Posts by Il Mostro

Any first hand experiences or well informed opinions regarding these pairings?  Thinking about the NFB 10.2 as the foundation of a secondary/tertiary stand-alone station. Thanks in advance.

What are the specific differences between the circuits of the KGGS and current Stax amps?  A lot of people are shooting from the hip, but I would be very interested in the substantive differences between the various designs. 

Quote: Originally Posted by KuKuBuKu  so?       Supply, demand, discretionary income.  No brainer, really.

Congratulations, man.  Nothing like a grail acquisition to make your day.

I found that my Concerto ran out of gas with the HE-500's.  Certainly good to a point, but not optimum.  Channel Islands VHP-1/VAC-1 has more grunt, but still not ideal.  So much more grip and dynamic headroom with my...

Look for older DAC's with the now-gone Ultra Analog 20 bit chips.  Enlightened Audio Designs DSP-9000, Resolution Audio Quantum and others.  While lacking the ultimate detail of the best current DAC's, it just does not get...

My bad.  I am in the USA and I have read that the USA version lacks both features -- I could very well be misinformed, or the USA version may be different.  Regarding the lack of an SD card, it was reported that 25GB on...

Reports of no SD card is a deal breaker for me.  And, following Apple's lead with a non removable battery is not exactly a plus.

The word that comes to mind regarding the HE-400's bass is "ripe".  I would not describe them as being overly flabby, but they are quite rounded out.  

Quote: Originally Posted by verwandlung  I just ordered the SRM-009 last week and I am curious to find out if anyone is or has used them with the Stax-323! I am assuming that they will perform better than my SRM-007,...