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Best Amplifier with speaker output for STAX SR-202.

post #1 of 8
9/20/12 at 8:13pm
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This is my current setup

 

http://www.wickedtune.com/EbayImage/Lepai8081.jpg

 

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I want to replace the lepai.

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post #2 of 8
9/21/12 at 7:18am
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was it something I said? confused_face_2.gif
 

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post #3 of 8
9/24/12 at 9:41am
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are there any vintage receivers that you guys would recommend?
 


Edited by gamtha - 9/25/12 at 5:49am
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post #4 of 8
9/24/12 at 3:47pm
Brother, I saw this and am saddened by the lack of help. I can't as I'm ignorant of the stat box rig you have. You may need to dive into a stat thread and ask or shoot Spritzer a pm. From the looks of it, your 7 needs to be powered by a speaker amp. If that's the case, your budget will determine your options. A vintage receiver, integrated or amp & volume control will fit your needs.

Welcome to Head Fi and sorry about your wallet (and lack of a fast response).


Nice pics btw.

This would have gotten you more responses had you put it under the home amps forum.
Edited by Happy Camper - 9/24/12 at 5:57pm
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post #5 of 8
9/24/12 at 4:14pm

The first thing I'd look for would be any old 1970s/1980s receivers being sold locally at low prices. They should power any SRD-7 adequately. The question is what receiver to pick...

 

In my case, I use an old Onkyo TX-SV515PRO receiver that was just sitting boxed up in a closet otherwise. It would be better if I could have used that Sansui 8080DB that was also sitting boxed up in a closet, but that's not an option for now. (Neither are those expensive dedicated Stax amps...)

 

My setup's a bit different (Normal bias SR-Lambda + SRD-7/SB, and back when I had the SR-202, it came with an SRM-212), but it's similar enough.

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post #6 of 8
9/24/12 at 11:25pm

I use an Apogee Mini-DAC (DAC + volume control) running into a Studer power amp for the Stax Sigma series. It sounds great.

Any decent integrated amp should do.

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post #7 of 8
9/25/12 at 5:49am
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Thanks guys.
 

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post #8 of 8
9/25/12 at 5:28pm
I'd say that if the stats are like most detailed cans, the better amp will sound better. As to the wattage rating, a stat user of this method could comment. I don't know if they need 5w, 50w, 500w.

In theory, our HE6 should only need 5w @ 50 ohms. We find 15-20w does better.
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