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With the acoustic seal L700 is far superior to my ananda. I got T1 tube amp with better russian tubes and the soundstage is as big as in... -
astromaddie replied to the thread QUAD ERA-1 Thread.These days I’ve been re-evaluating my gear and questioning if I really need to keep my beloved Stax 007A. It sounds amazing with that...
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astromaddie replied to the thread QUAD ERA-1 Thread.Similar but not the same level of sound quality. As far as I can tell, it's the OEM ERA-1 drivers without the Quad tuning, because they...
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astromaddie replied to the thread The Stax Thread III.Masataka Onishi. I passed on it (it was an auction) and it ended up going for ~$1800
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astromaddie replied to the thread The Stax Thread III.Just saw your edit in the last post, thanks, that’s really informative all around. Can you elaborate more on the sound differences?
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astromaddie replied to the thread The Stax Thread III.I see. Do you have any other insights from how this looks? Would this be a step up from a CCS-modded T1S? I use a 007A, and I’m...
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astromaddie replied to the thread The Stax Thread III.I was confused about that. It clearly has transformer output but also tube output. Could the transformer be for speaker output? It’s a...
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astromaddie replied to the thread The Stax Thread III.Just wanted to bump this again, am I incorrect in thinking that it looks a lot like a modified T2? From comparing schematics to what I'm...
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astromaddie replied to the thread The Stax Thread III.It was designed (and seemingly built?) by a local engineer who's published articles in a major tube quarterly magazine here, but I...
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astromaddie replied to the thread The Stax Thread III.I saw this come up on a local market, and I don't know enough electronics to make much sense of it (though it is very cleanly made)...
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astromaddie replied to the thread The Stax Thread III.No problem! Curious to hear if any KGSSHV/BHSR owners hear differently. Something funny though, now that I've heard it on your copy, I...
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astromaddie replied to the thread The Stax Thread III.Yes, mine is a vinyl rip, so maybe the distortion is lost from the analogue to digital transfer. Don't worry though, I think I heard...
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astromaddie replied to the thread The Stax Thread III.I tried listening to my own copy of the Tron Legacy OST (24bit 96khz) on my T1S+007A, and didn't hear any distortion. It could be your...
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astromaddie replied to the thread The Stax Thread III.I think the issue I have is that relativity is entirely lost from these secondhand (and often thirdhand) experiences. I've been happily...
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I was looking for an amplifier that would be endgame... Maybe I found it, just need a little patience.. Their new MHA-200
