New headphone arrival

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Joey_V
Joey_V Posts: 8,521
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Finally the Stax x9000 have arrived. This will have to keep me company until an HE1 drops on my lap (hopefully someday).

Looks gorgeous and typical Japanese artistry handmade packaging. Reminds of the airtight cartridge I received.

Still waiting on my amp….

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Magico, JL, Emm, ARC Ref 10 line, ARC Ref 10 phono, VPI, Lyra, Boulder, AQ Wel, SRA Scuttle Rack, Bluesound
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,572
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    Congrats! Nice jammies ya got there! :smile:
    --Gary--
    Onkyo Integra M504, Bottlehead Foreplay III, Denon SACD, Thiel CS2.3, NHT VT-2, VT-3 and Evolution T6, Infinity RSIIIa, SDA1C and a few dozen other speakers around the house I change in and out.
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  • muncybob
    muncybob Posts: 2,973
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    Hope they sound as good as they look.
    Yep, my name really is Bob.
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  • jbreezy5
    jbreezy5 Posts: 1,141
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    Not sure if this would be of interest to you, but saw it on The Music Room:

    https://tmraudio.com/personal-audio/headphone-amplifiers/stax-srm-d50-electrostatic-headphone-amplifier-1/
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  • SeleniumFalcon
    SeleniumFalcon Posts: 3,510
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    I remember when I first heard Stax headphones (back when dinosaurs roamed the earth) and they were fantastic. Nothing has sounded as good as they did.
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  • Kex
    Kex Posts: 4,939
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    Joey_V wrote: »
    Finally the Stax x9000 have arrived. This will have to keep me company until an HE1 drops on my lap (hopefully someday).

    Looks gorgeous and typical Japanese artistry handmade packaging.

    The headset and the wooden box look lovely, but all that plastic wrapping around the headphones themselves on the inside? No thank you! My Apple AirPods Max cost $600 and I thought the packaging looked much better, in typical Apple fashion. It’s always a joy to unwrap their stuff IMO.

    That said, the AirPods Max are good for what they are, and well designed, but they could never be described as great. I actually sent them back, and kept the Beats Studio Pro instead. Also not audiophile grade (so not at all what you are looking for, obviously), but they were $200 shipped, including taxes, from BestBuy, and probably sound 90% as good as the AirPods Max.
    Alea jacta est!
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,521
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    Kex wrote: »
    Joey_V wrote: »
    Finally the Stax x9000 have arrived. This will have to keep me company until an HE1 drops on my lap (hopefully someday).

    Looks gorgeous and typical Japanese artistry handmade packaging.

    The headset and the wooden box look lovely, but all that plastic wrapping around the headphones themselves on the inside? No thank you! My Apple AirPods Max cost $600 and I thought the packaging looked much better, in typical Apple fashion. It’s always a joy to unwrap their stuff IMO.

    That said, the AirPods Max are good for what they are, and well designed, but they could never be described as great. I actually sent them back, and kept the Beats Studio Pro instead. Also not audiophile grade (so not at all what you are looking for, obviously), but they were $200 shipped, including taxes, from BestBuy, and probably sound 90% as good as the AirPods Max.

    Also slight ding to the box

    I’m asking to see if they can send me a new box

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  • boston1450
    boston1450 Posts: 7,474
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    Have you been able to test drive them with your other gear
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    Randy/Maine
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,608
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    I don't think he has a suitable amp on hand yet, as these require a special type of amplifier.
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