Is Stax headphone still in business

I picked up a pair of SR-80's on ebay around 2005 for about $50. Current top Stax package goes for $4650.

The current flagship from Stax is the SR009 which goes for $5200 for just the headphones. It requires a dedicated headphone amp which can run upwards of an additional $2-5K for the better ones available.

@Jax, there's no need to spend more than 2k on a headamp for a stax. I've auditioned amps on the 1k price range with them, and i was pleased.

The Stax 507 (about $500) with one of the Stax drivers is better than any dynamic can in that price range for acoustic music, IMO.

I heard the new SR-009 Stax at RMAF with a Blue Hawaii SE amp and was blown away. I don't really care for headphones much but this combo has changed my mind. The price is sky high but if I had to give up my speakers that is the headphone rig I would replace them with.

Just before trying the Stax I tried Sennheiser hd-800, Audeze ld-2/ld-3, and Hifi man 6's on a top of the line Apex amp. While I enjoyed those phones I did not feel I was missing anything.

If I could afford to spend $11,000 on the Stax, BHSE combo I think I would.

I rec'd a Stax SR-007MK2 and SRM-007tII for X-mas. It will be here next week. Looking forward to my first Stax experience.