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SENNHEISER HD800S VS STAX SR-009 REVIEW

Stax SR-009 and Sennheiser HD800S are both highly regarded high-end audiophile headphones but with a significantly different design principle. As…

October 23, 2023 8 Min Read

The Focal Clear MG and Sennheiser HD800S are both popular high-end audiophile headphones, available at a similar price point. While…

October 20, 2023 16 Min Read

By Svein Erik Bakken Stax SR-Lambda Series This is a bit about the early SR-Lambdas that, in a way, embody…

October 8, 2023 7 Min Read

This is a comparison between the two closed-back flagship headphones the Focal Stellia and the Fostex TH-900 (mk1/mk2). I will…

September 13, 2023 20 Min Read

By Svein Erik Bakken Stax SR-Sigma and SR-4070 SR-Sigma Writing about Stax and just the Sigma series could become quite…

August 27, 2023 6 Min Read

By Svein Erik Bakken Stax Electret models Not much has been written about Stax’s electret headphones or earspeakers as Stax…

August 14, 2023 5 Min Read

By Svein Erik Bakken We continue the history of Stax earspeakers with the X series. The series was developed to…

August 4, 2023 3 Min Read

By Svein Erik Bakken, introduction by Erlend B Introduction: I have many friends in this hobby. Because it is a…

August 2, 2023 7 Min Read

The Hifiman HE-6 is a legend. Launched in 2010 it soon became the reference planar magnetic headphone. Not only that,…

July 15, 2023 15 Min Read

This time, both Erlend and Chris review the same headphone. At least almost the same. Both SR-L700’s are mk1, which…

July 12, 2023 42 Min Read