[chinsettawong]

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I am so spoiled by electrostatic 'phones I am now considering selling all my dynamic and planar headphones and amps except maybe for one pair of Beyer 880's to use as utility 'phones / spares etc.  Hate to do it, I've acquired a lot of gear and built shelves to store it...  but  I just don't feel much like listening to anything except my 'stats anymore.
 

 
That's the way to go!  

 

[ALSO]

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I am so spoiled by electrostatic 'phones I am now considering selling all my dynamic and planar headphones and amps except maybe for one pair of Beyer 880's to use as utility 'phones / spares etc.  Hate to do it, I've acquired a lot of gear and built shelves to store it...  but  I just don't feel much like listening to anything except my 'stats anymore.
 

I know this feeling, but I was much earlier in the game than you.  Still it felt good to shed and focus.  I ended up adding a closed phone for courtesy, and some IEMS for mobility, but basically after I heard the 404LEs, I had to stay with STAX.

 

[telecaster]

It's a shame because it's a wicked shelf.. But selling unused stuff is the best move, and keeping your stax won't keep you sad for long.

 

[shipsupt]

I ended up going the same route and selling off most of my dynamics as the stat collection grew... much larger than I expected I might add.  
 
It's funny, I just realized that I sold my last balanced headphone when I finished building a balanced amp!  

 

[davidsh]

Just glued my headband together with something called Pattex PL-300, which I was recommended over the loc-tite stuff. I do have some slight doubts on whether it actually is good enough.

 

[miceblue]

With all of your guys' talk of using glue and tape to fix things, you make it sound like the Stax are made of cardboard or something. Lol

DIY Stax. XD

 

[davidsh]

They are fragile. I think so...

 

[reiserFS]

So I was bidding on this SRM-300/SR-202 combo when suddenly the auction disappeared to nowhere. Dang, really wanted to hear the SRM-300.

 

[astrostar59]

Yeah, I moved from Dynamics to Stax at least 15 years ago. I even had a pair of the Pioneer Electret phones from the 80s.
 
I started with Lamda normal, then Lamda Pro, then Lamda Nova Signature, then more recently SR-007s 2.5s.
 
I love the sound I am getting right now, with Audio Note DAC 3.1 NOS tubed unit and Audio Note M3 tubed pre into a Stax SRM-717.
 
My front end changed recently as well, from CEC TL51 transport to Mac Mini into M2Tech EVO full stack, remote via iPad mini and Screens.
 
Jeeze, all that to replace spinning discs! But it sound much better, and I have instant access to my whole library,cool.
 
Stax are really great. My gripe would be they are fragile. The frame are not so strong, the dust issues, the damp issues, the Stax amp gets real hot. And the phones are not cheap. But they are the best, so unless another manufacturer comes up with the same sound in a more robust product, I am staying with Stax. 

 

[DefQon]

I am considering a sr404 headband for my sig. It says Lambda signature on top
Which headband is the most comfortable, how's the sr-404 headband?

All the same unless you're bald.

Stax are really great. My gripe would be they are fragile. The frame are not so strong, the dust issues, the damp issues, the Stax amp gets real hot. And the phones are not cheap. But they are the best, so unless another manufacturer comes up with the same sound in a more robust product, I am staying with Stax. 

I find them to be very durable unless you drop them or don't take care of them, I mean it's rare too see anything other headphones still in one working piece having a 30+ year trip till now and still work.

 

[John Buchanan]

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I am considering a sr404 headband for my sig. It says Lambda signature on top

Which headband is the most comfortable, how's the sr-404 headband?

The SR-404 arc assembly won't fit your Lambda Sig model unless you remove the pin receptacle inserts that interface the driver cases and pins on the ear case holders of the arc assembly. The 404 pins have wider diameter plastic pins compared with the smaller diameter Lambda Sig pins. Also, the clamping pressure is increased with the new (from the Nove Series onwards) arc assemblies. Personally, I prefer the arc assembly of the earlier models. Leave your Lambda Sig as it is!

 

[ckeyler]

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That's the way to go!  

 

 

[jjinh]

1. @milosz - dont your headphones get dusty (or at least the ones you dont use often)?
 
2. the frames of the lambda-series seem to be getting less and less flexible (and maybe less durable?) but they seem to last a long time. I dont throw my headphones around or step on them and I dont have a ginormous head so no broken arcs yet.

 

[autoteleology]

Are there any recorded attempts of someone modding a Sigma other than the typical 404 driver replacement? I think it'd be real interesting if someone slapped in some Orpheus drivers.

 

[Nemeske88]

Yesterday, I had my Lambda NB to take a bath, I mean only the arch section as it is become a bit sqeezed at the turning point. I had the arch disassembled and cleaned thoroughly with a Dove soap in a tub. After drying the parts, and to finish the procedure something got my attention that almost gave me a heart attack. It's colour became grey instead of black. Desperate mood I've applied some silicone grease on it; the same grease that I'm using on the moving parts of my bike and wanted to use in the turing points. Luckily, it's managed to solve this problem: it's now black again, and somehow it is more supple as I feel. The sqeezeing is also disappeared. Hope, it won't snap soon...