Posts by edstrelow

  Quote: Originally Posted by arnaud  Yep, and I am in the same boat as you: I have two little daughters and am quite reluctant to go to tubes. I have really absolutely no complaint with the 727A (BTW, I...

I had 2 pair way back when which I sold for a song when neither was fully functional.  The buyer called them "Head Quads!"  I quite liked them when they were working but couldn't see how to fix them when the contacts came...

Quote: Originally Posted by shimmer n roar    Lol! I think that we might have different priorities and budgets but thanks anyway.   Still interested in comparisons from those of you...

I tend to agree with the various comments about there being no true "real sound.'  Even a comparison with live recording can be misleading since what you hear live with unamplified concerts varies with location in the...

Quote: Originally Posted by shamu144  Inherently, I would think that headphones have limitations and aren't really capable of providing a trully natural sound field without some crossfeed enhancer,...

If it was going to be modded why not put in a pro socket and make the SRA12 really useful?    I have 2 of these.  One is used solely for parts.  The other is a "improved" model but improved by Stax.  The...

Quote: Originally Posted by milosz  I have heard about this "squeal."  My ESP 950's don't do that. I think that some do, and some don't.  My original pair of ESP-9's used to have a little of this (in...

Seems like Stax has dropped its low bias sockets from newer amps.  But the old SRM1Mk2 is still a good amp and most have both sockets.  What I have heard comparing transformers vs amps is more detail/ambience/imaging with...

If I recall correctly, the original Lambda has quite  a lot of mineral wool stuffing behind the drivers.  Stax later stopped doing this for later Lambdas, and uses only a fairly skimpy transparent foam backing.  I...

I wouldn't think these drivers would be an advance on the various Lambda pro drivers tht would fit better.  Their diaphragms would be smaller thus giving more intermodulation and thicker so a poorer attack and decay.  But I...