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Sony's new flagship 2014 - MDR-Z7
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Interesting note about the need for desktop setup; I was hoping for exactly the opposite. To my ears, TH-900 works scary well straight out of iPhone, and I'm also not too sure about the "recessed mids" sentiment, since when pitted against SR-009/KGSSHV...- CDPlayer
- Post #4,334
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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Sony's new flagship 2014 - MDR-Z7
Just came back from Sony store after a quick listen to the Z7; I'd even say "embarrassingly quick" listen, because they immediately sounded very "congested" to me, on any track I tried. Source - iPhone 6 with lossless tracks that I know very well and listened to many times, both straight out of...- CDPlayer
- Post #4,328
- Forum: Headphones (full-size)
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SPL Phonitor Heapdhone Monitoring Amplifier - Head-Fi TV, Episode 009
Reporting back after getting one and trying it with the TH900: it mates absolutely flawlessly. There is also a -20dB switch which is there specially for low-impedance headphones. I'm using mine with this switch off, don't really see any need for it.- CDPlayer
- Post #74
- Forum: Head-Fi Network & Industry News
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SPL Phonitor Heapdhone Monitoring Amplifier - Head-Fi TV, Episode 009
Quote: David seems to like his TH900 with this amp: http://www.head-fi.org/t/634201/battle-of-the-flagships-58-headphones-compared-update-audeze-lcd-2-revision-2-6-4-13#user_TH900- CDPlayer
- Post #72
- Forum: Head-Fi Network & Industry News
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The Stax thread (New)
Quote: This isn't an SS, it's one of Andreas' tubed amps.- CDPlayer
- Post #23,632
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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The Stax thread (New)
Quote: The guy who sold me these originally paid 2100 euro for them, as he bought them in Europe. Yes, I know they were about $1,600 from pricejapan just a few years ago; but the last one I didn't manage to win on yahoo JP only ~3 months ago went for more than that, and it was in worse...- CDPlayer
- Post #22,980
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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The Stax thread (New)
*Sigh* my honeymoon with the 4070 is over. :( Too heavy and not deep enough for my my ears. Off to the "for sale" forum.. Sad panda. :(- CDPlayer
- Post #22,948
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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The Stax thread (New)
Quote: Thanks for the info. I do understand that a lot of the home chemistry isn't good for one's health, so stick to well-ventilated environments and short exposures. The stuff that I used is sold under the name "Shellite", which I assumed, probably incorrectly, being the same as...- CDPlayer
- Post #22,783
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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The Stax thread (New)
milosz, Michgelsen - thanks for the info; I think I'll stick to the ethanol. spritzer - in my original post I've included a picture of the instructions printed on the original Stax box, which says, verbatim: "The remaining old double-sided tape should be cleaned by rubbing with absorbent...- CDPlayer
- Post #22,780
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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The Stax thread (New)
...I just oredered a second set (from audiocubes2, because PriceJapan told me these are backordered at the dealer they are buying from, with ETA of 4 *MONTHS*). I'm guessing that the fact the the instruction steps for replacing pads are written bottom up (step #1 is at the bottom, see...- CDPlayer
- Post #22,751
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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The Stax thread (New)
Yeh, not sure what these guys sell.. Sad to hear about the sell-off, too..- CDPlayer
- Post #22,721
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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The Stax thread (New)
Quote: 4070 been discontinued for a good while. Took me a fair bit of patience and luck to track my pair down. Considering that you're in Mel, so we could get together someday, no prob. I'd love to check out your Omegas, too.- CDPlayer
- Post #22,719
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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The Stax thread (New)
Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I think I'll try to use an old credit card to scrape off most of the residue, and then clean with ethanol. Actually, the box with the 507 pads has printed instrustions on it, which recommend ethanol or benzene. For your enjoyment, here's probably the...- CDPlayer
- Post #22,716
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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The Stax thread (New)
If anybody could suggest the best way of taking off the old pads from a 4070 (or a Lambda) without tearing/blistering skin on one's fingers when trying to "roll" the residual sticky off, I would be very much obliged... Thanks :)- CDPlayer
- Post #22,690
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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The Stax thread (New)
Seller has 0 feedback. Hmm. :)- CDPlayer
- Post #22,005
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Stax Interview and Factory tour 12/12/12
Oh, noes... I was *so* hoping to see some news on the successors to the 4070... :( :( :(- CDPlayer
- Post #132
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The Stax thread (New)
Anybody with a KGSS/KGSSHV and/or KGBH/BHSE here from around Melbourne (Australia)? I would love to see if I'm missing out on anything that would be audible/noticeable enough to me vs. my current combination..- CDPlayer
- Post #19,980
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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Advice needed on a 'final' TOTL Electrostatic amp within $2k price range.
I'm immensely enjoying my Transistor-Amp V4, built for me by Andreas (www.high-amp.de). When paired with the SR-007A, it is very clearly superior to my Stax SRM-007tA, which is collecting dust now. To my ears the sound is noticeably more open and transparent. I believe it pushes 1500V...- CDPlayer
- Post #10
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The Stax thread (New)
Dear spritzer, Apologies for inadvertently "advertising" the BM - I certainly didn't mean to use my post to propmote commercial interests of any kind. I only wanted to share my personal positive experience with a product that appears to work very well in my particular circumstances. ...- CDPlayer
- Post #19,705
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The Stax thread (New)
Following up on my quest to find a replacement for my DacMagic Plus (DMP): I think I'm settled on the Beresford Bushmaster (thank you for pointing it out, SquireC!). I auditioned Audio-gd's Reference 7.1, that was kindly recommended by the AddictedToAudio's folks, and found it a very...- CDPlayer
- Post #19,700
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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The Stax thread (New)
Thanks so much to everyone who answered. Looks like I have busy times ahead! :) -- Dmitri- CDPlayer
- Post #19,634
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The Stax thread (New)
Dear all, Wonder if anybody could help to guide a newbie here. I feel that an upgrade is probably in order for my Cambridge Audio DAC Magic Plus, but what to, is a big question. There is a nice local shop with a good selection of equipment nearby, and it would be great to know which...- CDPlayer
- Post #19,627
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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The Stax thread (New)
Quote: Hi Georg, Check this post earlier in this thread: http://www.head-fi.org/t/223263/the-stax-thread-new/18960#post_8556506- CDPlayer
- Post #19,349
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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The Stax thread (New)
Quote: Thank you, sir! :) Considering that the piece of plex was actually a self-adhesive coat hanger that got a bit of a trimming and whatnot, too. :) And thanks for the idea on how to pretty it up, I'll see if I can do it when I have time. -- Dmitri- CDPlayer
- Post #19,267
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum
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The Stax thread (New)
Quote: Sure, see below, hopefully what you wanted to see is visible.. Plexi seems to be pretty much fine for the voltage - there's quite a bit of it between the pins; there's much less fibreglass between the traces on the PCB. Speaking of which, I had to peel off a couple of...- CDPlayer
- Post #19,265
- Forum: High-end Audio Forum