[MorbidToaster]

Btw im assuming from that post that it is possible to recable stax? Not a huge fan of the stock cord. 

 
He recalled it with another Stax cable...lol

 

[justin w.]

The change in sound from applying soldering iron heat near the drivers is probably several orders of magnitude greater than the change in cable
 
Same with the change in sound from a slightly different re-assembly of the headphones

 

[gilency]

Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
Please start your own thread if you start talking about cables.

 

[arnaud]

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The change in sound from applying soldering iron heat near the drivers is probably several orders of magnitude greater than the change in cable
 
Same with the change in sound from a slightly different re-assembly of the headphones

 
Now that you mention this, it's a rather scary endeavour to recable these cans! It's not like the dust screens or diaphragm are very thick. Hopefully, there was no flux in the solder mix

 

[milosz]

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Now that you mention this, it's a rather scary endeavour to recable these cans! It's not like the dust screens or diaphragm are very thick. Hopefully, there was no flux in the solder mix

 
I suggest avoiding solder altogether.  He needs to weld those cables on..... inert gas welding, no less, so as not to introduce oxygen into the copper.
 
By soldering he has introduced tin, silver, lead and a good deal of oxygen into the joint.  The oxygen will electromigrate into the copper cable, eventually reaching the amplifier and poisoning the tube cathodes and /or semiconductor junction doping.....
 

 

[spritzer]

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The change in sound from applying soldering iron heat near the drivers is probably several orders of magnitude greater than the change in cable
 
Same with the change in sound from a slightly different re-assembly of the headphones

 
True and if he soldered without solid covers over the entire drivers then there is a good chance flux castoff did some serious damage. 

 

[The Monkey]

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Soon you know it, people are going against the good engineering from Stax and start recabling there SR-009's with all kinds of shenanigans.

 
Exactly.  To those of you inquiring about this, please do not pollute this thread.  I beg you to start your own thread.  Or go back to dynamics.

 

[t-h-e-p-i-m-p]

Yeah it's already destroyed 

 

[gilency]

You guys just don't get it; not surprised.
More organic sound? That is the more ignorant comment ever in this thread.
Now, go somewhere else, i.e. the magical cables thread.
I promise I won't berate you there.

 

[coredump]

I need to buy a transformer for a Stax amp but for the life of me I can't find a picture of a power cord.  Does Stax use 2 or 3 prong power plugs?

 

[gilency]

Google images?
 

 

 

[coredump]

Yes.  I was actually looking for the cord itself but I suppose that socket means it's a 3 prong with a generic power cord.  Thanks
 
Woops. I guess not all amps are the same.  Looking at the back of the SRM-252S I see this. I guess I'll just get a 3 prong transformer and be prepared for anything.
 
 

 

[Deathdeisel]

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You guys just don't get it; not surprised.
More organic sound? That is the more ignorant comment ever in this thread.
Now, go somewhere else, i.e. the magical cables thread.
I promise I won't berate you there.

FWIW I was just asking for costmetic and usability standpoint. I know there probably wasnt going to be any if at all difference in sound. 

 

[gilency]

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FWIW I was just asking for costmetic and usability standpoint. I know there probably wasnt going to be any if at all difference in sound. 

OK, I think I was drunk when I made these comments; I meant what I said about opening a new thread about cables, but it came out too rude. Sorry.

 

[Deathdeisel]

Lol its all good, my main curiosity was if it was even possible to recable stax. In reality it would take me damaging the cable in some way to attempt to alter it.