Popular Post jamesjames Posted January 3, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2022 Many thanks for the review. I've owned the SR-009S for some years, and remain captivated by it. I thought I would mention one or two points that might be of interest to others who share my tastes. First, I wanted to say that the Stax hasn't altogether displaced my Sennheiser HD800S phones. I listen exclusively to classical music, much of it hi-res, and exclusively on phones - the Stax and Sennheisers. I use a Moon 430HA amp for both, with the addition of an iFi Pro iESL e-stat energiser in the case of the Stax. Having used many of the most highly regarded conventional e-stat drivers, I must say the less conventional Moon/iFi combination appeals to me more than any other arrangement. I also find the Moon a perfect match for the HD800S. But a particular advantage of the Moon in both cases for me is that it includes an excellent analogue crossfeed circuit. I've come to regard well-implemented analogue crossfeed as crucial to getting the best out of highly revealing phones like these - I really can't go back. With these phones, the promise of crossfeed seems to be fully realised - with a wonderful recreation of the sound-stage apparently at some distance in front of me. I'm sure this sounds like hyperbole, but I find it simply transports me every time with good recordings. I had long thought the HD800S was particularly effective with crossfeed (and still do), but the Stax phones are also enthralling. I find the HD800S has a wonderful directness sometimes missing with the Stax, and sometimes a more convincing timbre. But I love them both. Regards James Sajid Amit and MikeJazz 1 1 Link to comment
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