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Stax have been well known for decades for electrostatic headphones, interesting to see Planar magnetic versions for mass market

I remember the old stax - their electrostatic headphones were a classical and jazz music lovers wet dream. my grandfather had a pair, he died recently. this brought back some great memories for me.

I love Edifier products. Got their speakers a year ago and they were such an upgrade over creative

These Stax Spirit S5s sound incredible! Truly the best headphones I've ever owned. 🎧✨

The clarity and detail in these headphones are unreal. Highly recommend! 🔥

Not sure I could afford this kind of money for headphones, but fasinating to see planar magnetic technology

Did Edifer buy STAX? wow, I had no idea. Stax have been one of the biggest high end headphone makers for a very long time - more in the audiophile sector.

They look great, this is how a headphone could be made - we dont need rgb and logos and bling everywhere

If you're an audiophile, you NEED the Edifier Stax Spirit S5. Pure perfection! 🌟

Just tried the Stax Spirit S5 and WOW, blown away by the sound quality! 😍

Finally, bring in the knowledge of a legendary company to make better headphones in the lower end, I am all for that

A lot of money, but they seem really well made, and I like how they have included a hard carry case, thats one thing I always end up buying

Comfort meets amazing audio - Stax Spirit S5 are a game-changer! 🎶

Fair review. I’d like to hear this compared to a normal dynamic driver headphone

Excellent ! Well done Edifier. !

Good looking headphones. Hope they do well. Would like to see more coming out from this merger.

superb review mat, love how excited you got reviewing them, I like the red hot chilli peppers too great band

Stax struggled for a long time. Makes sense Edifier taking them over and getting their engineers. Wonder if they will release a 1000 electrostatic set down the line 👌🏻

Awesome review, i might pick up a pair

Fascinating review, thanks kitguru for the overview and review, very good job

Edifier thinking they are Corsair now and taking over other companies !

Planar magnetic - Audeze were the headphone company behind all that long ago. nice to see it being expanded into this market sector.

these look really nice, I appreciate the understated look - hate all the flashing lights and logos on headphones we get now.

The software looks good, interesting to see a product developed by a gaming company mixed with a high end traditional style headphone maker.

I love edifier, good warranty too, one of my speakers failed and they really looked after me. one of the better chinese brands

Wow had no idea what planar magnetic was, had to google it,. and went down a rabbit hole about headphone technology

Great review Mat, thanks - been looking at these on Amazon now for a while

Mat- good taste in music man ! bravo !

Wow, I was not expecting this one today! Had no idea Stax had sold out!!

Edifier are so dominant around the 500 market - both with speakers and now headphones

Too much money for me, but I love edifer stuff, hopefully they make a cut down version of this for around 300,. could still be good quality

Edifier are such a good company, a great move taking over a high end audiophile group to expand their knowledge

Good to see a fellow jimi Hendrix fan 👊🏻

Didn't know you could get planar headphones! Learn something every day.

THe packaging is great, - hard carry case and they look fantastic - going to buy these for my birthday. Yes im treating myself!

Great package that, even a hard carry case, some thing I always end up buying, that worth at least 50 bucks

This is awesome

I like Stax, never owned them, but I wondered where they had gone in recent years. saw Kitguru post they were bought over around 10 years ago - had no idea that happened

Amazing headphones, just need to save up now.

Sounds like these are really good.

Mats groove is in his heart at 5:26

They ticked all the boxes for me - lambskin cups, subtle branding, planar magnetic, software control if you want, and I like the steel headphone band

I like the look of these, had good success with edifier - not me personally, but a few family members and friends. I dont really use headphones much anymore however, should get a pair again

Weird the bass is underwhelming, planar magnetic is usually quite good at bass frequencies

Wonder if we will see other companies in the audiophile sector merging with game style companies to get into the mass market. interesting idea

Sound staging is the best on these headphones - well not this particular set, ive no idea, but I heard the 009 before, absolutely incredible audio quality

If you like these Mat, try the Sennheiser Hd800 headphones, amazing

I was very keen on this, even if I cant understand some things this guy says, but if the bass is weak then I will likely pass and move on. I like good bass for music

Really good review. Good taste in music too. Jimi doesn’t get enough love now.

Great plain-spoken review. Thanks! Unfortunately I don't play anything, but I love music and if I can't go to a live gig I live on my BT or wired headphones when out and about and our speakers when home. The best wireless phones I've heard and am lucky enough to own are the Dali IO12. Compared to them the Edifiers put up a good accounting of themselves and blow away any equally priced or cheaper sets. Subbed and thanks again.

Quite surprising we are still at 96khz as high end. We have had DACs that can do that for quite a while now.

Thanks for explaining why these cost more money. Need to give them a try.

I bet these sounded good with classical music - the seperation while not electrostatic level should be amazing

Really impressed with this as a package. Expensive but clearly quality design

Never heard of stax but after reading the comments I googled them interesting history

Another great thing about edifier is if you're willing to do grey market, you can find huge markdowns after a couple of months. The S3 can be found for 200 USD now. This is gonna be 300-350 USD after a year.

Sounds like an advert for Edifier ! so many superlatives ! surely they cant be that good.

these really do look great. Good value too imo

I would have ignored this review if I hadn't seen STAX in the name - when did Edifier buy Stax?

Thanks for the recommend for Alternative A2DP its so annoying you dont get to control the codec that goes over bluetooth.

They look like they are built to the price, but still, this company have a huge name in the audiophile sector

Where can you buy these? I cant find them anywhere, and I dont like using Amazon

planar magnetic in a mainstream headphone, maybe this isnt the first, but I am stunned to see that happening at this price. how times change.

They need to release some kind of electrostatic headphone in collaboration after reading about all stax did in the past

Seems like good headphones. I think Edifier struggle in headphone sector so this is smart.

Oh look a fellow Jimi fan. Cheers! :)

Would upgrade to them if they came with a charging dock or swappable batteries.

I have the Audeze Maxwell, and the quality difference is insane compared to dynamic drivers.

These drivers are really good if they are better than s3 they will be fantastic.

Good review mat, liked the enthusiasm, but they will have a tough time in this market, the 500 quid market has so many well known brands - I dont think the consumer space know stax too well

Lambskin cushions are a nice touch plus that means it isnt some kind of awful vegan thing.

I love these, the bass is always underwhelming with planar magnetic - 500 quid is a lot of money - you could argue they are in Sennheiser territory but if this is the same stax I know, bargain!

Were you able to review the main feature, aptx lossless at all? Ldac is usually not even used at its max capacity so to properly review this headphone, it should really be done at its max capacity using aptx.

Its interesting to see planar magnetic now making it into the gaming/pc sector, its not really a design I would recommend for gaming - and I was interested to see Mat reporting the same in testing

Would prefer a decent pair of monitor speakers for that money.

Nice to see a company like Edifier keep the stax name alive, but I never though id see a high end headphone maker release a 500 bluetooth headphone for the consumer audience. its a bit sad

Good idea listening to Tidal they do have the best masters for streaming.

Didnt know edifier could command this type of price range.

I just bought a Grado set for £140 ish,. amazing - cant see them being beaten by anything to be honest !

My father has STAX headphones and a STAX amplifier, cost more than my car did ! didnt know they were going into the PC sector as well. Have these companies merged?

Edifier are one of the few chinese brands I like, - also Deepcool

Everyone tries to tell me PMD headphones are best. I realize my issue with headphones have been less about sound and more about comfort, which is why I went with the Sennheiser 490 Pro instead of the Audeze Maxwells.

I do like the subdued appearance. No lights and stupid flashing strips

Planar speakers are very good for mid to high ranges. Think they kind of have a bit of trouble with bass.

Given the price why wouldnt they offer native DTS:X and Atmos lossless codec support?

Fun fact is that the driver tech of S3 and S5 is actually from Audeze instead of STAX 😂

I like your reviews mat, I dont think testing these with red hot chilli peppers and jimi hendrix is going to help a lot of people - how can you enjoy rock if the bass is weak? im lost

Very nice 👍❤

Nice looking, like proper audio headphones for gamers.

These are good headphones, worth the money, due to the clever design and understated design. At least edifier havent forced stax to slap RGB stuff all over the design, that would be a right mess

14:30 'A great looking pair of cans' - bet you say that to all the ladies mat !

good lookin headphones, didnt know you liked such old music though , check out some new stuff like Tool

Trying to work out what their intended audience is for this product. Is it gaming, hardcore audiophile or people who go around listinging to these massive headphones on the bus?

Really amazing looking headphones, just get on your head and dont shout about it

I really dont know how you can justify spending 500 on headphones, clearly I need a new job

if these were 350 they would clean up, but the market at 500 is very competitive IMO

My Edifier speakers - the right channel stopped working, Im trying to get them replaced via Amazon who are usually good, hope its not a problem

Sennheiser for me, always the best for music

STAX - the stuff of legend. Such a come down for a high end brand seeing this plastic tat on the market - as Edifier try to drive sales under an iconic brand name