Comments on: Stax Omega2 Mk2 Review

By: OffRamp

OffRamp — Sat, 03 Oct 2020 08:11:25 +0000

I think the reason he didn’t understand black background is because he never has equipment where he experienced it. You got to pay for that…
I really need to write a progress report for the guys here as stuff I finally got up and running.
At present trying to decide what electrostatic amp I’m going to buy. It’s a tough choice Woo Audio WES, BHSE, Stax 007t, or so.
Got the 339 did tube roll, main system running, got V850, V281 sold out, lotta stuff sold out.
Probably get a second DAC to run electro’s, Mytek or something?
Always in the background
Always reading around

By: Tugbars

Tugbars — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 13:36:36 +0000

Probably while saying “black background” he is refering to the better clarity & separation with 007 due to faster transient response of electrostatic drivers. Hd800’s transducer’s is not as fast as 007, so the sound layers get blended to each other during complex passages. When 007 fed by a better amp like KGSSHV Carbon the soundstage gets wider and the bass & treble extends more. KGSS is a good amp but it’s like 3 times weaker than Carbon. 007s are the hardest to drive STAX, they need a lot of power to work at their full potential.

By: STARSTERN

STARSTERN — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 20:20:00 +0000

In reply to Mike. BHSE with Psvane EL34PH's tubes !?

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 09:20:00 +0000

In reply to STARSTERN. The Stax sound is unique and it’s a nice sound to listen to. The problem is ultimately Stax just can’t deliver a decent bass even from the BHSE. Planars are taking over as it’s very easy to get the bass out of planars. And what music these days don’t require bass?

By: STARSTERN

STARSTERN — Fri, 07 Feb 2014 20:30:00 +0000

In reply to Mike.

thank you ;
recently have came across ,some reviews saying that lcd-xc by audeze with the wright amp ,they get almost the same quality sound ,as stax 009 with paired BHSE ,i asked them and waiting whether respond will come ,my question ,stax 009 as electrostatic can only be better in transparency and detail ,but sometimes thats a minus ‘since it gives a very analytic touch to the listener ,while audeze lcd x should be the better in the sound signature that you always prefer ,’which is warmness and joy ” am i wright ?

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 07 Feb 2014 07:00:00 +0000

In reply to STARSTERN. Yes best set up I've heard

By: STARSTERN

STARSTERN — Fri, 07 Feb 2014 06:01:00 +0000

sound wise they do better then BHSE ?
just bringing that one up again ,since seen many prefer that for their stax

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 07 Feb 2014 05:54:00 +0000

In reply to STARSTERN. I like the WA5 + WEE combo

By: STARSTERN

STARSTERN — Fri, 07 Feb 2014 05:51:00 +0000

which one you suggest ?

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 07 Feb 2014 00:05:00 +0000

In reply to STARSTERN. No the Stax headphones need a different type of amp.

By: Dave Ulrich

Dave Ulrich — Thu, 06 Feb 2014 22:03:00 +0000

In reply to STARSTERN. Electrostats usually require a special amplifier

By: STARSTERN

STARSTERN — Thu, 06 Feb 2014 21:26:00 +0000

the same amp that you suggest for the audeze lcd 2-3 ,is also suggested by you to pair the stax Omega2 sroo9 ?

in other words its BHSE or alo 6 or somthing else ?

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 03:17:00 +0000

In reply to Chevrol1. Yes I was just joking and this article is a total bullshit.

By: Chevrol1

Chevrol1 — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:06:00 +0000

This review is a joke.
How many times did he wrote “black background”?
What is a black background, is it absence of noise or what? If so, how many headphones noise by them themselves?
” you know that you’re still not using the best amplifier there is for the Omega2.” -about SRM-717.
Ok, says who? Any independent test results that confirm this?
Actually, Omega2 might be the best headphone in the world, I don’t know, but this kind of bullshit and nonsense isn’t useful for anyone.

By: Ahok

Ahok — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:55:00 +0000

In reply to Anonymous.

yeah, LCD-2Mk1 is very similar tonally wise to the O2Mk2,

the LCD-2 is a steal for its price, for its phenomenal bass, simplicity of its setup, and the level of sound it produces,

i think the LCD2 is more suited to nowadays beaty music than the O2, which has narrower genre bandwith, although i have no problem playing j-pop music on the O2Mk2, 😀

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 03:48:00 +0000

In reply to Ahok.

Awesome review there man. 😉

You know after the LCD-2 is released I think it would take a lot of people away from the O2. Tonally very similar (the version 1 at least), and though it’s not quite electrostatic-smooth like the O2, the bass is just phenomenal, and it doesn’t require a $2000 amplifier to drive. And at the end, bass remains the #1 problem I see with Stax headphones. Especially more that our music these days tend to be beats-heavy.

By: Ahok

Ahok — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 03:35:00 +0000

Tried this yesterday, (soooo late lol)
and im pretty much agree with mike, that this is a more preferable headphone to most people, because its signature is easier to preceive for many people,
and played most genre yesterday, from rock, to classical to j-pop,
all songs played by the omega2 flawlessly,

I also have the chance to audition the SR-009 (yeah), side by side with the SR-007Mk2,
driven from the SRM-007tII,
even though the technicalities on the SR-009 is slightly better, slightly here means the difference is really small, (a bit better soundstage and extension),
I prefer the darker sounding SR-007Mk2, as its very relaxing to hear, the brighter and less bodied SR-009 is not as relaxed as the 007Mk2

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 04:49:14 +0000

In reply to Budi. Thanks dude. I didn't even check the website because I thought you're the O2 expert. :P

By: Budi

Budi — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 02:11:26 +0000

Mike, my apology, it actually comes in silver color for domestic market. Attached is the link http://www.stax.co.jp/Japan/sr-007a.html Export market remains the same ,black on black pads/cable. Once again my apology

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 09:15:03 +0000

In reply to Budi. Thanks for the info, I'll add it in!