L300 Limited just reviewed by Headfonics. They like it.
https://headfonics.com/2019/09/stax-sr-l300-limited-review/
https://headfonics.com/2019/09/stax-sr-l300-limited-review/
What I'm really looking for is the truth of the sound that was captured in the studio, or concert hall.
I've a long journey to make, seems like.
I would assume you can achieve the same Loki EQ via software, too analog EQ is cool though.as for bass I used schiit loki and was very very very successful in getting tastful bass better than any software EQ, like 3x better.
Deep EQ solves the lack of bass with the Lambda. These are my findings:
https://www.reddit.com/r/headphones/comments/cnrcc7
I have. I'm not sure.
Honestly, the original pads are not too bad. There is the question of the different measurements in the bass response with the different pads, but I can't speak with any confidence since I'm only testing with the L700 pads.
Equalizer APO. You can see some of the filters, and the whole frequency response curve, here:
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For the corrections above 1 kHz, I use the lab measurements by oratory1990.
https://www.reddit.com/r/oratory1990/wiki/index
Below 100 Hz I am also guided by his measurements, but I deviate from his recommendations. My goal was to make Stax sound like Audeze below 100 Hz, and I've done it.
They have a slope of 12 dB / octave, descending into the low bass. With the original pads the slope begins at 74 Hz. With the L700 pads, the slope begins in the upper 40s.
The compensation for all that is the high-shelf filter with a 12 dB / octave slope in my screenshot - the one centered on 30 Hz. This works for the L700 pads. With the original pads you may have to push that frequency higher, but I have not tried that.
The first filter, high-pass at 10 Hz, is just there to avoid stressing the membrane too much if there's a lot of infrasound in the signal.
If you're only interested in fixing bass, then all you need is the stuff below 100 Hz.
I've spent an afternoon comparing the 353X and the D10 and I could not hear any difference.
I am using the 353X now, but that's just because it has more power, and I need that extra power due to the very deep (20 dB) correction I've applied for bass.
Hi Florin Andrei, I am awaiting the arrival of my L300's and I will be using Equalizer APO/Peace. Can you please explain how a (negative) 20 dB increases bass response?
Thanks,
Jon
Ata, do you have a link to crinacle's EQ settings, I only have his ratings page.I think 20db is an overstatement/error? For best sound with the L300, see my post above -- I found the combination of an easy and reversible mechanical mod + crinacle's EQ to work best. You can always start with the EQ only first.
Ata, do you have a link to crinacle's EQ settings, I only have his ratings page.
Thank you!Absolutely -- https://github.com/jaakkopasanen/AutoEq/tree/master/results/crinacle/gras_43ag-7_harman_over-ear_2018/Stax SR-L300.
That repo is good as gold -- shout out to @jaakkopasanen !