Article: Review of Stax SR-009S: An Endgame in 2021?

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Thanks for your excellent impressions of the SR-009S. I’ve enjoyed mine for 2 years now and find your insights on the 009S sonic characteristics to be very accurate.

 

 

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16 hours ago, PeterG said:

Hi Sajid--Great review!  I write while listening to The White Album on my SR-009s's and you absolutely nailed it.   I might add the other +/- of the Stax (depending on your mood) is that they demand attention--multitasking is difficult because the listener is sucked into the music.

 

Great comparisons too.  I can't quite imagine switching from Stax, but it's wonderful that there are a handful of magnificent headphones vying to be #1, competing with speakers that are 10X their price.

 

Have you heard the SRM 700T amp?  Any thoughts on how it might compare?  One irony of the Stax is that I love them so much, I am dying to hear the X9000, and may upgrade from my 700T at the same time.

 

Cheers!

 

 

 

 

I guess I'm not as enthusiastic about the SRM 700T amp driving the SR-009S. It sounds lifeless and doesn't have the "juice" to drive the 009S or the 007 MK1 adequately.

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47 minutes ago, PeterG said:

Ooo--I will file this under good news.  As in--the set up that has been great for me could be much better.  The SRM 700T is the only Stax driver I have heard.  I just checked your profile, but you do not have headphones listed.  Please advise on better electrostatic amps you've heard.  Thanks

It's not that I feel the SRM 700T is a bad amp; it reminds me of my SRM-007tII.  But there are better amps for the Stax 009,  007, and most likely, the X9000 phones.

 

I have a Headamp Blue Hawaii SE that I really like on my 009S and 007 MK1.  I have listened to the Stax SRM-T8000 and liked it better with the 007 and 009S than the 700T.