/hpg/ /esg/ - Headstax general

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dropbox.com/s/61srehjyaltd7w0/Stax SR-009S.pdf?dl=0
dropbox.com/s/dm0m6u3s3b4zqzl/Sennheiser HD600.pdf?dl=0
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aes.org/e-lib/browse.cfm?elib=17441
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youtube.com/watch?v=Bf38cKJ6NBc
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headwizememorial.wordpress.com/2018/03/19/notes-on-diy-electrostatic-headphones/
youtu.be/jKDFXRAxnTY
youtu.be/Cg0cmhjdiLs
stax.theshop.jp/items/7561095).
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stax desu wa

what are some good replacement cable brands?
are there any abhorrently terrible ones?
lookin for a replacement for my hd6xx
thinkin about pic related (newFantasia)

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First for Summit -Fi life

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why not diy?

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>triggered staxlet incels are at it again even though they have lost already
pathetic

based floorchad

i couldnt find the connectors
got a link to those?
they would have to rival the $30 replacement cables on amazon
id love to give it a try
coming from single cable headphones to this split end two cable pair is jarring for me
wonder if i could jury rig a custom cable to make it act like a single cable
like have the right cable be about a foot longer so i can arch it over the headband and have the cables drop from the left can

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What's wrong with the stock cable?

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did the price go up?

Canadian dollars.

cant remember, probably partsconnexion or soniccraft whichever was having the better sale. those connectors ain’t cheap though

I am new to Jow Forums
What the fuck are these?

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Summit-Fi life is the best life

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the grass is greener

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Where can I buy them?

Redpill on STAX for newbies: STAX is an old Jap company with outdated tech that was considered high end back in the 1960s and 1970s but sounds like ass by today's standards, so they went nearly bankrupt.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.

>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

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 [Open]

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 boomer. STAX is Made in China snakeoil for the audiophool.

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Staxaudio.com

I've been thinking for a while.

How hard would it be to DIY a pair of electrostatic headphones?
The sound emitter is technically the simpliest technology that exists, the case can be 3d printed and the rest is an amp that outpits in kilovolts.

Isn't that a rather easy project?

headwizememorial.wordpress.com/2018/03/19/notes-on-diy-electrostatic-headphones/

What's a good mp3 player these days for those of us who don't want to use a phone. No crapple shit, I don't want to dig out my satanias.

zune?

why does Stax trigger incels so hard?

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Are these an upgrade over the Game Zero?

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it's crap

worth it.

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Music that makes you cry?

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How's that d10? Thinkgen of getting it.

Why no abyss posters? I tried them at the store, they were fantastic. If I had the money...

Treble in abyss
Resolution in abyss
Money in abyss

youtu.be/jKDFXRAxnTY
specifically at 2:14
hits harder if you have seen the show

and this youtu.be/Cg0cmhjdiLs

Using stax means being a chink nigger

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

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>the affordable stax (L300) ends up costing almost 1000$ (including new pads and "energizer")
>it sounds worse than 50$ philips budgetphones and has abysmal build quality & control

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what do you currently have?

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>nigger listening to burzum
lmao

Can you tell the difference between your solid state stax amps?

why are you asking someone who uses $1000 cables if he can hear the difference? of course he can hear a difference, you just can't tell if he's hearing placebo or not because he's not a reliable actor

>what do you currently have?
I brought the 252s with me to Japan. Since mine came with a 230v ac adapter and you can only use 100v here, I got some random one with the correct output voltage for it on amazon, but then the amp started to blink green. Gonna buy the official wall wart from stax first (stax.theshop.jp/items/7561095). If that doesn't work I was thinking getting the D10.

Did you check if the center pin polarity matches stax?

Yee, the adapter from amazon can reverse the polarity. Center negative, right? The stax adapter has a rated output of 12v 500ma, so got one with 12v (switchable from 3v to 12v) 1000ma.

Yea stax is center pin negative. Could be a faulty power supply or you killed your 252s :/

It’s been great, not one single issue so I decided to keep it. Gets very warm almost hot to the touch, warmer than the 252. Runs out of steam similar to 252 when push comes to shove.

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Yeah.

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Could you describe the differences in detail?

Stax sound like shit

>Runs out of steam similar to 252 when push comes to shove
You think the L700 will be bottlenecked by it?

No, but depends how loud you wanna listen.

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probably

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I wanted to hear your opinions not "ok"

You don't really expect anything useful out of floor user, do you? I have reason to believe he's genuinely mentally retarded.

oh

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So am I for coming back to this general every day

Why is /hpg/ so popular on Jow Forums instead of a audio or speaker general?
I thought Jow Forums was mainly smart people with good income, who own their own residence, not people who live in flats/apartments that can't use or afford good speakers and amps?

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Speakers are just waste of time. Imo full sized are also shitty if you're critically listening

>I thought Jow Forums was mainly smart people with good income, who own their own residence
lol why did you think that

no thanks I'd rather be at my computer

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headphones are bad for your ears

I fucking love the sound of the Audio-Technica ATHAD700X but this headband is driving me crazy. What other headphones have a similar sound but have a more sane headband setup?

>I thought Jow Forums was mainly smart people with good income
LMAO. Jow Forums is /neet/ also known as the board for people with coding skills but can't ever finish a project

BEST IN CLASS

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Shit music taste probably and to shy to show that to others.

cos it's mostly people who don't even like music that much and use them for gaming or listening to podcasts or porn or other stuff they're too embarrassed to use speakers for.

I think it'd be useful an audio general to discuss turntables, preamps, amplifiers, cables, speakers, headphones. We used to have audiophile general, didn't we? what happened to it?

people who buy stax have to be the most autistic incels in the world

Short phrases. For dumb people. Technology is magic.

>staxchads dabbing on hpg incels

I like periapt cables

since when do niggers listen to black metal you seething koike

>spend tens of thousands of dollars in audio equipment so that you can listen to burzum

I am LOLing at your life

>pro only
>pro-type only
w-what happens if you use unpro type?

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better I listen to music I don’t like?

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then ur not epic

absolutely based staxchad dabbing on jealous poorfag incels with his total lack on insecurity over enjoying his music he likes

I just bought a Beyer DT 990 Home Edition 32ohms for my pc and it has fucking parasites. Did I fucked up or is it normal? My previous one is a Beyer DT 250 80ohms btw.

what lol

It occasionally gets re-created and dies quite fast. There are very few knowledgeable people on that matter on Jow Forums, with actual experience.

it's like rupi kaur
if i don't use ponctuation
and break lines at random
it becomes poetry
ur beatiful love ureself =)

Koss is always worth it.

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Can't we have both?

Bose for the win.

The noise canceling is so good it beats every single headphones in commute transportations.

You're supposed to listen to the gear, not the music. Haven't audiophiles taught you anything?

Bose AE2's were awesome.

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whats listening this morning, user

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Is there more to amplifiers than volume? I have somewhat sensitive ears and don't listen at high volume, does that mean that I don't need an amp for more expensive headphones?

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Yes, output impedance is very important. A low output impedance (1 ohm or lower) is ideal. A high output impedance can make your bass sound boomy and muddy. I hardly turn my amp up at all.

i need some bass heavy wireless earbuds (free or truly free)

any recs?

>pic related has a laughable battery life of 2.5 hours

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How do you put all this stuff in your pockets ?

yeah man, there is

SE215 with aftermarket wireless mmcx cable
The official wireless version of them is SHIT

It won't fit in. Non-pro (normal bias) has additional center pin.

since the fact that all stax users are niggers

Guys any recommendations for mmcx 3.5 cables that aren't expensive and not dog shit (with mic)

HD 559 any good for the price? Looking for something pretty cheap and with a chill/relaxed sound.

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>chill/relaxed sound.
what did he mean by this lol

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Something that doesn't sound harsh or fatiguing. I get headaches.

depends on set up but doesn’t take up much more space than a phone. I tend to keep the gear in my bag though.

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If you carried a purse that would be perfect.