StaxLambda Earspeaker + Advanced SRD-7/SB Adapter usedStax Lambda Earspeaker + Advanced SRD-7/SB AdapterThe sale price has been reduced for quick sale as I am down sizing and need to sell all my Hi Fi gears ASAP. Up for sale is my beloved Stax Lambda Earspeaker with the advanced SRD-7/SB Self-Energi...650.00

Stax Lambda Earspeaker + Advanced SRD-7/SB Adapter

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Ships fromRichmond, BC, V6Y 3P5
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Package dimensions12.0" × 10.0" × 8.0" (8.0 lbs.)
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The sale price has been reduced for quick sale as I am down sizing and need to sell all my Hi Fi gears ASAP.


Up for sale is my beloved Stax Lambda Earspeaker with the advanced SRD-7/SB Self-Energizing Adapter that needs no AC power connection.
I find that the Lambda probably comes the closest (except for maybe the Flagship model SR-009) to what I had imagined an electrostatic headphone to sound like before I had ever tried one. Overall, its sound is warm, airy, ethereal, and detail-forward. It’s also a sound with a lot of personality, meaning that these headphones aren’t all-rounders – they won’t adapt to the character of any music you throw at it. It’s especially bad at conveying a sense of intimacy or power. Heavy metal sounds like a joke – every texture is rendered with supreme transparency, but the drums don’t “hit,” even with serious bass EQ. Instead, this headphone’s strength is in its speed. It can effortlessly render music without getting confused or bogged down even in extremely fast and busy passages. Perhaps more importantly, its speed allows it to portray room ambience nearly flawlessly, greatly increasing its capacity for imaging.

Of course, these are characteristics that are true of most electrostatics, and pretty much all the members of the Lambda series. If anything, the Lambda is slightly less technically capable than many of its younger descendants. One sonic property that greatly helps the SR-Lambda’s imaging is its lightning-fast decay. Since the headphone is so fast, the reverb tail of each instrument is very audible, allowing the listener to get a much better idea of the properties of the acoustic space of a recording than with slower headphones. One gets a very detailed picture of how far away each instrument is, the size of the room in which they were recorded, etc.

At between USD$600 and USD$800 for used set, the SR-Lambda remains one of the best “hidden bargains” in the business when it comes to electrostatic headphones. It sounds a hell of a lot better than the modern SR-L300 and the SR-L500, while coming in at a considerably lower price.

For those used to more traditional dynamic-driver or even planar-magnetic headphones, the speed and technical capabilities of this headphone will likely be astounding. But if you got to the point where you’re reading about a 40-year-old electrostatic unit from 1979, you probably already knew that.

I plan to keep my SR-Lambda around for some time, but I am downsizing and won't be possible to keep too many Hi Fi gears.


Conclusion: -This Earspeaker has Outstanding resolution, wide soundstage, warm and fatigue-free sound, lots of air and detail. - The complete set has been kept in very good conditions and working in good order. - The adapter is an advance model with self-Energizing and no need for any AC connection. - Don't miss this opportunity to buy a good conditions electrostatic headphone at a great price.

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