/hpg/ - Headphone General

It doesn't need an amplifier. Amps and dacs are memes in 2019.

buy stax

Thank you user I will make my purchase within the coming month.

did that, now what?

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>Amps and dacs are memes
this is true but it is pretty nice having a physical volume knob, a cheap amp is a good addition if you're into headphones

>even unsealed stax have lower bass distortion than the HD800 in the audible range
guys, it wasn't supposed to be like this, how could this happen to us?

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>stax
No. Fucking. Bass.

I want to sniff her feet.

Redpill on STAX for newbies: STAX is an old Jap company with outdated tech that was considered high end back in the 1960s and 1970s but sounds like ass by today's standards, so they went nearly bankrupt. They were purchased by a Chinese company for just a million dollars who decided to market STAX to the audiophool "more expensive is better" demographic who buys those crappy $3000 vinyl players, they shill heavily on HeadFi and here on /hpg/, plus they pay Zeos to shill their crap just like Fostex does.

>In December 2011, Chinese loudspeaker manufacturer Edifier announced the acquisition of 100% equity in Stax

Oratory has measured the highest end STAX, the SR-009S.

dropbox.com/s/61srehjyaltd7w0/Stax SR-009S.pdf?dl=0

dropbox.com/s/dm0m6u3s3b4zqzl/Sennheiser HD600.pdf?dl=0

It's worse than the HD600. HD600 scored 92 and SR-009S scored 76.

Recently Rtings rated STAX across various dimension, it's worse in terms of sound than mid-priced offerings from Hifiman and Audeze, and only got a 7.7 rating.

i.imgur.com/W7hz3rh.png

In a separate study:

>The very highest end STAX ($4000 SR-009) was rated lower in blind tests than a $200 K701

aes.org/e-lib/browse.cfm?elib=17441

Download the PDF of the study at: mega.nz/#F!3MFm1DrD!4GlU_vNtEeF148kZcQ05wA

Oratory (respected sound engineer) on the build:

i.imgur.com/Dru4gzZ.png

Even best Stax headphones sound objectively worse than mid-fi. This is why they don't demo them in store, they rely on the internet to create a sense of mystique around STAX and shill it as the endgame because its expensive, Asian, rare and obscure. In reality its no bass sounding garbage, with shrill highs that appeal only to near-deaf boomers. And what they say is true, they have no soundstage.

To add insult to overpriced injury, they have shitty plastic build quality that you would expect on cheap chinkshit headphones:

youtube.com/watch?v=Bf38cKJ6NBc

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based and objectivepilled

STAX

you're the biggest laughingstock of /hpg/

If someone wrote all that stuff about headphones they must be pretty good

atleast it's not that cow miku

shouldn't you post the rtings now lol

Nah he's based
Low test beta male detected, I bet you use stax

he's so mentally ill it's ridiculous. legitimately believes he's a force for good

STOP POSTING ABOUT STAX AAAAAAAA
STAX are bad i tell you filthy antisemitic goyim

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where's the rtings post? come on say the line lol

Reminder that /hpg/ is allowed to have IEM discussions in the same way Pokemon threads are allowed on /v/ while /vp/ exists.

yea but why would you want to talk about IEMs, thats like talking about intentionally contracting hpv

>thats like talking about intentionally contracting hpv
Could be worse, like talking about STAX garbage.

rent free

oh come on don't be a tease post the rtings one again

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>tfw will never be a cute anime girl wearing retro headphones while still looking cute.

never forget
youtube.com/watch?v=ZfWwCfN8TO0

source?

has stax ever been featured in jav? if not, it's shit

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The fact that he triggers you STAX shills and makes your job harder is fucking hilarious. Absolutely Based.

they aren't even plugged in those limited edition cans.

mangadex.org/title/26210/mimiyori-harmonia

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Stax

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thank you

>Stax
Absolutely zero bass response.

Actually STAX is the biggest laughing stock of hpg

>still samefagging to defend yourself
lol

it’s true

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Btw in that last thread I havent posted that picture in a long time the only picture I've posted recently was of my 007mk1 heres a new picture of my desk btw

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nicestax

HE HAS TO KEEP HIS STAX IN A PLASTIC BAGGIE OR THEY WILL BREAK LOLOLOLOLO

I'm excited for my new headphones to come next week.

Going to listen to some Kpop music.

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he needs his stax condom user

get your t levels checked

Why do you have them in a bag

Tell me about the STAX user. Why does he wear the bag?

Tzuyu is ugly as fuck. Dubu is the best Twice.

yeah
here is a recent photo of my Stax and unfortunately my 006t is down at the moment Im recapping and putting new Pots on the board since the stock ones were being a bitch and i had other issues with Voltage stability when rebiasing the amp
and no i just dont want dust to get on them since even though i just dusted today there is already a noticeable level of dust on my vinyl shelves
see above response i just dont want dust to get on them

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I listened to a playlist of kpop and its all exactly the same as western pop music now with rapping and the same musical overtones

>Stax and unfortunately my 006t is down at the moment Im recapping and putting new Pots on the board since the stock ones were being a bitch and i had other issues with Voltage stability when rebiasing the amp
How do you recap stax drivers?

Who else recapping their Stax amp?

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Redpill me on the discord users on hpg. I need some proofs.

not even a kfag but momo is objectively superior

>audiophile caps
why user why

UHHHHHHHH what amp do you have since that looks nothing like the caps in mine
remove old caps look at values on side buy new caps of same value install new caps rebias amp if tube be happy

>STAXfags have to fix their shitty meme amps

LEL

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it's one paranoid nostaxer samefagging and coming up with conspiracies to explain why stax is popular

>having to put your "earspeakers' in a little plastic bag

OH NO NO NO NO NO

can staxfags just go to /csg/ where they belong

can't you just go to where you belong

>one
>nostaxer
>stax is popular

The absolute state of STAX marketing...

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>t. triggered nostax incel

>remove old caps look at values on side buy new caps of same value install new caps rebias amp if tube be happy
You have to know how to solder to do this right? Is it any hard?

Woo Ges

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on this general stax is popular, even if it drives you absolutely mental the way it does every day

you will have to replace the caps in your dynamic amps in 20 years or so unless they fail before then
if you would read i just dont want dust on my headphones the sheer amount of dust in my room

well theres your problem user you bought one of the shittiest aftermarket amp objectively trash since they dont have any kind of protection from over powering the headphones

>stax
>popular

Nice samefagging and marketing bro.

Summit-fi reporting in.

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youtube.com/watch?v=7MQsDURFjiA

TH900 MK2 Sapphire's look amazing, has anyone gotten to audition this one?

Based

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i thought people said price and quality were not correlated, why hd600 look so shit in this graph then

I want a headphones gf

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youtube.com/watch?v=R869ABpfdaM
STAX L300 look amazing, has anyone gotten to audition this one?

They literally have no bass and sound like a fucking earbud.

yes, best headphone i have ever tried apart from better stax

I havent but id reccomend the older 2170 set over the 3100 set out of the box

that seems to be most people’s experience too

why’s that fren

Its sealed and is one of the best measuring atax as far as THD goes
Also not having another estat as back up

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I've heard the L500 and L700 and they were amazing, but I haven't heard the L300. A lot of people say you need to seal it or pad swap or something.

isn’t the l300 the same as l500 only with cheaper pads and whatever the headband part is called?

yeah L500 is a meme since its only has better pads and headband

thanks, I’ll consider that. hopefully I’ll be able to buy a set this year

another thing you can do is keep a sharp eye out for a cheap 404 and amp its one of the best things to get since 404 is probably one of the better stax though ive never heard it

Best music player on winblows?

clementine

No point buying STAX in a post-HD800 world.

if hd800 was so great why did they discontinue it

so they could sell a more expensive version with a mod on it

Because Sennheiser released the superior HD800S.