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CProgress report on terminating the 15 watt transformer. I got some 5k 100 watt resistors from Digikey. These are designed to go on...
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CIt's because of what you just mentioned. The higher end, more powerful amps tend to be better. I've had quite a few Stax amps and I have...
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Cyou all wanted a rationally priced transportable electrostatic amp. here it is. (work in progress) similar in concept to...
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CI just picked up L700 on a whim (of course). Gosh, I really like these. Shouldn't have sold my old pairs. The midrange is noticeably...
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Cso you actually can do a class d direct electrostatic amp. there are at least 2 different class d chips designed to drive pulse...
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Ccatscratch replied to the thread Vintage OG and Present Day TOTL Impressions.I have the opposite problem. I have a huge dome and the only way to get the 007 to fit properly is to either take off the suspension...
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CAbsolutely, it's really the same thing. And the transformers are cheap enough. I used a Bertan 24 volt to high voltage stepup supply...
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CSome great news on the Estat transformer-based amp. The toroidal transformer which I obtained appears very very similar to an Antek...
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Ccatscratch replied to the thread STAX SRS-X1000 Earspeakers System : Mini Review.I wonder why people hear these so differently. I guess that because they're somewhere between supra-aural and circum-aural, they don't...
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CMan these SR-009's have absolutely astonished me. The vocals presentation is one of if not the best vocal presentation I have ever...
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Ccatscratch replied to the thread Stax SR-202 sound when tilting head.What sort of sound are we talking about here? Press the left earcup against your head very gently. Does it make the same sound? If yes...
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Ccatscratch replied to the thread The Stax Thread III.I think the earpads are different between the 009 and 009BK. Inexxon.de has measurements of both.
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Ccatscratch replied to the thread The Stax Thread III.The 007 sounds fine with a stock 007t at lower volumes. But push it higher and the amp goes into distortion pretty quick. The sound gets...
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CGoing from the CRBN to the 007 you will have a similar headphone just darker and with bass that doesn't slam as hard, also the pads and...
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Ccatscratch replied to the thread The Stax Thread III.It's a very different presentation. The 007 is more technically capable than any Lambda and has more solid bass, richer mids, more...
