Hello Stax thread. I'm generically an electrostatic lover, and specifically a Stax lover, but I've reached a point in life where my children do the most of cable-pulling in our residence. And on these grounds, dear Stax-sages of old, I turn to you. Are there any simple, dynamic, "normal"...

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Buy used gear. That way you'll be able to re-sell the items you don't like or that lack the synergy, without losing the extra amount that comes with new products. Also, the only way to really find out what you like the best is to try out a lot of different products. Most of the time that...

How about getting an O2 and the best possible amp new, and sending me the extra money as a "thank you" for the best advice ever?

Quote: Originally Posted by Apthenes Hey comfy ! I see you paired the portapro with the Mini3. Can you tell us about your impressions, sq wise ? I'm currently using KSC-75 drivers with a PortaPro frame, recabled with Mogami and with a 75 Ohm resistor. And I can't hear much of...

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I've been wondering the same about The Zombies - Odessey and Oracle, which to my ears is better than Pet Sounds.

'ssandro? 'riously?

Thanks for the words of non-encouragement. I guess there is a possibility I'd have regretted it. I'll probably start saving to have both in the future (MS-Ulti while keeping the Stax rig). At least the MS-1000 and the Stax rig are very much complementary, with almost opposite strengths and uses.

Pick me!

Whatever floats your boat. I'd say you are not really hearing the potential benefit of using a PA2V2, if your sound is amplified by the iPod headphone amp as well. Is that worth the price of a dock? I guess it depends on everyone's own priorities.

I don't want modern arabic pop, only traditional/modern interpretations of traditional. And no, I'm not trying to make a distinction between arabic and turkish, is there a clear difference? Many middle eastern countries have this amalgam of muslim, jewish and christian cultures, and I'm only...

The Zombies.

I've been trying to google some sort of a list for "best contemporary arab musicians / albums", but with no luck so far. However, I've found a few that I find really amazing: Flamenco Árabe - Hossam Ramzy & Rafa El Tachuela Endless Vision - Hossain Alizadeh & Jivan Gasparyan Sufi Music...

Yeah I'm sure about the SQ being better on the ESW9 too. But they are probably not as portable as the KSC-75s, so let's see what trade-off ends up being more preferable.

Got a pair of ESW9s coming, let's see how they fair. They'll be competing against a pair of mogami recabled KSC-75s. The better combination of portability + sonics will win - the worse one will end up with "FS:" written before their name. To make matters more complex, both will be analyzed under...

Both of those would probably do the trick for a basic LOD, but in my experience, those bulky dock connectors can be a little dangerous for the health of your iPod's dock. Depending on how careful you are, of course. But I managed to break the dock of my iPod 4G back in the day, using one of...

I finished building my MS-1000i today, after receiving Nickchen's original #001 distancers. The sound is really quite astonishing. My MS-1i still need more burn-in, only about 20 hours at low volumes so far, but the major traits of the mod are apparent already. The soundstage is very much...