but I've read many times that some do need to , forget these comment coming from bad informed people repeating from one to each other ....Sound will come immediately if right bias voltage is there . If somebody still say that they need to be charged , it is because they don't know what they are talking about !
I am sure you're right since you have experience with these old Stax. The result then was that they didn't work yesterday but after leaving them on overnight they just started to work. For whatever reason that may actually be, I'm just happy to have a great pair of Stax now that sound great
and I thank you for your insight on these! I will certainly bookmark this thread if I come across another paid that may need fixing.
My take away from these electrostatic "ear-speakers" are two very interesting observations. Firstly, the frequency response they produce (...and don't).
To me, these represent a time capsule into what humans used to desire in their listening experience and how drastically our collective ears have changed over the last 40+ years. I believe what was popular in music at that time directly correlates with the coloring of the tone these produce. I've noticed the same frequency responses in old Alnico speakers and similar cabinets from yesteryear too. These Stax have so very little low end but the presence of the midrange and definition of the high end is jaw dropping. If you look at what society was listening to when these were manufactured (and leading up to), and you look at the analog outboard gear and linear 2" reel, 1" reel, 1/2" and 1/4" tape media in the studios at that time, these headphones make all of that music just shine. From classical to jazz, rock, r&b, to even, I would imagine, disco of that era. But if you look at what teens, 20's and 30 somethings are listening to now: hip hop, pop, folk pop, dubstep, dance, trance EDM, polished funk and hard rock, it's all so digital and shiny. All of this new stuff sounds just awful on these Stax but boy oh boy does old music sound deep and rich and airy on them! Yes modern mixes are much more compressed with absolutely no headroom but also very bass heavy and punchy which definitely has it's place too in this new digital era.
The second half to all of this is -> look at what 90% of these kids and young adults are listening to their music on here in 2016! Beats by Dr. Dre. It's like 9 out of 10 humans under 50 own a pair, it's just crazy (I do not care for them at all). I see budding teenage audiophiles listening to techno in $1500 neon red "beats" cans. Then I turn and picture the man I bought these Stax from in his 20's at home with his direct drive Technics with Stanton needles listening to the Association or Stavinsky in a beanbag chair and it's so very interesting to have been exposed to these observations through this single pair of headphones I've acquired. I never would have even seen all of this if not to stumble on these unique headphones and the subculture that exists so thanks guys! Sorry for rambling on about it but these headphones have given me quite an adventure and I thought I'd share. Thanks again for your wisdom with this brand, your knowledge is a great resource to others so thanks for being so active on this blog, it's great to see they still manufacture new stuff too! If I were stupid rich, I would certainly pick up a pair of Stax sr-009's immediately.
Thanks again - Joshua
