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post #1336 of 2675
1/5/07 at 3:49pm

Length of this thread

Hi Folks,

There are so many pages, that they are starting to run off my screen. Any chance to archive, say, the first 55 pages of this thread, and then continue at a more manageable size?

Or are we going for some kind of record here?

Gear mentioned in this thread:

Koss ESP-950 Electrostatic Stereophone
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post #1337 of 2675
1/5/07 at 4:00pm
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Originally Posted by Ruppin View Post
Or are we going for some kind of record here?
Of course. We want to beat 2 channel's Stax thread. Just 28423 more posts to go.

Seriously though, don't worry about asking a question that has already been asked.
post #1338 of 2675
1/5/07 at 4:46pm
Let's say that I'm interested in the SR-404, what amp is suitable? I'm thinking about just going with the 4040A system that has the 404 and the 006tII. But everytime I read a bad description of the 404, I have nightmare visions of an electrostatic SA5000.
post #1339 of 2675
1/5/07 at 4:55pm
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Let's say that I'm interested in the SR-404, what amp is suitable? I'm thinking about just going with the 4040A system that has the 404 and the 006tII. But everytime I read a bad description of the 404, I have nightmare visions of an electrostatic SA5000.
No electrostatic I've heard sounds like the SA5000. They can sound thin and agressive if you get poor system synergy, though.
post #1340 of 2675
1/5/07 at 5:02pm
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Originally Posted by humanflyz View Post
Let's say that I'm interested in the SR-404, what amp is suitable? I'm thinking about just going with the 4040A system that has the 404 and the 006tII. But everytime I read a bad description of the 404, I have nightmare visions of an electrostatic SA5000.
I've just listened to a Lavry in my 3030s a few days ago and the combination is too treble heavy and decoloured for my taste. I suspect you may want something like an Egmont or McAllister amp (just from what I've been reading on these forums now and then, I haven't heard these amps myself). But then, YMMV considerably...
post #1341 of 2675
1/5/07 at 5:26pm
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Originally Posted by humanflyz View Post
Let's say that I'm interested in the SR-404, what amp is suitable? I'm thinking about just going with the 4040A system that has the 404 and the 006tII. But everytime I read a bad description of the 404, I have nightmare visions of an electrostatic SA5000.
With having a F1 you have a VERY nice amp to drive some 404s through a SRD7-Pro or mk2 tranformer.
You could then run your K1000s off the speaker posts and instantly switch back and forth between them.
post #1342 of 2675
1/5/07 at 10:01pm
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Originally Posted by spritzer View Post
If they are Nova Signature's they are brown and it should say Signature on the small nameplate on the top of the ear cups.

The Nova series came after the Signature and the original Lambda Pro Classic in 1994 I think.
They are brown, thanks for the info. There isnt a Signature nameplate on top, thats why I got worried but since its brown....phew... Thanks guys for the reassurance.

The Nova Signature headband and earpads are the same as the 404s? They look similar. Thinking about getting spares.
post #1343 of 2675
1/5/07 at 11:52pm
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The Nova Signature headband and earpads are the same as the 404s? They look similar. Thinking about getting spares.
404 parts are interchangeable.
post #1344 of 2675
1/6/07 at 12:08am
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With having a F1 you have a VERY nice amp to drive some 404s through a SRD7-Pro or mk2 tranformer.
You could then run your K1000s off the speaker posts and instantly switch back and forth between them.
Don't tell him that, I need the next pro-bias adapter!
post #1345 of 2675
1/6/07 at 3:31am
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Don't tell him that, I need the next pro-bias adapter!
I like your WTB ad.
post #1346 of 2675
1/6/07 at 3:40am
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I like your WTB ad.
Desperate times call for desperate measures...
post #1347 of 2675
1/6/07 at 4:18am
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Originally Posted by ShaolinRasta View Post
Thanks, derekbmn, that was exactly what I needed -- funny how I was missing such an obvious solution! I was reasonably happy with my 404/313, fed directly from my sources through a Quintete, but recently got to hear a normal bias SRD-7/Lambda combo though my power amp. I was blown away by how much more visceral impact I got with that set up. I knew immediately that the 313 wasn't providing enough juice, but for some reason I fixated on an SRD-7 Pro as the solution (headfi upgraditis at work...or is it downgraditis in this case?).

After reading your response, I rerouted my system and am now feeding the 313 some pure-Class-A circuit goodness through a Sugden Headmaster -- what a huge difference! All the juice I was looking for and more...drums now have the attack that I had heard through the SRD-7/Lambda, but the overall sound retains the more refined presentation of the SR-404. Everything is what I was hoping to accomplish with the SRD-7 mkII/Pro -- I'm really pleased now, particularly since I can just listen instead of thinking about switching equipment.
I'm glad you liked the results. It does make a HUGE difference.
post #1348 of 2675
1/6/07 at 4:28am
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I'm glad you liked the results. It does make a HUGE difference.
...would one run the SRM-xxx with the volume wide open, then use the volume on the active preamp in this configuration?
post #1349 of 2675
1/6/07 at 4:36am
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...would one run the SRM-xxx with the volume wide open, then use the volume on the active preamp in this configuration?
I usually keep the srm-313 at about 5 (12oclock position) and then use the preamp to adjust from there.
post #1350 of 2675
1/6/07 at 4:44am
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You can bypass the volume control in Stax amps without destroying them (not sure about your warrenty, though).
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