woodhead Posted August 14, 2014 Posted August 14, 2014 (edited) Item: STAX SR-X mark 3 ear speakers with SRD-6sb adaptor Location: WollongongPrice: $400.Item Condition: Very Good, with new replacement of the earpads.Reason for selling: No longer needed (have another set of Stax)Payment Method: Pickup - Cash, Paypal, Bank Transfer Extra Info: I personally prefer these to HD800 and T1s for pop, rock and light instrumental music. It sounds so smooth and neutral, compared to other top dynamic phones. The SRD-6sb adaptor is so handy for switch between speaker and your headphones. The better amp you got, the better sound you have from SRD-6sb. http://kenrockwell.com/audio/stax/sr-x-mark-3.htm Here are some reviews from website: "These Stax SR-X Mark 3 electrostatic headphones are decades old, and still outperform conventional dynamic headphones like the Sennheiser HD 800 and Ultrasone Edition 8 in most ways, especially for clean, open, natural sound". "Sound Quality Overall The SR-X Mark 3 sounds great! As I said above, it's smooth, uncolored, undistorted, natural, clean, clear and open. Everything sounds great, especially real acoustic and vocal music. The SR-X Mark 3 are non-fatiguing for hours and hours and hours of continuous enjoyment. There is NO distortion, not even the 1% most people accept from conventional transducers as being part of life. The ultralight diaphragm ensures no acoustic energy storage, meaning that there is none of the time-smearing and resonances of other headphones to muddy the sound. The SR-X Mark III are smooth and wonderful. I prefer these SR-X Mark 3 to the overly-bright and uncomfortable Sennheiser HD 800. Everything is balanced and natural with the SR-X Mark III. The biggest limitation to sound quality is your recordings. Vocals are incredible, but many popular recordings do so many weird things to vocals to make them stand out from the band that these limitations will become quite obvious with the SR-X Mark 3. With the SR-X Mark III, everything sounds as it ought to. Everything is in its place, with incredible detail and open soundstage. Everything sounds distinct from everything else. Nothing mushes into anything else. Every voice, multitrack layer and instrument is heard distinctly as it should be, not as a bland wall-of-mixed-up-crud. Bass The particular pair I borrowed to review had an aftermarket set of soft cloth earpads that don't seal as well and aren't as deep as the standard Kobe vinyl earpads. I think that's why these lack a little bass compared to the similar Stax New SR-3. Otherwise, bass is great. Bass is tight, controlled, separate and without any of the inherent resonance of all magnetic (conventional coil-magnet) speakers and headphones. What you hear is exactly what's there, albeit a little less due to my particular set's custom earpads. Soundstage Soundstage is what we expect from headphones. I love it, and prefer it to speakers. On-center things are centered and coherent. Power The SR-X Mark 3 go LOUD. My ears gave up long before they did, and the SR-X Mark III do it with zero distortion. These electrostatic headphones don't have the limited power output limitations of electrostatic loudspeakers. Comfort top The Stax SR-X Mark 3 is a supra-aural headphone, meaning it sits on top of your ears. These had an aftermarket set of very thin pads, which I found less comfortable than the standard, thicker Kobe vinyl pads. The unpadded top harp eventually wore the top of my head. Since it's got a large radius to look good, it puts most of its weight on the very top of one's head. Mechanical Quality top I'm impressed: the metal seems to be mostly 18-8 stainless steel! You don't get that from Sennheiser. The standard earpads are premium Kobe vinyl (not seen on this sample)." Edited August 14, 2014 by woodhead
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