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    etc6849 replied to the thread The Stax Thread III.
    If they do come out with a Stax X9000 successor, used prices will go down a bunch. This will be great for anyone looking to try the...
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    etc6849 reacted to aokman's post in the thread The Stax Thread III with Like Like.
    Lundahl LL1630PP is basically dead flat from 20Hz to 30Khz, directly driven with no resistors or compensation, up to about 300Vrms where...
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    etc6849 reacted to gammi's post in the thread The Stax Thread III with Like Like.
    Time to see how the X9000 likes 200W of vintage Japanese powahhhh (Yes, my adapter circuit still looks like crap, don't judge lol)
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    etc6849 replied to the thread The Stax Thread III.
    https://www.avmentor.net/reviews/2016/benchmark_dac2hgc_ahb2_2.shtml It looks like it is 16V/uS, but probably in stereo mode so should...
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    etc6849 reacted to aokman's post in the thread The Stax Thread III with Like Like.
    Yeah good to hear, I almost went the bias transformer route as that works also but cost the same in the end due to shipping etc so went...
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    etc6849 replied to the thread The Stax Thread III.
    I measured them both ~1000V at 1kHz with a 120pF load to simulate the headphones. Did you measure the Sansui in your transformer setup...
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    etc6849 reacted to aokman's post in the thread The Stax Thread III with Like Like.
    Like I said, hearsay and mudslinging everywhere you look… I can get a Carbon from myheadfi locally way cheaper but then immediately hit...
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    etc6849 reacted to gammi's post in the thread The Stax Thread III with Like Like.
    I back to back compared my Lundahl transformer circuit with my DVA M225 monoblocks (review here) vs a $15k DIY T2... and I preferred the...
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    etc6849 reacted to Chefguru's post in the thread The Stax Thread III with Like Like.
    The transformer box situation is not that controversial. A well made Lundahl transformer box is $1500~ and the cost of a proper speaker...
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    etc6849 replied to the thread The Stax Thread III.
    Could be, but I need to have someone in South Carolina bring one by for me to try out. There needs to be a measurable improvement too...
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    etc6849 replied to the thread The Stax Thread III.
    This is what I had a picture of from before when I was comparing the two; while feeding each from a signal generator. Note the small...
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    etc6849 reacted to Tachikoma's post in the thread The Stax Thread III with Like Like.
    Have you actually tried a decent transformer box (not an srd-6 or srd-7)? I owned a kgsshv carbon and tbh, the transformer box + amp was...
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    etc6849 reacted to KDS315's post in the thread The Stax Thread III with Like Like.
    Never understood it took the US that long to introduce a PE (protective earth) wire on their AC power supply outlets and one way only...
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    etc6849 reacted to kevin gilmore's post in the thread The Stax Thread III with Like Like.
    in the usa at least stax got away with direct ac mains to the transformers because of the polarized ac plug. bad idea. but legal 30...
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    etc6849 reacted to myheadHz's post in the thread The Stax Thread III with Like Like.
    I've not opened mine up, but I'm pretty sure it's not self-biasing. It needs to be plugged in for one, and doesn't have the behaviours...
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