STAX - the Lambda Pro System photo walkthrough! - BIG PICS WARNING! - Page 2

Nice pics! However, are you sure that you're giving the amp enough room to breathe? It doesn't look very well positioned in your setup. If it does indeed run at toaster-oven levels after 10 minutes, then more air around it would probably be welcome; also, I don't think 10 minutes of warmup is really enough. I wish I had performed some more warm-up tests on the SR-404, but I would say that at least an hour is needed before they reach an acceptable level of sonic performance; personally, after I turn them off for whatever reason, I allow them to warm up overnight before listening to them. Of course, the SRM-313 doesn't get very hot at all, but I have it as well ventilated as I can reasonably get it.

Anyway, the talk 'round the campfire is, the Lambda Pro one-ups even the SR-404, so I think you're going to really like the system once everything's warmed up and cooking It will certainly make a great compliment to your DT770's and HP-2's.

I guess you're not selling this? Welcome to team electrostatic!

It does run Class A - always very hot! Lots of ventilation is required - my thoughts were also that you may not have enough. I also run a non-pro Stax Sigma on this amp and it sounds excellent - slightly less sibilant than the Stax Lambda Nova Signature. Mine has been going since 1987 without any problems!! Don't you think the amp is a nicely made professional unit. There were several versions made of this amp - one called the ATR version included a more accurate volume control and a separate balance control. There was also the SRM Monitor which included the ED-1 diffuse field equaliser as well as balanced inputs - I'd love to pick up one of those.

I wonna listen to some STAX... how are they for rock?

Nice combo Jahn! Nice to have both Lambda P's and HP's isn't it? Is this about to be someone's new toy? BIN seems awfully tempting...

the good thing is there is no way i can afford them... or is that the bad thing???

You meant this thread, didn't you?

Marvelous post, Jahn. I loved the anthropomorphized Talkin' Lambdas ("Hook me up! Hook me! Hook me!"). We, the Senior AudioNuts Who Were Around When These Things Was New, Dagnabbit, are all very glad you enjoy them. We can even tell you why.

Not that you asked.

First, you've just stepped into the penultimate gasp of the last Golden Age of Audio, which lasted until, you guessed it, 1984. Man, when those Lambda Pros hit the market we figured we were just about to cross over into audio nirvana. Stuff was getting so freakin' good we could hardly keep our wallets in our pants. Some of us pawned our pants.

Then... Something Happened. Wile E. Coyote went running off the cliff but didn't fall until he thought to look down. The Yen collapsed, and we started down the slope to the Long Dark Night of the Digital Black Plastic Soul. The carnival was over soon enough. But you hold in your hot little hands the physical, intellectual and spiritual representative of those last hopeful days. I call them that because I can't think of another single product that so embodies the optimism of that time. The fact that they've made it this far into the future, and still sound so good to ears accustomed to the best moving-coils that have ever been, slaps a big ol' grin on our curmudgeonly ol' faces. So enjoy.

But get some major ventilation on that baby. Heat kills. Stick a computer fan on it.

Oops, oh well... hopefully someone snags the BIY anyway Sorry Jahn! In answer to your question, I don't find them all but manage to snag a few here and there

They Rock!!!!!!!!

Jahn.....I told you you would not be sorry. The lamda Pros got balls.................

er ..... guts

Dan