Snibelsnabel:
Certainly the Stax 009 would benefit from a different cable. Perhaps only the Abyss headphones have been optimized by a headphone manufacturer. And I am of the opinion that the silver + copper wire gives you the worst of both worlds.
Modifying the cable may help but you will destroy the resale value.
Another approach is to decrease some of the noise getting to these sensitive headphones. Consider trying a Synergistic Carbon Headphone Transducer (HOT) . It is a parallel filter that plugs into the headphone jack and then the headphone jack plugs into the HOT unit. It has helped the sound with my Sennheiser 800 and Enigmacoustic headphones.
It is sold with a 30 day trial.
What A/C wall outlet are you using? That Stax unit does not like a ordinary house plug,it will generate a lot of high frequency noise. I would consider a darkish sounding outlet such as the Oyaide R-1. Another consideration would be the Synergistic Research Teslaplex unit. The SR unit are especially nice in that they come with a 30 day trial with refund. The oyaide do show up used on Audiogon.
A Synergistic Research Black fuse in your amo will also help you problem with the Stax Hot sound.
I do think the above three additions to your system would greatly help your headphones.
David Pritchard
Certainly the Stax 009 would benefit from a different cable. Perhaps only the Abyss headphones have been optimized by a headphone manufacturer. And I am of the opinion that the silver + copper wire gives you the worst of both worlds.
Modifying the cable may help but you will destroy the resale value.
Another approach is to decrease some of the noise getting to these sensitive headphones. Consider trying a Synergistic Carbon Headphone Transducer (HOT) . It is a parallel filter that plugs into the headphone jack and then the headphone jack plugs into the HOT unit. It has helped the sound with my Sennheiser 800 and Enigmacoustic headphones.
It is sold with a 30 day trial.
What A/C wall outlet are you using? That Stax unit does not like a ordinary house plug,it will generate a lot of high frequency noise. I would consider a darkish sounding outlet such as the Oyaide R-1. Another consideration would be the Synergistic Research Teslaplex unit. The SR unit are especially nice in that they come with a 30 day trial with refund. The oyaide do show up used on Audiogon.
A Synergistic Research Black fuse in your amo will also help you problem with the Stax Hot sound.
I do think the above three additions to your system would greatly help your headphones.
David Pritchard