Stax SR-L700MKII Earspeaker Preview

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For many audiophiles, Stax Electrostatic headphones are the holy grail of personal listening.

The Stax line has been around for decades, and I had a pair of Lambda Electrostatic headphones way back in my college days. Stax continues to improve the sound of what they call their Earspeakers, both in audio quality and in build quality.

I spent several days listening to high quality music files on these new Stax Earspeakers, and in many cases it was like hearing the music for the first time. I have plenty of expensive and high quality headphones, but the Stax SR-L700 MKII was really a step above what I’ve heard from my own headphones and at Hi-Fi Shows.

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Mel Martin

Mel spent most of his life working in television journalism in Ohio, Florida, the BBC in London, and in Seattle, WA. He won a few EMMY awards along the way which most people mistake for bowling trophies. Being around all those expensive monitors frustrated him when he got home to his threadbare TV and stereo, so he began to improve things, brand by brand, upgrade by upgrade. He’s got a lovely OLED TV now, flanked by Magnepan 3.6r speakers, and a Home theater with an Epson Projector and Focal speakers. Also scatted about the house are HiFiMan headphones, and 6 Sonos Connect devices that are spraying his rather large music collection from room to room. Other equipment is from Oppo, Sony, Aurender, PS Audio and Emotiva. Musical tastes range from Classical to Jazz to New Age to classic Rock and Roll. Mel has written a biography of film producer Samuel Bronston (El Cid, King of Kings) and is working now on a second film related book. He resides in Arizona where, when he’s not adjusting his home theater, he dabbles in landscape and astronomical photography.