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John Elison

In Reply to: RE: Pinging John Elison: How's the STAX System? posted by sisterray on February 08, 2024 at 14:30:20

There's no question that these particular STAX headphones and driver unit are the best sounding headphones I've ever owned. However, I still prefer to listen to speakers and I love the sound of my new little Mini Maggie's. Consequently, I listen mostly to my Mini Maggie's and reserve my STAX headphones for those times that I don't want to disturb my wife when she's watching TV.

I owned STAX Lambda Pro headphones back in the 1980s and I've always wanted another pair. That's the reason I bought the SR-007MK2 + SRM-700T system. On the other hand, I'd really like to hear the new SR-X9000 earspeakers, but they're awfully expensive. Nevertheless, I've been thinking of buying them, but so far, I just keep thinking. ;-)

Oh, well. You never know!

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RE: They're great! - sisterray 19:34:55 02/10/24 (1)
I left speakers over five years ago for STAX. I had never had the right layout for speakers in the townhouses I had lived in. Placement was always an issue, and SEVERE compromise was always required. As a solution, I had played with headphones off & on since 1998, but I was never really convinced. I had settled on Beyerdynamic DT-990 600Ohm phones paired with a kit-built Crack OTL amp. I thought it sounded good. I then compared it to my STAX SR-207 pair & the tiny stock energizer right after I bought it second-hand from a fellow in Canada who was losing his hearing. I couldn't believe the difference. The Beyers & Crack sounded like mud, thick & dead-sounding audio.

I've been listening to LPs though my STAX system for a while now, and I am very pleased. Speed, clarity, and that "vinyl thing" that can be hard to define in concrete terms. Our equipment is expensive & fussy, but It's worth it.

"'Cause when love is gone, there's always justice./And when justice is gone, there's always force./And when force is gone, there's always Mom. Hi Mom!" Laurie Anderson, "O Superman (For Massenet)"
- RE: They're great! - John Elison 00:38:09 02/12/24 (0)
  It's often difficult to find the best placement for speakers in a listening room, so I can understand your attraction to headphones. However, I've always been fortunate to buy houses with good listening rooms. In fact, that's one of the criteria I look for when buying a home. I think high ceilings are important and my current home has a slanted ceiling that goes from 8-feet at the rear end to 14-feet at the front end of my listening room. Additionally, I have my speakers set up for ultra near-field listening, which provides an enormous soundstage and simply holographic imaging. I also now use Magnepan planar speakers, which have become my all time favorites. In fact, they sound very similar to my STAX headphones. At any rate, I still prefer listening to speakers, but I also love my new STAX headphones.
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  Edits: 02/12/24

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