even using a T1S.

 

[Tjj226 Angel]

Hey guys, 
 
I recently heard some stax headphones and I fell in love. Enough said. 
 
But I am not at a point in my life where I can dump 1-5K on headphones. 
 
I already have a good audio setup so I am not looking for something that is so great that it can replace my setup, but I would like some electrostatic headphones to play around with, learn a couple of things, and simply enjoy them. I would like something cheap as possible. I am not looking for the 009s on a budget, so anything you recommend I can see if I can snag them at a decent price. (I would like to have it under 100 bucks, and no more than 200). If you find a pair that are broken and destroyed, I can fix them up as well.