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Right you are. I wonder if there are any drop in replacements or any that can be used with adapters. I know about KT77 and maybe the 6550 but there must be some other tubes that will work in the BH
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6CK4s might be interesting, if your dropped the voltage down a bit.
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I assume the picture is of the 202. The 404 has a wire mesh stator. The one in the picture looks like perforated dark metal. Prior posts have established that Stax went over to wire mesh with the Lambda Nova. My earlier Sigmas used perforated copper.
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Can anyone confirm if the 404 and 303 drivers are identical down to the plate drillings? That would mean that the cable would be the only big difference I think.
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Very interesting indeed! But I won't spoil your surprise by giving away the punchline...
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Thanks, Andre. I think I know about 80 per cent of the answer already. The 202s are a great headset, and the best bargain going - they handily beat the SRM-001mkII out of the humble SRM-212, and are even better from the tube amp. I just really am curious to hear the 404s, as I've not been able to for five years or so.
My initial read on the Lambdas (new models) is that they are great, but a little too forward to be considered "accurate." It will be interesting to see if the 404s are less forward than the 202s.

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Can anyone confirm if the 404 and 303 drivers are identical down to the plate drillings? That would mean that the cable would be the only big difference I think.
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I couldn't track down any really good photos of the Lambda Sig/Sigma Pro drivers. They're dark grey, though.
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Please update us regarding the EA-6. Thanks.
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I would like to know how it compares to other amplifiers in its price range.

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Right you are. I wonder if there are any drop in replacements or any that can be used with adapters. I know about KT77 and maybe the 6550 but there must be some other tubes that will work in the BH
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Well, regarding the EA-6, it is still not perfect, and has some REALLY rough spots (Tool, 10k Days, has parts that breal up really bad in saturated guitar), and yet, Hoobastank, Alison Krauss and Janes Addiction are all superb, with glorious microdetail that eludes the BH... I am simply baffled, and no 'It's broken' excuse this time. He also went to 17GW6 instead of 6BQ6, so it definitely has way more gain... more results to come. And, once I gat Alex to wake up and help me figure this out...
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People are becoming aware of the vintage Stax headphones. This thread has contributed to that. Vintage phones are a finite resource. If demand is increased, and supply is constant (or diminishing), then price is going to go up. I don't think that $600 is insane for a Lambda Pro. I do think that $500-$600, possibly more, will become the price for a good condition pair, at least while they have FOTM status. At some point, something else may be FOTM, and pricing will go back down.
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In my opinion the Lambda Pro is worth every penny of $500 or so. I can't think of any other can in that price range I would rather have and/or could out perform it. (IMO)
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He also went to 17GW6 instead of 6BQ6, so it definitely has way more gain... more results to come. And, once I gat Alex to wake up and help me figure this out...
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People are becoming aware of the vintage Stax headphones. This thread has contributed to that. Vintage phones are a finite resource. If demand is increased, and supply is constant (or diminishing), then price is going to go up. I don't think that $600 is insane for a Lambda Pro. I do think that $500-$600, possibly more, will become the price for a good condition pair, at least while they have FOTM status. At some point, something else may be FOTM, and pricing will go back down.
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Most of those big price sales come from the uninformed. Those unaware of the happenings in Stax land who had a Lambda Pro or whatever in the early 80s, the sort of people who pay $250 for a SR30.
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6CK4s might be interesting, if your dropped the voltage down a bit.
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Well he might try some XF1's but what else is there?
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Duplicated, sorry.
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