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post #916 of 17276
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Originally Posted by spritzer View Post
Stax headphones should never stick to the stators. The stators are unprotected in the older models and will burn through the diaphragm. Is the bias supply in your amp ok, because you can only do this to a normal biased headphone by feeding it Pro bias.
Someone may have put SR-5N/Gamma drivers in the Gamma Pro housing. That would cause things like that to happen.
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I look at it this way. No matter how much I spend to improve my system, I will get more out of it when I use this type of tweak. And I may feel that the tweak is worth more than a very expensive equipment upgrade.
I agree, in general: some tweaks are a bargain (see below).

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My interpretation of the Audiogon thread is that some users feel a need to re-clean their contacts after 6 months to a year, other see no problem. I think the underlying issue is whether or not the contacts oxidize during that time. If you have gold contacts and they are clean before you put an enhancer on, then you will probably be allright.

Admittedly the DIN plugs would be a problem to clean. I would possibly recommend Progold because it is easier to apply and it has a cleaner in its formula. However Silclear is noticeably more effective.
Mmm, the way I read the Audigon thread, it seemed there were those that had just used Silclear and were ecstatic, those that were fed up 6 months later, and those that were ecstatic, but waiting nervously to see what happened after six months!

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Originally Posted by edstrelow View Post
Are the higher voltage systems used in homes in Britain as susceptible to power loss because of grim on power plugs.
I have no idea if there's power loss due to grime build-up, all I know is that there is a great improvement in sound quality when I polish up my mains plugs, in the HF in particular. If I paid £100 -150 to get the improvement another way, say by buying a new connector cable, I'd be happy with money well spent, so given it's free, I love it.
post #918 of 17276
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Originally Posted by spritzer View Post
Stax headphones should never stick to the stators. The stators are unprotected in the older models and will burn through the diaphragm. Is the bias supply in your amp ok, because you can only do this to a normal biased headphone by feeding it Pro bias.
I'm pretty sure that my membranes (on both headphones) are alright o_o I've checked.

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The sticking issue doesn't sound normal. Your little Sony amp shouldn't be able to put out enough juice to cause that.
Actually I'm using the SRD-X pro now, didn't bring the Sony with me to Australia. I think the sticking issue happened with the sony too, though.

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Someone may have put SR-5N/Gamma drivers in the Gamma Pro housing. That would cause things like that to happen.
Didn't John Buchanan accidentally plug his normal bias headphones (a sigma I think) into a pro bias output once, and all he got was a loud screeching sound?
post #919 of 17276
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Originally Posted by tyre View Post
Hmm, won by the same guy who bought the last pair at $670. Damned collectors .
No kidding! This is why I set my max bids on the safe side, and really just don't try that hard on Ebay. I figure if I win an auction for Lambda Pros for 500, I'll find a set in the pawn shop the next day for 50.
post #920 of 17276
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Originally Posted by Tachikoma View Post
In fairness the membranes of the SR-5NB sometimes sticks to the membrane, and I had to open them up once to fix the channel balance, but both issues have only occured once or twice during their time with me.
Please tell me more: I've got a pair of SRX Mk3s where there's channel imbalance. I'd got the impression from previous remarks on this thread that this was terminal and was a sure sign that they dying...

So what did you do to fix it?
post #921 of 17276
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Originally Posted by Leporello View Post
Very impressive. I own the SR-303 and while I generally speaking like it, the upper midrange elevation or 'etch' sometimes annoys me.

On simple 'brightness' scale, what are the SR-202 and Lambda Pro like compared to SR-303?
L.
The Lambda Pro has the most well-balanced sound of the Lambda group IMO. I was looking for a extra set of Pro’s but the used prices are to high. I read that the 202 has a different element then the 303 or 404 (which are the same). I decided to give them a try. I purchased the phones only (normally their a set with a SRM) from Audio Cubes II. Their still breaking in, but so far I really like them. Some of the upper midrange brightness comes with pairing the 303 or 404 with the SRM-006t. They sound better on the SRM-1mkII Pro. On a upper midrange brightness scale of 1-10 and 5 being neutral I would give the Lambda Pro a 5, Lambda a 4, 202 a 6 and the 303/404 a 8.

Audiod
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Originally Posted by Johnny Blue View Post
Please tell me more: I've got a pair of SRX Mk3s where there's channel imbalance. I'd got the impression from previous remarks on this thread that this was terminal and was a sure sign that they dying...

So what did you do to fix it?
If it's just a dying connection to one of the bias supplies then it's fixable. Anything more exotic and you're in trouble.
post #923 of 17276
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Originally Posted by audiod View Post
The Lambda Pro has the most well-balanced sound of the Lambda group IMO. I was looking for a extra set of Pro’s but the used prices are to high. I read that the 202 has a different element then the 303 or 404 (which are the same). I decided to give them a try. I purchased the phones only (normally their a set with a SRM) from Audio Cubes II. Their still breaking in, but so far I really like them. Some of the upper midrange brightness comes with pairing the 303 or 404 with the SRM-006t. They sound better on the SRM-1mkII Pro. On a upper midrange brightness scale of 1-10 and 5 being neutral I would give the Lambda Pro a 5, Lambda a 4, 202 a 6 and the 303/404 a 8.

Audiod
Just the kind of information I was looking for, thanks!


Regards,

L.
post #924 of 17276
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The Lambda Pro has the most well-balanced sound of the Lambda group IMO.
That's good to know. However, I still find that the highs, while not fatiguing, sometimes tend to sound grainy or harsh. They tend to lose detail in some music. Is this a characteristic of the headphone or is there something I can do in my system to tweak it to get a little more high end detail or shimmer?
post #925 of 17276
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Originally Posted by Carl View Post
It's a bit of a shame Stax doesn't supply silver cables as an option they way they did with their tonearms.
x2
I would love to try a silver cable on my Omega II.

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Originally Posted by Downrange View Post
Someone put up Lambda Pros with SRD-7 for a 350 buy-it-now, and by the time I got an alert, it was gone.
I guess that's a pretty good price for that set-up, and, as I'm still in the market for and SRD-7, (and the Lambda Pros seem to be pretty highly regarded these parts)
If the phones are in good condition, that seems like a pretty good deal.

By the way. I have a spare SRD-7, which I can always sell to you.
The one to the left in this picture: SRD-7 Family

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Originally Posted by jjcha View Post
Had some transformer fun w/ lan today...


(there's a SRD-6 SB in the middle of that stack)
Nice!
What tube amplifiers did you use to drive the energizer?

I have experimented a bit with speaker amplifiers and energizers myself, but so far only tested solid state amplifiers. Would like to test some tube amplifiers as well..
post #926 of 17276
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Originally Posted by jjcha View Post
Had some transformer fun w/ lan today...

http://photo.head-fi.org/data/500/minimeet1.jpg
(there's a SRD-6 SB in the middle of that stack)

http://photo.head-fi.org/data/500/minimeet2.jpg

Lots of moving pieces going on, with gear being added, warmed up, plugged in. Hard to say what we liked, tho lots of things sounded different.

I think lan may be becoming a fan of the SR-Lambda (normal biased) though. It's certainly one of my fav cans.

Oh, HE60 with modded HEV70... quite an interesting sound. Not what I expected. Wished we also had an adapter to try it out of the SRD7 mk2...

Best,

-Jason
Whoa, my goodness. Very nice there. Did any principles or ideas regarding different setups pop up in your mind? (i.e. what work kind of stuff work and what doesn't. )

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Originally Posted by Downrange View Post
Someone put up Lambda Pros with SRD-7 for a 350 buy-it-now, and by the time I got an alert, it was gone.

I guess that's a pretty good price for that set-up, and, as I'm still in the market for and SRD-7, (and the Lambda Pros seem to be pretty highly regarded these parts) I'd probably have gone for it, but I was about 10 minutes too late.

Amazing...
A Lambda Pro eh? Anyone save the link to that auction?
post #927 of 17276
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Originally Posted by Carl View Post
Someone may have put SR-5N/Gamma drivers in the Gamma Pro housing. That would cause things like that to happen.
Yes it would. It isn't easy to check though unless you remove the membrane and put something that is exactly 1mm thick in it's place. If you can close the driver without any problems it is a Pro unit.

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Originally Posted by Tachikoma View Post
I'm pretty sure that my membranes (on both headphones) are alright o_o I've checked.

Didn't John Buchanan accidentally plug his normal bias headphones (a sigma I think) into a pro bias output once, and all he got was a loud screeching sound?
If the mylar is sticking to the stators then there would be big holes. They aren't insulated so they will burn. I've played a normal headphone from a pro socket and they were fine but don't raise the volume to much. They are very loud even at low levels.

The only phone that has the stator sticking issue is the He90 and thats because the Sennheiser engineers played a bit too close to the fire. No Stax phone should ever do this under any circumstance. Did you use klingfilm as a dust cover? That might be causing some issues because it's behavior is wild compared to the stable mylar.
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Originally Posted by spritzer View Post
Did you use klingfilm as a dust cover? That might be causing some issues because it's behavior is wild compared to the stable mylar.
Klingfilm behaviour is always wild!

post #929 of 17276
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Originally Posted by Duggeh View Post
Klingfilm behaviour is always wild!

You've got to lick it, before you kick it! You've got to make it soft and wet before you stick it!
post #930 of 17276
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Originally Posted by erikzen View Post
That's good to know. However, I still find that the highs, while not fatiguing, sometimes tend to sound grainy or harsh. They tend to lose detail in some music. Is this a characteristic of the headphone or is there something I can do in my system to tweak it to get a little more high end detail or shimmer?
The SRM-1mkII Pro (for that matter all SRM's) sound a little grainy or harsh when first turned on. I listen a lot on weekends so I leave it on all weekend. If the unit gets too hot go to Radio Shack and get a little boxer fan. The interconnect cable also is important. I would consider some of the warmer balanced cables like Monster, Transparent, MIT. Music Fidelity makes a vacuum tube line buffer called a X-Can V3 that will add a nice bloom to your sound without loosing detail. It also has an extremely high input impedance that will not load down your source equipment. When the grain and harshness are removed the effect is more apparent detail and musicality. Hope this helps.

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