Comments on: Stax Omega2 vs Stax Omega2

By: Ahok

Ahok — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 04:31:26 +0000

In reply to Mike.

lol
of course the o2 is league better than the M50

never heard it tho,
🙁

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 03:24:40 +0000

In reply to budi. Don't think the owner would want me tampering with his $2K+ headphone :D

By: budi

budi — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 12:15:34 +0000

you can fix the mid bass hump by removing the spring coil inside the driver. essentially making the driver closer to ear….there's a step by step way to do it if you have patience to search it @headfi

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 18:43:03 +0000

In reply to jendol. Lol.. no I'm not getting a BHSE. I have an older BH which is undergoing some repairs at the moment. :D The BHSE is a newer version of the Blue Hawaii amp. :)

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 18:41:58 +0000

In reply to anaxilus.

Not unnaturally smooth, just grain-free. It's very clean sounding. It's good, actually. It's just that often it becomes too-clean.

The SE530 is one of the most musical sounding IEM, IMHO. I like it better than the JHs sometimes.
🙂

By: anaxilus

anaxilus — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 18:32:54 +0000

So it's unnaturally smooth. Reminds me of the Shure 530 then. Overprocessed and sterile.

By: jendol

jendol — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 17:54:39 +0000

I wonder how will these two synergize with BHSE (yours is coming I guess, right mike?)

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 16:16:33 +0000

In reply to Ahok. How dare you compare the O2 to the M50! o.0B)

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 16:16:07 +0000

In reply to davy. You'll be surprised, Dave.. :)

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 16:15:47 +0000

In reply to Questa. Hi, please read the other Stax review, where I talk about it in more detail: http://www.headfonia.com/stax-omega2-mk2-review/ :)

By: Ahok

Ahok — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 15:27:00 +0000

great great reviews as always mike..
im desperate to try one of these headphones.

and solve the mystery is it better than the M50?

>:D

By: davy

davy — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 14:37:34 +0000

I would love audition any pair of Stax someday. Hopefully I can get to a meet that has some…someday. 🙂

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 13:48:07 +0000

In reply to Mike. Of course I've heard and compared them otherwise I won't be saying what I was saying. :p

By: Questa

Questa — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 13:45:34 +0000

Mike, would you please explain a bit more with what you mean by “all around the place” imaging?

By: Abraham

Abraham — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 11:21:37 +0000

Hey nice review mike! It's always nice to read review of good headphones 🙂

By: Abraham

Abraham — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 11:21:37 +0000

Hey nice review mike! It's always nice to read review of good headphones 🙂

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 10:41:05 +0000

The claim that you have to get the MK1 in order to experience the full capability of the Omega line is largely exaggerated I’d agree. They are almost complementary in nature and I would be happy to settle with either.

But I do wonder how the C32 compares to these old veterans. Will it be the final Stax to rule them all over those silly dynamics and orthos? >:D

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 10:13:02 +0000

In reply to Brian. Things like this, sometimes you just have to hear them for yourself.