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    Krell KSA 5 Clone (China)

      That will never happen. 
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    Stax SRM-1/Mk2 Re-cap

    That's the first version of the SRM-1 Mk2  and it's a bit different to the most common model.  Not sure which pot is which on this but it's easy to check underneath the PCB.  The pots have three pins so look for the one which has two of the pins connected together by a trace.  That's the offset...
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    Is anyone building the KGSSHV?

      The amp on its own will do a far better job of doing the phase splitting than any transformer.  The high gain of the amplifier will generate a balanced signal from a single ended source without any external or extra components.  The exact same is true for the humble Stax SRM-252S and most...
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    Vintage Stax repair and maintenance

      It doesn't make any sense to add a socket for the Koss.  First off it's one model with a unique connector, one which is also impossible to source without ripping it from an E/90 amp.  It's also very easy to make an adapter to Stax for them and they are electrically compatible.  To make the...
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    KOSS ESP-950 Thread

    The Koss is far superior, both the phones and the amp.  No comparison really...
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    King Sound Emperor: New Electrostatic Headphones!

      The driver has promise but one of mine rattled which was rather alarming.  First thing to change about these are the earpads though, they are way too big and the biggest "bad" factor to the sound.    Also all H1 owners should know about this:  ...
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    Stax SR-009 Channel Imbalance Trouble / Driver Problem?

    Then problem with that theory is how would the generated static end up on the diaphragm.  The system is highly insulated so the only viable option for what's causing this is has to do with changes to temperature/humidity and how the peculiar nature of the 009 driver interacts with those. 
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    The Stax Thread III

      That's pretty much completely incorrect.  The letters mean absolutely nothing and the serial numbers even less.  The parts used just represent the time when the units were built and how long the lifetime of the design was. 
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    Is anyone building the KGSSHV?

    Given that the RN60D metal film resistor is just about the perfect resistor then "upgrading" them can only be detrimental.  There are exceptions such as the "batteries" in the T2DIY which need a slightly inductive resistor (and Stax told us as much) but that isn't the case here. 
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    Is anyone building the KGSSHV?

      IXYS or Sanyo only applies to the third stage CCS.  It's not really a good idea to mess with the current setting on that one so what we alter is the output stage standing power. 
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    Is anyone building the KGSSHV?

    These claims of a massive improvement with an increase in current in no way correlate to the data at hand or my own experience.  The circuit is completely linear down to about 2mA (or even slightly less) and we chose 5.5mA as there was no way to make the amp clip and it worked at +/-500V off of...
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    My DIY electrostatic headphones

    Those two are very different irrespective of the bias voltage. 
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    Tube Change/Biasing a Stax 006t II

      This is completely normal.  The outside of the caps is tied to one pole (normally the - pole)  and with a bipolar PSU that would naturally be present on tops that have an uninsulated top. 
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    The Stax Thread III

      Like all Lambdas, they have their good points.  The bass on the new Lambda's is the best from any stock unit though the comfort on the 507 is the worst of the lot.  Even the Lambda Pro do some things well but in the end the flaws are just too grating to enjoy the set.  Same thing applies to...
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    The Stax Thread III

      I've never flip-flopped with the x07 range, they were awful from the day I received my first 507 with the 207 being the sole exception.  They aren't perfect (too bright/forward as all the new models are) but come closest to the ideal sound signature.  Dirt cheap too...    Don't see much...
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