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That is not uncommon with Stax headphones.

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Quadzilla

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In Reply to: RE: Weird goings on.. posted by ghost of olddude55 on November 02, 2020 at 04:19:40

I have a few pairs, including a couple of vintage pairs (SR-5 and SRX-III), and one channel of my SRX-IIIs has noticeably lower volume than the other. Oddly enough, the volume equalizes after a time. I leave them plugged into one of the outputs for a while and listen to another pair, and it usually fixes it. I found that this is a fairly common problem with older headphones, so I haven't been bothered by it. Leave them plugged in and see if it sorts itself out.

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RE: That is not uncommon with Stax headphones. - Rockethead26 07:56:46 11/10/20 (1)
Water in your ear from shower?
- RE: That is not uncommon with Stax headphones. - Quadzilla 07:59:06 11/10/20 (0)
  The first troubleshooting tip is the flip them right-to-left. The problem IS that the drivers change sensitivity over time.
  
  Yes, Mr. President, it is probably time to dust off your Statute of Limitations calendar.
Thanks. - ghost of olddude55 05:34:51 11/02/20 (2)
The amp has a ganged volume control, supposedly for just this situation.
SR-5s actually are better than the SR-207s in some ways, so it's not that great of a step down from one to the other.

The problem is not that there is evil in the world, the problem is that there is good. Because otherwise, who would care?

Edits: 11/02/20
- I really like the SR-5s. - Quadzilla 05:46:58 11/02/20 (1)
  I have had the SRX-IIIs for decades, but I was able to buy three pairs of SR-5s from a defunct dealer a couple of years ago for CDN$100. They were untested, but they all worked perfectly. I gave one pair to a buddy, sold one pair for $100 and kept one pair.
  
  You are right, they are excellent especially for their age, and they are more comfortable than the SRX-IIIs. Overall though I prefer my pro-voltage SR-202s, but that could be because I use the SR-5s with a basic speaker-level energizer.
  - The SR-207 has a wider soundstage and stronger bass. - ghost of olddude55 06:26:37 11/02/20 (0)
    But the SR-5 sounds faster to my ears and it's better on top.
    
    The problem is not that there is evil in the world, the problem is that there is good. Because otherwise, who would care?

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