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MANUFACTURERS’ COMMENTS

THIS ISSUE: Representatives of Stax, CH Precision, Mayfly, and EAR respond to our reviews of their products

Stax SR-X9000

It took a while to get the next Stax Omega headphones out to the world. This was deliberate, and needed. Stax follows its own rules, governed by tradition and strict protocols. Constant revisitation of old methodologies allows us space to formulate new ones. In the end, our entire team, in Japan and elsewhere, truly believe that we have arrived at the best version of what the promise of Stax is: to deliver an audio experience

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