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@user-uv8qn1br8qАй бұрын
499 is my max. These are expensive at 500. 🤐
@NaveenOfficial94Ай бұрын
Stax have been well known for decades for electrostatic headphones, interesting to see Planar magnetic versions for mass market
@UnitedAlgorit-el4hyАй бұрын
Good info, didnt know that. googling now
@stickyfingers9710Ай бұрын
Yes Stax 009 were epic. not much bass response, but amazing
@Linuxdistro15-ih8oxАй бұрын
Are Planar much better than standard dynamic headphones?
@johnerikson2443Ай бұрын
@@Linuxdistro15-ih8oxthey can be. Usually give a good rock sound too. Surprised the bass was weak according to mat
@hothardwareforthewin-he4fzАй бұрын
I’d love to hear these 😢
@rufusmctavish1164Ай бұрын
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.
@KitGuruTechАй бұрын
Thanks for sharing 👍🏻
@JonathanPilson-mu3rgАй бұрын
I love Edifier products. Got their speakers a year ago and they were such an upgrade over creative
@Maxverstappenracing-dz3ptАй бұрын
Yeah a lot of people say this !
@Blake846Ай бұрын
These Stax Spirit S5s sound incredible! Truly the best headphones I've ever owned. 🎧✨
@justinhowe8322Ай бұрын
The clarity and detail in these headphones are unreal. Highly recommend! 🔥
@BlaiseMiller14Ай бұрын
They look great, this is how a headphone could be made - we dont need rgb and logos and bling everywhere
@FrankLeCross-fo5krАй бұрын
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.
@thetechdevil-jn1voАй бұрын
Yeah they bought them over. I was amazed too. Edifier must have some buying power
@Austin023Ай бұрын
Not sure I could afford this kind of money for headphones, but fasinating to see planar magnetic technology
@huxley3775Ай бұрын
Finally, bring in the knowledge of a legendary company to make better headphones in the lower end, I am all for that
@KitGuruTechАй бұрын
It can only be a good thing right?
@huxley3775Ай бұрын
@@KitGuruTech Yes.
@fletcher3431Ай бұрын
If you're an audiophile, you NEED the Edifier Stax Spirit S5. Pure perfection! 🌟
@Raul-id9gpАй бұрын
Just tried the Stax Spirit S5 and WOW, blown away by the sound quality! 😍
@Necromancerbob-zp7usАй бұрын
Fair review. I’d like to hear this compared to a normal dynamic driver headphone
@Linusfikfaps-ez2qgАй бұрын
Good looking headphones. Hope they do well. Would like to see more coming out from this merger.
@Andrew-ks7zjАй бұрын
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
@Hudson234Ай бұрын
Comfort meets amazing audio - Stax Spirit S5 are a game-changer! 🎶
@iamahappybunny7640Ай бұрын
Excellent ! Well done Edifier. !
@KitGuruTechАй бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@larwiemcdonnel5322Ай бұрын
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 👌🏻
@billy9245Ай бұрын
superb review mat, love how excited you got reviewing them, I like the red hot chilli peppers too great band
@KitGuruTechАй бұрын
So good
@ItsRaviGaming-ji2huАй бұрын
Planar magnetic - Audeze were the headphone company behind all that long ago. nice to see it being expanded into this market sector.
@pogologoАй бұрын
Edifier thinking they are Corsair now and taking over other companies !
@KitGuruTechАй бұрын
😵
@pogologoАй бұрын
@@KitGuruTech
@dantanimukesh5571Ай бұрын
Wow, I was not expecting this one today! Had no idea Stax had sold out!!
@buyingastairwaytoheaven5252Ай бұрын
these look really nice, I appreciate the understated look - hate all the flashing lights and logos on headphones we get now.
@Necromancerbob-zp7usАй бұрын
Yes it’s annoying I agree. More companies lose sales adding rgb to every bloody thing they sell
@gogopowerrangers6596Ай бұрын
Good to see a fellow jimi Hendrix fan 👊🏻
@KitGuruTechАй бұрын
Are you experienced?
@dreschaffhausen5693Ай бұрын
Music kind of ended around 2015 as far as I'm concerned. We have decent tunes every now and then but the whole bands era is just finished.
@RobertWilliams776-c9kАй бұрын
The software looks good, interesting to see a product developed by a gaming company mixed with a high end traditional style headphone maker.
@KitGuruTechАй бұрын
Thanks for the comment
@RobertWilliams776-c9kАй бұрын
@@KitGuruTech Welcome!
@bishopDavis2115Ай бұрын
Fascinating review, thanks kitguru for the overview and review, very good job
@KitGuruTechАй бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@bishopDavis2115Ай бұрын
@@KitGuruTech Yeah!
@jameskane6273Ай бұрын
Awesome review, i might pick up a pair
@KitGuruTechАй бұрын
You could always buy them on Amazon and return them if they fail to meet your expectations
@jameskane627319 күн бұрын
@@KitGuruTech Okay!
@allensmall5448Ай бұрын
Edifier are such a good company, a great move taking over a high end audiophile group to expand their knowledge
@KitGuruTechАй бұрын
👍🏻
@allensmall5448Ай бұрын
@@KitGuruTech
@gaeljames6225Ай бұрын
Edifier are so dominant around the 500 market - both with speakers and now headphones
@KitGuruTechАй бұрын
They've not disappointed me too much with anything I've reviewed so far to be honest - Mat
@gaeljames6225Ай бұрын
@@KitGuruTech Nobody would disappoint you if you give such great review lol!.
@jamesjessenden7838Ай бұрын
Didn't know you could get planar headphones! Learn something every day.
@KitGuruTechАй бұрын
Are you going to pick a pair up to try?
@weston1701Ай бұрын
Mat- good taste in music man ! bravo !
@KitGuruTechАй бұрын
Thanks mate - Gotta love a bit of Jimi!
@weston1701Ай бұрын
@@KitGuruTech Welcome!
@stefano8514Ай бұрын
I love edifier, good warranty too, one of my speakers failed and they really looked after me. one of the better chinese brands
@KitGuruTechАй бұрын
That’s good to hear
@iskconpremiАй бұрын
@@KitGuruTech Yes!!
@mikepowell8044Ай бұрын
Great review Mat, thanks - been looking at these on Amazon now for a while
@KitGuruTechАй бұрын
Glad to help
@iskconpremiАй бұрын
@@KitGuruTech Thank You!
@JulieDaniel-yt1slАй бұрын
Mats groove is in his heart at 5:26
@KitGuruTechАй бұрын
😝
@Ernest3834Ай бұрын
Wow had no idea what planar magnetic was, had to google it,. and went down a rabbit hole about headphone technology
@nightcorepeterАй бұрын
THe packaging is great, - hard carry case and they look fantastic - going to buy these for my birthday. Yes im treating myself!
@KitGuruTechАй бұрын
Enjoy!
@nightcorepeterАй бұрын
@@KitGuruTech Surely!
@Kusumlataverma1983Ай бұрын
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
@domenico7561Ай бұрын
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
@vijendrayadav9263Ай бұрын
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
@KitGuruTechАй бұрын
What would you go for if you were to pick up a pair again?
@anthonyward4654Ай бұрын
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
@KitGuruTechАй бұрын
Steel headphone band is always a great idea
@anthonyward4654Ай бұрын
@@KitGuruTech Right!
@andrea8723Ай бұрын
Amazing headphones, just need to save up now.
@jamest484Ай бұрын
Great package that, even a hard carry case, some thing I always end up buying, that worth at least 50 bucks
@kaylee.snyderАй бұрын
This is awesome
@EstelleReyes-yg3qvАй бұрын
Sounds like these are really good.
@browntrousersforsafety-el2boАй бұрын
Really impressed with this as a package. Expensive but clearly quality design
@VishalValvi-ts1isАй бұрын
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
@sortingoutthebills-dy6tdАй бұрын
Really good review. Good taste in music too. Jimi doesn’t get enough love now.
@KitGuruTechАй бұрын
Him and John Frusciante are the two that made me first pick up a guitar many years ago :)
@ryanrichardson7285Ай бұрын
Weird the bass is underwhelming, planar magnetic is usually quite good at bass frequencies
@petererk80646 күн бұрын
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.
@KitGuruTech6 күн бұрын
No worries!
@johnnynighthawk156Ай бұрын
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.
@KitGuruTechАй бұрын
Some savings there !
@SrawanBardeАй бұрын
Wonder if we will see other companies in the audiophile sector merging with game style companies to get into the mass market. interesting idea
@Krimicu-ci6cnАй бұрын
Thanks for explaining why these cost more money. Need to give them a try.
@Edward001Ай бұрын
If you like these Mat, try the Sennheiser Hd800 headphones, amazing
@KitGuruTechАй бұрын
I might check them out :)
@Edward001Ай бұрын
@@KitGuruTech Great!
@MiddleofKnowhereАй бұрын
Oh look a fellow Jimi fan. Cheers! :)
@KitGuruTechАй бұрын
Good taste !
@scarletartem5987Ай бұрын
Quite surprising we are still at 96khz as high end. We have had DACs that can do that for quite a while now.
@DraakhАй бұрын
I bet these sounded good with classical music - the seperation while not electrostatic level should be amazing
@KitGuruTechАй бұрын
Thanks for the comment
@DraakhАй бұрын
@@KitGuruTech Welcome!
@powermaster5004Ай бұрын
Never heard of stax but after reading the comments I googled them interesting history
@UnitedAlgorit-el4hyАй бұрын
They need to release some kind of electrostatic headphone in collaboration after reading about all stax did in the past
@KitGuruTechАй бұрын
I hope so too - It'd be interesting to compare the two - Mat
@Motoman679Ай бұрын
They look like they are built to the price, but still, this company have a huge name in the audiophile sector
@Daniel-zl9imАй бұрын
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
@stevenbryant8445Ай бұрын
Sounds like an advert for Edifier ! so many superlatives ! surely they cant be that good.
@KitGuruTechАй бұрын
They are pretty good and not an advert
@iskconpremiАй бұрын
@@KitGuruTech Right!!
@stevenbryant8445Ай бұрын
@@KitGuruTech Right!
@BhupendraNetam-xz3pyАй бұрын
I would have ignored this review if I hadn't seen STAX in the name - when did Edifier buy Stax?
@KitGuruTechАй бұрын
Back in 2012 but they were dormant for a few years
@Praireboy-hg8ipАй бұрын
these really do look great. Good value too imo
@GloriaCollado-iy7fjАй бұрын
Thanks for the recommend for Alternative A2DP its so annoying you dont get to control the codec that goes over bluetooth.
@KnightRider-lq5ybАй бұрын
Seems like good headphones. I think Edifier struggle in headphone sector so this is smart.
@freddieholmes5581Ай бұрын
Where can you buy these? I cant find them anywhere, and I dont like using Amazon
@hothardwareforthewin-he4fzАй бұрын
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.
@AmaneGee-fb2wsАй бұрын
Didnt know edifier could command this type of price range.
@Nghtmare30589Ай бұрын
I have the Audeze Maxwell, and the quality difference is insane compared to dynamic drivers.
@KitGuruTechАй бұрын
How do you find the bass response ? Nice and tight ?
@lamedroid9 күн бұрын
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.
@Shahazul-lslam786Ай бұрын
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
@KitGuruTechАй бұрын
Yeah, they're overkill for gaming for sure - music sounds glorious through them though! :) - Mat
@Jeffmorgan1991Ай бұрын
Would upgrade to them if they came with a charging dock or swappable batteries.
@baliramgawande811Ай бұрын
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
@nepalroy9482Ай бұрын
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
@KitGuruTechАй бұрын
Can’t argue there is a lot of competition in this space.
@Simplyswish-xx6wrАй бұрын
These drivers are really good if they are better than s3 they will be fantastic.
@canarychrome7012Ай бұрын
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?
@KitGuruTechАй бұрын
Yeah edifier acquired Stax back in 2012, they were dormant for a while but are getting active again in the last couple of years
@lucifersheadscarf6988Ай бұрын
Had no idea it was so long ago. Is this their first headphone for pc market ?
@KitGuruTechАй бұрын
@@lucifersheadscarf6988 no there was a Spirit S3 as well that came out last year, that was about £300
@WillieCatoАй бұрын
Good idea listening to Tidal they do have the best masters for streaming.
@KitGuruTechАй бұрын
They are good. Qobus is good too
@Wizard4SocialMediaАй бұрын
Would prefer a decent pair of monitor speakers for that money.
@seriouslyfunnyhumorblogspotjyАй бұрын
Lambskin cushions are a nice touch plus that means it isnt some kind of awful vegan thing.
@rickgear2579Ай бұрын
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.
@KitGuruTechАй бұрын
How do you like the Sennheisers?
@rickgear2579Ай бұрын
@@KitGuruTech They sound great and are comfortable. I doubt planar magnetic would improve the sound all that much.
@SonuSaini-ov1iwАй бұрын
I just bought a Grado set for £140 ish,. amazing - cant see them being beaten by anything to be honest !
@KitGuruTechАй бұрын
Grado are great, do some very good budget friendly options
@Komar307Ай бұрын
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!
@UnitedAlgorit-el4hyАй бұрын
Edifier are one of the few chinese brands I like, - also Deepcool
@4thofjuly-fk4oqАй бұрын
I do like the subdued appearance. No lights and stupid flashing strips
@KitGuruTechАй бұрын
It’s nice to have options
@JogendraJena-ji4chАй бұрын
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
@DarwinBrookes-ss6onАй бұрын
14:30 'A great looking pair of cans' - bet you say that to all the ladies mat !
@KitGuruTechАй бұрын
😂
@owenguo40929 күн бұрын
Fun fact is that the driver tech of S3 and S5 is actually from Audeze instead of STAX 😂
@philipjfry628Ай бұрын
Planar speakers are very good for mid to high ranges. Think they kind of have a bit of trouble with bass.
@KitGuruTechАй бұрын
I guess it's something that can be semi overcome with a bit of EQ tweaking
@sanle7515Ай бұрын
depends on speaker implementation, @philipjfry628 - a decent compromise is dipole / ribbon tweeters with normal cone-shaped woofers. With headphones, it shouldn't much matter - a good headphone amp should bolster high-energy bass material regardless of the kind of driver. ( though I've had non-planar , 'normal' headphones that were irritiatingly low on bass no matter what I tried - sold em)
@philipjfry628Ай бұрын
@@sanle7515 Yeah thats the problem isnt it. Not enough room in headphones to put planar and a woofer.
@JamesYoung24Ай бұрын
Given the price why wouldnt they offer native DTS:X and Atmos lossless codec support?
@samshawn4887Ай бұрын
I really dont know how you can justify spending 500 on headphones, clearly I need a new job
@napoficial7123Ай бұрын
Very nice 👍❤
@KitGuruTechАй бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@oliverh1920Ай бұрын
They are targeting these firmly in sennheiser territory now
@KitGuruTechАй бұрын
Always a strong challenger
@oliverh1920Ай бұрын
@@KitGuruTech Strng challenger needed
@jevabenchaudharyАй бұрын
if these were 350 they would clean up, but the market at 500 is very competitive IMO
@KitGuruTechАй бұрын
It’s a competitive market for sure
@LaxmiLaxmi-nl3pcАй бұрын
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
@KitGuruTechАй бұрын
I agree - any RGB and other 'gamer' features would be totally out of place on a product like this - Mat
@BhaliyaMaganАй бұрын
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
@joshuav.d.3777Ай бұрын
Lambskin earphones - awesome, I hate leather, good move
@jeetubariyajeetubariya8192Ай бұрын
Nice looking, like proper audio headphones for gamers.
@KitGuruTechАй бұрын
Definitely!
@BetsyYoung-oi9vsАй бұрын
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?
@KitGuruTechАй бұрын
Maybe a mixture of them all
@bablugundaleАй бұрын
Sennheiser for me, always the best for music
@KitGuruTechАй бұрын
They are great headphones
@nkmstudio1Ай бұрын
good lookin headphones, didnt know you liked such old music though , check out some new stuff like Tool