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Oct 1, 2014 at 12:08 AM Post #132,287 of 177,747
Any of you Stax peeps wanna weigh in on this system? Is it any good? I know nothing about Stax

http://www.head-fi.org/t/730081/stax-sr404le-exstata-solid-state

 
Ehhh I'd stay away from them to be honest, the 404LE is most likely just a normal 404 with better binned drivers and the leather earpads. I think you're paying too much of a premium for what really isn't an upgrade over the 407/507. Personally, I'd just spring for the 407 and slap on the leather earpads if you were looking to spend around that mark. The Stax 323S is a superb amp for the money, you might be able to get the 407/323 for the same money.
 
The amp is basically a poor mans DIY electrostatic project started by Cavalli. It's not very good and performs worse than Stax amps, I'll leave it at that.
 
The build quality on that particular amp is atrocious, it has pathetic grounding and I (along with any testing house/electrical standards) would deem it electrically unsafe, not exactly what you want for a high voltage amplifier eh? I can't grill the builder too much though, the exstata was meant to be a beginner project and well... what can you expect? =P
 
Oct 1, 2014 at 12:09 AM Post #132,288 of 177,747
  Yeap, not into that stuff man. Read enough of the manga back in the day that it just wasn't my cup tea
 
I appreciate your persistance though 
 
As to why, in all honesty 
My first bit o real hentai was vampire related. I was with a buddy of mine he introduced it to me... it made my stomach turn and I... well it wasn't my cup of tea at all,  
There fore Vampire anime just recalls images of that and... well I'd rather not have to think about that again. It wasn't my cup tea. It was like a Vampire demon thing, and either way no vampires... period. 
Not again  

 
Oh, so you read some of the manga! I read the whole thing and liked it much more than the anime.
 
Hm, that's an odd aversion. I don't let things get to me like that.
 
How do you feel about zombies? lol. Highschool Of The Dead is pretty ecchi sometimes.
 
On the extreme end of the "sexual content in anime" spectrum, RIN ~Daughters Of Mnemosyne~ is hardcore, Elfen Lied is a gorefest, and A Kite is hentai.
 
Oct 1, 2014 at 12:11 AM Post #132,289 of 177,747
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http://3dprint.com/17247/3d-printed-metroid-varia-suit/

 
$40,000 3d printer, don't expect the same results from a cheapie hobby one. 
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Oct 1, 2014 at 12:19 AM Post #132,291 of 177,747
   
Oh, so you read some of the manga! I read the whole thing and liked it much more than the anime.
 
Hm, that's an odd aversion. I don't let things get to me like that.
 
How do you feel about zombies? lol. Highschool Of The Dead is pretty ecchi sometimes.
 
On the extreme end of the "sexual content in anime" spectrum, RIN ~Daughters Of Mnemosyne~ is hardcore, Elfen Lied is a gorefest, and A Kite is hentai.

Yea see Daughters of Mnemosyne didn't Bother me, :/ but it wasn't really an Ecchi, just kinda dark and... sexual. Anyways Elfen Lied is too gorey and I have no idea how I managed to get  through all of Dead Man Wonderland... 
 
 
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http://3dprint.com/17247/3d-printed-metroid-varia-suit/

... the suit is Gorgeous, 
 
Oct 1, 2014 at 12:24 AM Post #132,292 of 177,747
  Yea see Daughters of Mnemosyne didn't Bother me, :/ but it wasn't really an Ecchi, just kinda dark and... sexual. Anyways Elfen Lied is too gorey and I have no idea how I managed to get  through all of Dead Man Wonderland... 

 
Yeah, definitely not ecchi. More like
 
lesbian torture porn. XD
 
Did you watch through Elfen Lied, despite hating the gore? =D
 
I watched Deadman Wonderland recently.
 
Oct 1, 2014 at 12:25 AM Post #132,293 of 177,747
Ehhh I'd stay away from them to be honest, the 404LE is most likely just a normal 404 with better binned drivers and the leather earpads. I think you're paying too much of a premium for what really isn't an upgrade over the 407/507. Personally, I'd just spring for the 407 and slap on the leather earpads if you were looking to spend around that mark. The Stax 323S is a superb amp for the money, you might be able to get the 407/323 for the same money.

The amp is basically a poor mans DIY electrostatic project started by Cavalli. It's not very good and performs worse than Stax amps, I'll leave it at that.

The build quality on that particular amp is atrocious, it has pathetic grounding and I (along with any testing house/electrical standards) would deem it [COLOR=FF0000]electrically unsafe[/COLOR], not exactly what you want for a high voltage amplifier eh? I can't grill the builder too much though, the exstata was meant to be a beginner project and well... what can you expect? =P


Thanks for weighing in deadly. It appears that you're right in that I could probably score a 407/323 combo for about the same price as a quick search turns this up:

www.head-fi.org/t/728227/stax-sr-407-w-worn-genuine-leather-pads

Like I said, I don't know anything about Stax but I've always been curious of stats. I think a 007 might be ideal just due to how people describe it as nonfatiguing yet transparent. I do remember James444 telling me that when he got to demo some Lambdas vs the 007/009, he felt that the "lower end" models were very close to the flagships. I'll probably have to research some of the Stax cans a bit more. I see various Lambda lookalikes from time to time on the FS but I honestly no idea what they even sound like. I guess I'm only curious since I really enjoy the UERM which has been described as sounding like an electrostat
 
Oct 1, 2014 at 12:27 AM Post #132,294 of 177,747
A few more minutes till you have to hit refresh like a Madman. Good luck and let us know how it goes.

Got row-I for fri, D for sat and sun. Thanks to my teammate :>
 
Oct 1, 2014 at 12:32 AM Post #132,296 of 177,747
   
Yeah, definitely not ecchi. More like
 
lesbian torture porn. XD
 
Did you watch through Elfen Lied, despite hating the gore? =D
 
I watched Deadman Wonderland recently.

Yea... it was some kinda of something, your tag is on the money
 
I mean teh dark sexual stuff aside, teh story wasn't to bad. It didn't make me laugh, which is what I enjoy about ecchi
 
Elfen Lied, no I've  not even stated it. I've caught glimpses of episodes from friends, an no me gusta 
 
Oct 1, 2014 at 12:37 AM Post #132,297 of 177,747
Sweet!

I thought the 3 day VIP is a package with the same seats for all 3 days. Not the case?


Last year was like that, I think they changed it this time =_=
 
Oct 1, 2014 at 12:44 AM Post #132,298 of 177,747
Last year was like that, I think they changed it this time =_=


But if it's separated into Days then how would you buy the 3 Day package in 2 accounts?

Same account?


I personally would lose my schiit if Cyua and Mika Kobayashi came. Hearing Blumenkranz and Before My Blood is Dry nZk Live would be awesome
 
Oct 1, 2014 at 12:44 AM Post #132,299 of 177,747
   
I wish. I'm a skilled musician and composer, but not much of an illustrator.
 
Here is the source of all these anime headphone girl images.

Oho. Composing some symphonies now, are you? 
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 But in all seriousness, I imagine that you're a score writer for film/shows for some reason.
 
Oh, I see. So you cropped the image and put in the 007. What blasphemy! 
 
Oct 1, 2014 at 12:48 AM Post #132,300 of 177,747
Elfen Lied, no I've  not even stated it. I've caught glimpses of episodes from friends, an no me gusta 

 
That's probably for the better, especially since the very thought of things like vampires gives you the heebie-jeebies.
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Elfen Lied is probably one of the top ten most violent and gory things ever shown on television. Even the opening scene is ultra-gory. Adult Swim refused to air it.
 
It's a fairly deep show, though; not just mindless violence.
 
Elfen Lied is one of the most emotional and psychological animes ever made and is likely to make many viewers cry, it's not for people experiencing depression.

 
Wow. Apparently, an Elfen Lied movie is scheduled to be released June 16th, 2017.
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