The Stax thread (New) - Page 386

Haha. Just use play-dough. That sets pretty hard. Then you put a honey glaze on, so that every time you wear your new headphones theres a sweet and pleasant smell.

Who needs the smell of leather when you have glazing...

You will need to use really dense dough.

Really? Good thing I didn't go for the 404.....

I just ordered my GES this afternoon in black with all upgraded parts. Now I have to wait 3-5 weeks. I am not very good at patience. I can hardly wait to post my first impressions when it arrives.

3-5 weeks will be over real quick. Ive been waiting since November for my new CDP to be upgraded...

Someone just bought an untested Stax SRM1MK2 amp on Ebay for $23.50!
STAX SRM-1/Mk-2 Headphone Amplifier - eBay (item 200203586023 end time Feb-29-08 17:46:53 PST)

I had sent a question to the seller to see whether it would light up when turned on. When he finally replied yes, I checked the listing and saw it had ended early. Makes no sense to me - GRRRRRRRRR.

I would have paid at least $25.00 for it.

It's also a C serial number unit, should be very good if it works. I wanted to bit on it but forgot about it

I don't believe somebody will "end the auction early to sell it to high bidder" for $23, there is probably some kind of under-the-table deal going on, the $23 is just for lower final value fees......

I found that some of the discharge problem with the ESP6 and 9's was due to shorting from the circuit boards in the cups, especially onto the deteriorated foam that the old units tend to have.


The etch problem with Lambda Nova and 404 went away for me when I started using Silclear contact enhancer everywhere. Honest!

However I am sure better housing could make these sound better. I was thinking how good it would be to have a Sigma design with super-rigid, non resonant housing. Anyone want to try this as a cottage industry? Just use the lambda drivers and cables with your own housing.


But what good is the amp for except to get the bias for the 950? Even my SRM3's, which I know you don't like, sound lots better than the Koss E-9 amp.
The E-9 amp got better using a bench power supply but still the Stax amp was much better.

Man, I'll never get a sweet deal from eBay with you guys around. You guys watch it like hawks...

I guess I'll just have to spend even more time on the computer

If its works properly, then someone certainly made a bargain.
Cause a good condition SRM-1/MK2 usually sell for $3-400.

He he
Yes, its hard to get sweet eBay deals these days. Since a lot of us Head-Fi'ers keep a close eye on it, driving the price up if needed.

I have scored a couple of nice deals myself, so it certainly can be done.

So have I, but the SRD-7 MkIIs continue to elude me: I suppose I'm just not willing to go up into the €100s for them!

I've never used any Koss phone that hasn't been cleaned and every solder connection repaired so I wouldn't know but Koss used a metalized coating that is highly conductive. That means it needs a steady stream of bias while Stax only needs a small amount.

The baffle can also be used since it is aluminum but the rest needs to be thrown away. The 404 drivers are much more capable then any of the former models so I have no doubt that an upgraded housing will make them shine. I really don't understand why Stax doesn't release a 100k Yen Lambda with an aluminum housing and the 4070 arc assembly.

As a donor for bias it isn't half bad since it is small and light but the phones are the real stars.

Someone should buy this now:

STAX SR3 EARSPEAKERS + SRD6 ENERGIZING UNIT - eBay (item 160213908254 end time Mar-05-08 19:33:48 PST)

I already have a pair of SR-3 (two SR-5 gold) and an SRD-5/6/7, or I would jump on it.