Yeah I kinda agree. I wouldnāt really cheap out on the energizer. I would just save up some more for the l700 + a better amp
I heard these headphones are much better build than the mrk1, Lamda? But i also heard these have different tuning. Is that true?
Kinda, I mean it is a bit different tuning, but they arenāt worldās apart
what amp only costs $50 that you can plug the Mk2ās into?
Iāve got the lowly SRM-252S and I wouldnāt hesitate to plug them into it. might not do them full justice but itās Stax gear on Stax gear so will work and should do so safely 
also, are the L500 MK2ās better enough to be worthy of buying or still jump them and go for the L700 Mk2? or L300 Ltd, if can be found?
I donāt know about the 50 buck energizer, but the 252s would work, but getting a higher end vintage stax amp might be beneficial. I think the l700 is much better compared to the l500 and l300. But the l300 limited would be a good choice
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headamp.com still lists the L300ltd as available, but at that price Iād personally just continue saving up for the L700 MK2
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that would be a good idea. i just heard a review where the guy didnt like the L300 ltd but loved the L700. so maybe there farther apart than we think. thats why im worried about the L700 mk2ās. i found one on sale but not sure if i want to flip the coin on it.
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well, the L700 should sound better, and I would expect them to being theyāre still twice the price of the L300 Ltdā¦but they outclass the L300 and the L500. I just wish there was a Mk II with a detachable cable.
anyone have experience with older lambda models that they think outclass the L300 and L500?
I sure wish I could find my SR-207āsā¦ 
thatās a good price. when I did a check a few months back, all I found were listings for used that were as much or more than the L700 new. LoL!
Yeah i like the metal holder for the L700mk2 headphone. hate all that plastic. But Zeos hasnt done a review of the L700 Lamda vs the L700 mk2
The mk2 has some metal parts if I recall correctly
Anyone ever try to power a L700 with a Woo WEE Dynamic to Electrostatic Converter and a SP200?
The woo wee only works with speaker amps
Oh thats right. it probably needs speaker wire input. do you think it will work well with a Onkyo A9110 amp? or maybe one of the cheaper smaller speaker amps on Amazon?
That would probably be pretty good imo. I also think something like the Denon PMA-600NE. You could also perhaps get something like a parasound 275v2 and a volume control or preamp
Is the Woo WEE really good? Iām curious about getting it as a cheaper alternative to the standard Koss energizer. I have some stout speaker amps to try with it so that is not an issue for me. 
It is pretty good, if you have a good speaker amp you should have no issues. You will need a stax to koss adapter (or buy you rown)
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The WEE needs a 5 million ohm resistor on the bias output, otherwise it will melt the coating off the diaphragm and arc. All Woo amps are like this.
According to a friend of mine upon adding the 5m ohm resistor itās the best thing to drive Stax with.
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How can they sell it with a defect like that! Geez no bueno. I would prefer not to mod it if Iām dropping that much cash on one tbh.
Huh, I havenāt heard of this. Is this only for the WEE? I have a 3ES Elite and have no issues