I'm not the biggest fan of the SR-009 but my first impressions were indeed "wow, the SR-Omega done right" and they still hold true.  The build quality of the SR-009 is just ridicules so they should not suffer the same fate as the Omegas. 

It's not the first Stax I've ever seen with a bit of life in them...    What I did find funny were the not so subtle accusations that they shipped with the ants inside or that they had gotten there while being shipped.  Anybody who's opened a fresh 009 knows that there isn't a chance of either being true. 

using the pros right now for a bit and i have to say i really like them. you could laugh at me but i'm driving the pros straight from the little srm-212 amp directly into my echo audiofire 2 interface. the pros do have little brightness going on in the top but i wouldn't say it's exactly horrible. i think it's very nice and refined as long as you don't crank it high. they also have the right amount of airness to them as well. ken does exaggerate a lot and i find him amusing but the old pros do deserve some worthy recognition.

I'd place the R10 at 8-10 myself as they just scare me.  No spare parts and the internal bits are falling apart?  Wouldn't touch them with a 10' pole... 

Now the SR-Omega is a different matter as they can be fixed but it could cost a fortune to machine new parts and they will never be the same.  If the internal frame breaks then it could be fixed with some heavy duty epoxy and then drill/tap new holes but Stax would never do this for you.  They would just write it off or do some rudimentary fix to cram SR-007 drivers in the frame.

using the pros right now for a bit and i have to say i really like them. you could laugh at me but i'm driving the pros straight from the little srm-212 amp directly into my echo audiofire 2 interface. the pros do have little brightness going on in the top but i wouldn't say it's exactly horrible. i think it's very nice and refined as long as you don't crank it high. they also have the right amount of airness to them as well. ken does exaggerate a lot and i find him amusing but the old pros do deserve some worthy recognition.

My only real issue with the L-Pro's is how uneven the sound is and that huge midrange recess.  It's still a Stax Lambda but the SR-Lambda and Lambda Nova Signature are both more balanced. 

I'd place the R10 at 8-10 myself as they just scare me.  No spare parts and the internal bits are falling apart?  Wouldn't touch them with a 10' pole... 

Now the SR-Omega is a different matter as they can be fixed but it could cost a fortune to machine new parts and they will never be the same.  If the internal frame breaks then it could be fixed with some heavy duty epoxy and then drill/tap new holes but Stax would never do this for you.  They would just write it off or do some rudimentary fix to cram SR-007 drivers in the frame.

Quote from: RexAeterna on June 30, 2012, 09:42:00 AM

using the pros right now for a bit and i have to say i really like them. you could laugh at me but i'm driving the pros straight from the little srm-212 amp directly into my echo audiofire 2 interface. the pros do have little brightness going on in the top but i wouldn't say it's exactly horrible. i think it's very nice and refined as long as you don't crank it high. they also have the right amount of airness to them as well. ken does exaggerate a lot and i find him amusing but the old pros do deserve some worthy recognition.

My only real issue with the L-Pro's is how uneven the sound is and that huge midrange recess.  It's still a Stax Lambda but the SR-Lambda and Lambda Nova Signature are both more balanced.

What could cause the SR-Omega housing to fail short of like dropping them? I recall from our correspondence that keeping the outer screws secure would prevent any catastrophic failure. This is Deepak btw