Asr Posted March 19, 2011 Report Posted March 19, 2011 Looks cool, but still no release date or price. Those are need-to-know pieces of info!
Deadneddz Posted March 19, 2011 Report Posted March 19, 2011 I wonder if the pics in the news release are of the finished product or not. Not sure why Stax abandoned the fixed O2 arc assembly(fit issues aside) and went with what looks like the same arc assembly on the current Lambda headphones.(plastic?) It's so good they skipped SR-008? I'm hoping the SR-008 is reserved for a Stax Sigma style headphone in an O2 type chassis....one could only hope for a marvel such as that.
n3rdling Posted March 19, 2011 Report Posted March 19, 2011 A distributer is saying it'll be about $4200 USD in Thailand and 4900 EUR in Europe. There's a huge price difference there so not sure how true it is or if it's just the usual Stax being more expensive in Europe stuff. Can only hope it's closer towards the former figure. Of course it's just a rumor still.
mrmarbach Posted March 19, 2011 Report Posted March 19, 2011 A distributor is saying it'll be about $4200 USD in Thailand and 4900 EUR in Europe. There's a huge price difference there so not sure how true it is or if it's just the usual Stax being more expensive in Europe stuff. Can only hope it's closer towards the former figure. Of course it's just a rumor still. That looks like a pretty normal mark-up for Europe, alas. It's hard to really understand the pricing without knowing the Yen price.
Craig Sawyers Posted March 19, 2011 Report Posted March 19, 2011 News release attached...has specs and stuff OMG. I'd better start slowly softening my wife up as a long term strategy. I've just got to have a pair of those.
spritzer Posted March 19, 2011 Report Posted March 19, 2011 LONG LIVE ENGRISH!!! Prices do appear to be all over the map but it's hard to pin it down without the price in Yen. Looks to be around 400K Yen once you factor in what the Mk2's cost in the EU. It's so good they skipped SR-008? That would be the SR-007 Mk2. The SR-007 was the 7th TOTL round model Stax made, the SR-Omega the 6th etc. That's at least my understanding of how the system works...
n3rdling Posted March 19, 2011 Report Posted March 19, 2011 Oh cool. I had a little hope that they'd be releasing a more affordable headphone using the SR009 technology and call it the SR008. Kinda like Ultrasone did with the Ed9 and Ed8 except these would be good.
screaming oranges Posted March 19, 2011 Report Posted March 19, 2011 How did STAX fare with the tsunami, come to think of it? I think releasing a new flagship is the least of their worries right now, no?
arnaud Posted March 22, 2011 Report Posted March 22, 2011 Fujiya Avic has made an announcement: http://avic.livedoor.biz/archives/51580130.html Name: SR-009 Price (Japan): 388,500yen Start shipping: 4/20
GPH Posted March 22, 2011 Report Posted March 22, 2011 To save you all the trouble: 388,500.00 JPY = 4,788.11 USD
blubliss Posted March 22, 2011 Report Posted March 22, 2011 At HF they are talking about pre-orders in Thailand. Is this BS? Where could we pre- order in the US? Elusive maybe?
kevin gilmore Posted March 22, 2011 Report Posted March 22, 2011 i'm pretty sure a while back i said in the range of $4500 to $5k. Looks like i was right on the money If i were you guys, to avoid getting ripped off, i would wait till someone reliable has them in stock for sale. elusivedisc, audioadvisor, woo audio...
Deadneddz Posted March 22, 2011 Report Posted March 22, 2011 i'm pretty sure a while back i said in the range of $4500 to $5k. Looks like i was right on the money Not bad, at least its closer to 4.5k rather than 6k! Oh the insanity of high-end headphones.... Can't wait to hear some impressions from the initial owners.
n_maher Posted March 22, 2011 Report Posted March 22, 2011 I somehow feel that these would represent a better value compared to R10s...
jgazal Posted March 22, 2011 Report Posted March 22, 2011 Yamaha Custom Tenor Saxophone YTS-875. Made in Japan. 5.5 Lbs of French brass. Aproximatelly 600 pieces. Highly skilled workers. 3 months from raw materials to finished product. Y 366,900 (Kakaku - Yamaha YTS-875). USD4272 (Music123 - Yamaha YTS-875) Very, very interesting http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqEoasEzyB4. I know that we cannot compare oranges and apples, but just for a reference value. At least the lacquer is made with an electrostatic process...
purk Posted March 22, 2011 Report Posted March 22, 2011 At least the SR009 will be available for awhile and price will fall eventually. I wish the exchange rate is more reasonable. Andy will you be the first to give this a try?
n3rdling Posted March 22, 2011 Report Posted March 22, 2011 Birgir or somebody can correct me if wrong, but I think Stax sticks to their original MSRPs for years. Unless you meant wait for the Yen to drop or something else.
purk Posted March 22, 2011 Report Posted March 22, 2011 (edited) Birgir or somebody can correct me if wrong, but I think Stax sticks to their original MSRPs for years. Unless you meant wait for the Yen to drop or something else. I meant both. Though I'm not sure whether they always stick to their original MSRPs or not, but exchange rate will improve eventually. Still, I'm just glad that Stax continues to push the envelope. I just hope that several SR009 will be at CanJam this year so we can have impressions soon. Edited March 22, 2011 by purk
deepak Posted March 22, 2011 Report Posted March 22, 2011 There is no CanJam this year unless you mean RMAF?
purk Posted March 22, 2011 Report Posted March 22, 2011 (edited) There is no CanJam this year unless you mean RMAF? Really? Oh well. We still have Andy, Birgir, and Elephas to give us impression of the SR009 on their BHSE/T2 rig. Edited March 22, 2011 by purk
deepak Posted March 22, 2011 Report Posted March 22, 2011 I like how the baby elephant has already been assumed to buy one I plan to be a late adopter, I don't think I will get one this year.
purk Posted March 22, 2011 Report Posted March 22, 2011 Well it make sense and it has been awhile since his last headphones related purchase. Also, anyone with BHSE & T2 is the prime candidate to try out the 009.
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