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The SR-404 represents Stax's mid-tier positioning in the late 1990s, balancing the company's electrostatic purity with more accessible pricing than flagship models. Its open-back design delivers the characteristic Stax transparency—fast transient response and minimal harmonic distortion—while targeting serious hobbyists rather than professional mastering engineers. At USD 450, it marked an entry point to the Stax experience without significant sonic compromise.
About Stax
Japanese electrostatic headphone pioneer founded in 1938, making electrostatic transducers since 1960. STAX 'earspeakers' are considered by many to be the purest form of headphone reproduction — their Lambda and SR-009 deliver ethereal transparency, speed, and micro-detail retrieval that no dynamic ...
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