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08-25-2008, 10:19 PM
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The stupidity of former owners knows no bounds... Where is that facepalm smiley when you need it... 
If you don't get a shock from the protection grill then I wouldn't worry about it. They are very often pushed in like that on the vintage phones and I've only had a problem once but the driver had other issues as well. If you choose to fix it then getting the driver off the baffle is only the beginning and not that hard to do with a razor blade. The grill is part of the driver structure which is all glued together so you would have to use a razor blade to split up the driver, fix the dent and clean up all glue residue and then glue it back together. That's excessive even for me but should you be crazy enough take great care with the stator connectors and use some urethane based glue as Stax originally did. It takes longer to cure but that will give you time to align the grill properly and coat the side of the driver with some glue.
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In that case, I am probably better off using a teeny tiny crochet hook to pull the grille flat again.
Or, like you say, buying new pads and trying to forget about it.
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08-25-2008, 10:25 PM
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I guess you missed the enthusiastic reports about the Smyth Virtual Surround system with head tracking that has been auditioned by experienced head-fi'ers at an U.S. head-fi meet lately.
Failed attempts in the past (at least as stereo music is concerned) don't mean there is no way.
I haven't yet the opportunity to audition the Smyth system but I did audition a somewhat similar system by EMT Studiotechnik GmbH last year at a german meet, and it was quite impressing and far better than simple crap like Dolby Headphone.The EMT systems is aimed at the studio market though and at ~$20000 too expensive for me.The Smyth system is way more affordable.
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No actually I have seen some reports of this. I am just not impressed by them. Tracking the head to get some marginally better surround sound strikes me as a solution in search of a problem.
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08-25-2008, 10:55 PM
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In that case, I am probably better off using a teeny tiny crochet hook to pull the grille flat again.
Or, like you say, buying new pads and trying to forget about it.
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A hook would work but don't pull on the grill too hard as it might break away. OCD is great to have but one has to stop somewhere... 
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08-26-2008, 07:33 AM
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So I emailed Jack Wu (Woo) yesterday in hopes of trying to pry a little more info about the new E-stat amp he has been working on.
I found out that this will be an all tube design (not hybrid like some were speculating including me) and it is a different design from the GES. That's all for now folks... 
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08-26-2008, 04:29 PM
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Hi guys, I just received my new SRS-3050 (wow these are pretty amazing) and was wondering how can I connect these to my computer. My currents are Sen HD555 and I just had to plug them into my XFi, but I have completely no idea how to make these work. I guess I'm missing something here. Any help?
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08-26-2008, 05:31 PM
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Hi guys, I just received my new SRS-3050 (wow these are pretty amazing) and was wondering how can I connect these to my computer. My currents are Sen HD555 and I just had to plug them into my XFi, but I have completely no idea how to make these work. I guess I'm missing something here. Any help?
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Congratulations! 
No idea what the 'XFI' are, but guess its some sort of sound card. The SRM-323 have RCA signal inputs, so just feed it with a regular signal level. Or use the headphone out on the 'XFI' if it have one of those and no RCA.
Or provide more information.
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08-26-2008, 05:51 PM
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Congratulations!
No idea what the 'XFI' are, but guess its some sort of sound card. The SRM-323 have RCA signal inputs, so just feed it with a regular signal level. Or use the headphone out on the 'XFI' if it have one of those and no RCA.
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Yeah, by XFi i mean Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic - Upgrade music to the Xtreme Fidelity audio standard I plug my HD555 (3.5mm jack) into it, but at the back of the SRS-323 I just see these http://www.av.com.pl/files/Image/AV%...II-gniazda.jpg which I really dont know what they are used to except the power thingy of course. Thanks, im gonna search some info about those RCA signal inputs (newbie :])
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08-26-2008, 07:17 PM
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08-26-2008, 07:26 PM
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Surely any Stax system running off a mini-jack (3.5mm or 1/8th jack) needs, at the very least, this!
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08-26-2008, 08:09 PM
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Thanks Johnny Blue.
About the 3.5 to RCA, i will connect this here (pic), right?
And what's the ? ?
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08-26-2008, 08:22 PM
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Forgot a question, would a simple transformer do the work or do I need a special one?
I do not mind spending money (reasonably) on these kind of things as long as it sounds better.
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08-26-2008, 08:25 PM
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Thanks Johnny Blue.
About the 3.5 to RCA, i will connect this here (pic), right?
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The ? is a ground lug. Generally no need to use it. Yes that is where you would connect the RCAs to.
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08-26-2008, 08:36 PM
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Thanks. Really helpful people on this forum 
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08-27-2008, 12:41 AM
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I'm still amazed that someone can buy a Stax system and never have come across RCA (phono) plugs and sockets before!
Also, don't use a transformer: they degrade the sound quality which you've just paid good money to get! Search this thread for info on re-wiring the amp so you can use your normal voltage supply (although, on second thoughts, if you've never seen a phono socket before, perhaps leaping around with a soldering iron ain't a good idea... ).
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