You've almost heard Stax say it: SR-X9000 is the legendary SR-009 on steroids. Fully armed with the knowledge that bigger is better, this new uber-electrostatic flagship comes with a diaphragm that is 20 per cent larger than its predecessor SR-009S.  This is a Stax that truly earns its moniker as an earspeaker: the headphones disappear! Cup colouration is silent, and apparently, the driver is too. Even in the most coloured of source chains, SR-X9000 remains absolutely faithful to the music.  Nothing is added, nothing is subtracted. The only thing that is enhanced is the feeling that you are there: Stax's masterpiece renders a performance that is utterly realistic, believable and beautiful. What Hi-Fi? were swept off their feet. [See Product Desc. For More] A bigger transducer allows for more air to be moved, with less distortion. The comparisons to legendary predecessor SR-009/S will always be there, but don't let that condition your first listen – SR-X9000 walks its own path sonically. Of course, this end-game begins with typical electrostatic traits and is clean as a whistle. Transparency is a hallmark of Stax owing to Multilayer fixed electrode MLER (Multi-Layer-Elect-Rords) technology – now, MLER-3 builds on two decades of Omega series breakthroughs, in a flagship of the future.  Superb acoustics from the metal mesh electrode let's air waves propagate as a straight plane towards the ear, enhanced thermocompression bonding allowing SR-X9000's electrostatic driver to achieve low air resistance and minimise stator reflections. There is a naturalness to behold about Stax's proudest release that's helped by an angled mesh guard reflecting sound back directly towards your ears rather than towards the side of the head. Soundstage from SR-X9000 appears in front of you following a frontal arc of soundstage – something that could only see Stax's legendary imaging qualities enhanced. All this in a package that'll stand the test of time, like its company. Tough machined aluminium cups minimise the effects of resonances and vibration, with replaceable cables standard on SR-X9000 to allow easy replacement in the unlikely event the cord fails. Hear this to start 2022 with a bang, via Stax's new generation of energisers – the SRM-700S, SRM-700T, and SRM-T8000. Also browse Stax's other electrostatic earspeakers here, or all our other headphones here.

A design with a sense of real quality using natural wood from the unspoiled forests of Hokkaido, Japan. Aesthetically beautiful to fit any living space, and crafted to fit all Stax Earspeakers. Complete the set up with a protective cover, CPC-1, designed by and for Stax lovers.

SRM-700S is an answer to every Stax Audio fan's dream: a successor to the ever-present SRM-353X, topped with POWER.  An all solid-stage design – capitalising on advances that power FETs have made in recent years to drive even the frightening proposition that is a SR-007 MKII – the direct sonic nature of this amplifier is wonderful for breathing life into any Stax. [See Product Desc. For More] What Hi-Fi? give this release a full 5 ⭐ for an amplifier that "sounds so good that it should be your electrostatic headphone drive amplifier of choice". SoundStageAustralia adds a Stax headphone heard through the SRM-700S "challenges even the best of speakers and set-ups with their accuracy and life-like performance". Also think about building a pseudo-full size earspeaker system with SRM-700S operating as a pure power amplifier. Front your system with Benchmark Media's DAC3 and HPA4 – Head-Fi's most precise pre-amp volume control – for that. While you're reading up, browse all Stax's other offerings here, or our other DAC/amps here.

Stax Audio's premier new hybrid tube/solid-state energiser is an earspeaker lover's heaven. With all the brawn necessary to drive the frightening proposition that is the SR-007 MKII, electrostatic aficionados will nevertheless equally enjoy the subtlety of an output stage fronted by the ubiquitous 6SN7 tube model and its variants. [See Product Desc. For More] SRM-700T takes a step back to allow the music to breathe, in a wide open and airy soundstage even by Stax standards. It's a different sonic outlook to the zealous SRM-T8000 and its vigorous SRM-700S sibling, worth exploring with every earspeaker to appreciate the nuances the oldest electrostatic headphone company can unearth. Also think about building a pseudo-full size earspeaker system with SRM-700T operating as a pure power amplifier. Front your system with Benchmark Media's DAC3 and HPA4 – Head-Fi's most precise pre-amp volume control – for that. While you're reading up, browse all Stax's other offerings here, or our other DAC/amps here.