The Stax thread (New) - Page 46

Phew! Carl would make you write out that list one hundred times if it was incomplete.

Thank you so much krmathis and spritzer! That was a great list; I'm sure it'll provide a great reference for everyone.

I, for one, almost bought an energizer thinking it was an amplifier.

Cheers,
Venio

Thanks for the nice feedback!
It will hopefully lead some people on the right electrostatic headphone track ...

question answered previously

I'm thinking of purchasing a vintage Stax. Does anyone know what the market is like for, say, Sigma Pros and Lambda pros? (Approximate range of prices and perhaps a fair price to pay for.)

Thanks!

Anyone built their own Stax transformer?

Here's a design by Ciufolli. I priced the transformers alone at over 500 bucks, but wonder if the resulting quality (and use of new components) would be worth if?

http://www.audiodesignguide.com/my/stax_transf.html

Great choice!
* The Sigma Pro's rarely come up for sale, so I am not quite sure about their going rate. Probably $4-600...
* The Lambda Pro's going rate have gone up lately, so expect to pay $3-500 for a well taken care of pair.

There are currently one Lambda Pro up for sale on eBay, and so far the highest bid are $200.

Thanks for the tips! Is the Sigma Pro "higher-end" than the Lambda Pro? Or is it because of a scarcity issue that they're usually more expensive?

Cheers and thanks!

I don't think they are "higher-end", just different. Their higher price are mostly caused by scarcity.

'Carl' scored a Sigma Pro pair on Yahoo Japan one month ago.
But such great deals are rare!

The last pair of Sigma Pros I encountered were a NOS pair (or so they claimed) from an Audiogon wanted ad I posted. They were asking $700 for them. I thought it was a bit steep so I didn't bite.

Oh man. Simply amazing. $230.

I went for the impulse buy on a Sigma Pro as well on YJA. I paid a rather comparatively large price for it. Haha, I'm not too good at bargain hunting. Now... as for an amplifier to match it...

On a completely unrelated note, I saw that someone (most likely a Head-Fier) scored a W2002 for $860. Pretty damn good.

You need a very good amp to drive the Sigma Pro's if they aren't to sound muddy and congested. Look for plenty of voltage swing to get them going.

i scored my stax lambda pro + srm-1/mk-2 for US$455 i'm pretty sure i got a huge bargain and they're in absolute mint condition

Argh, now I regret jumping on them so fast. I've realized I paid a rather high price for mine. This is going to suck considering I don't have any cash to purchase an amplifier in the foreseeable future (many months). Maybe I'll sell them and hope not to sell for a loss (unlikely).

wait... you didn't just jump on these: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....m=120095491029 did you?