In Reply to: RE: headphone advice posted by John Elison on October 4, 2019 at 04:25:57:
That said, I also own the Koss electrostats. The best upgrade for the Koss is to play them through a Stax headphone amp...it definetely opens up the sound.
Between my old antiquated SR-404s and my Koss, I actually prefer the Stax. They are more open, with more detail. That said, both sound much better with an after-market tube headphone amp (I use a McAllister headphone amp).
You can currently get a Stax SR-507 for a good price, I haven't heard these, but some say they aren't as good as the old SR-404 or the current SR-L500 but I haven't heard the SR-L500 or SR-507 myself. The SR-L700 are supposed to be much better but they are a lot more money.
If you want to talk the SR-007 or the SR-009, that is another matter completely. My suggestion is just try a second hand Stax, maybe a SR-407 or similar, with a Stax amp, and if its your liking, you can upgrade headphone or amp one at a time..
Grant
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