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RE: They're great!

Posted by sisterray (A) on February 10, 2024 at 19:34:55

In Reply to: They're great! posted by John Elison on February 9, 2024 at 06:33:42:

I left speakers over five years ago for STAX. I had never had the right layout for speakers in the townhouses I had lived in. Placement was always an issue, and SEVERE compromise was always required. As a solution, I had played with headphones off & on since 1998, but I was never really convinced. I had settled on Beyerdynamic DT-990 600Ohm phones paired with a kit-built Crack OTL amp. I thought it sounded good. I then compared it to my STAX SR-207 pair & the tiny stock energizer right after I bought it second-hand from a fellow in Canada who was losing his hearing. I couldn't believe the difference. The Beyers & Crack sounded like mud, thick & dead-sounding audio.

I've been listening to LPs though my STAX system for a while now, and I am very pleased. Speed, clarity, and that "vinyl thing" that can be hard to define in concrete terms. Our equipment is expensive & fussy, but It's worth it.




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