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  1. edstrelow

    Damping vibrations in CD player mechanisms

    I had posted this in my thread on the use of sorbothane with headphones and realized that that is not where any CD player person would look for this DIY tweak. This started out as a tweak for top-loading players which put detachable "pucks" on the cd. But I later discovered that I could do the...
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    Damping Mechanical Energy Distortion of STAX and other phones with SORBOTHANE and other materials.

    (Edit October 13, 2015 This thread has changed considerably since i started it with the intention of showing how the sound of Stax phones could be improved by using sorbothane on various portions of the earcups. Several other Headfiers have joined in to discuss the use of sorbothane and even...
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    New Electrostatic Amp?

    I see Darin Fong at CES in Las Vegas  listing "Vostok Sound: ES-21 – A prototype world class electrostatic amp and DAC combo designed and built in Russia." Anyone heard of this?
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    STAX SR007 Resonance Problems?

    I don't recall seeing this issue raised before about the 007A.  The other day as I was listening to my 007A (Serial # SZ2-1286) I noticed that if I tapped the metal bands in the arc assembly (as Stax calls it) I could hear a low frequency  ringing for a bit over a second. Now I have always...
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    Woo Audio WTP-1 CD Transport

    I have been wanting to do a review with some comparisons of this unit since I got it last week, but I have been enjoying it so much I have just been listening to all kinds of music. This thing makes everything sound good.  Right now I am listening to Bruce Springsteen, not a favorite of mine but...
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    $16,000.00 SPEAKERS

    This links to a BBC video on this topic.  There is some interesting material on recording techniques and it also takes you into the KEF factory, including anechoic chamber where you see a top-line KEF speaker being manufactured/tested.    ...
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    Headphone Therapy

    Today has been one of those days when I can honestly say that the only thing that made life worth living was my Stax headphones.    This is my first day of recovery from a hernia repair operation.  As is customary in American medicine,  this is done as an out-patient procedure, where shortly...
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    Do You Prefer the Sound of Stax Phones Using Transformers or Amps

    Stax has not made any transformers for their electrostatic phones for many years, going totally over to amplifiers.  I myself have not had a transformer to run Stax phones in over 20 years having also gone totally over to amps..  But I obtained a low bias Stax SRD6 mains-operated transformer a...
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    Does Anyone Else Think The Stax 007 Has A Constricted Soundstage?

    I have some hesitation criticizing this phone since it does so much so well and it is one of the best phones ever made, if not the best. However it is not perfect. I was struck by a comment another member made in the Stax thread a few weeks back about not liking the soundstage of these phones...
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    Am I The Only One Having Trouble Seeing All the Pages of This Forum?

    For quite a while I have only been able to see 2 pages of threads in this forum. However, when I am not signed in, as happens at more or less random times, I see 10 pages. This is true using 3 different computers with 2 different service providers. Anyone know why this is?
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    STAX SIGMAS COMPARED, LOW BIAS, SIGMA PRO AND SIGMA/404

    SIGMA COMPARISONS I have had three different Sigma models, for a few years now, the original normal or low bias, the pro or high bias, and the Sigma/404 which is a Sigma rebuilt with contemporary Lambda 404 drivers and cable. However until recently I did not have an amp to allow me to...
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    WHAT GIVES THE MOST BANG FOR THE BUCK WITH AN 007 SYSTEM, A SUPERAMP OR A BETTER DAC?

    There is much discussion among the Stax afficionados, about super amps such as the BHSE as the way to get the most from top phones such as the 007. Like most who have heard it, I was much impressed by the BHSE I heard at the last Canjam. I was able to hear what it sounded like both with my 007A...
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    IS THE STAX LAMBDA SIGNATURE SUPPOSED TO BE DAMPED? ON SECOND THOUGHT, DITCH THE FOAM BACKING ON ALL THE LAMBDAS!

    By which I mean is there any material behind the drivers, on the side away from the ears? I picked up an old Stax Signature some months back, the original Signature , not the Nova Signature or the 404 signature. Like many phones of that vintage it had deteriorated earpads, missing the foam...
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    SILCLEAR + PROGOLD =GOOD SOUND

    I recently followed up a suggestion on the Mapleshade Audio site that you could apply both Progold (renamed DeoxitGold) and Silclear (a silver particle paste) on contacts together for better results. (they sell both) I liked Silclear in particular with Stax items because it seems to give a...
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    OK You've Got an 007 or Other High-Priced Cans. What Do You Listen to When You Are "Slumming?"

    I am prompted on this thought because I have become more fond on my ancient Koss ESP6 recently. http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f4/kos...tatics-234504/ While lacking in the ambience and detail of the 007A and Sigma/404, which are my favorites, it's surprisingly listenable. I owned a set of...
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    STAX LAMBDAS - 404 vs LAMBDA NOVA SIGNATURE vs NOVA CLASSIC

    I am putting this edit at the top of the original post because I think it is significant. Some time after I did the comparison in this post, I started looking into the effect of the foam installed behind the Lambdas driver. In brief I found it to be a significant factor in boosting the midrange...
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    POST CANJAM THOUGHTS ON STAX, SENNHEISER, AKG and the STATE of the ART

    This was my first CANJAM and I must first thank all involved in the preparation for a first class job, and the many presenters for allowing us all to hear and see their equipment. This conference is truly remarkable in its presentation of the top tier of equipment, set up by its users who mix...
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    TO TWEAK OR NOT TO TWEAK THE STAX 007A? THAT IS THE QUESTION

    I finally did the blutac mod on the 007A. It has been noted in the Stax Thread by Spritzer and possibly by others that the 007A differs from the earlier 007 because it has an open space in the driver just above where the cable is fastened (i.e. just above the black at the bottom of the picture...
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    STAX 007A - COMPARISONS WITH OTHER PHONES - STAX 404 and SIGMA/404

    STAX 007A COMPARED WITH STAX 404 AND SIGMA/404 The Stax Omega series, which began with the original Omega in 1993, the Omega II or SROO7 in 1998, and the SR007A which came out about 2007, are probably the best and certainly the most expensive Stax phones available. They cost 4 to 5 times...
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    Eichmann Bullets Is There a Trick to Using Them?

    For those not in the know, the Eichmann bullet is an RCA connector which gets rid of the outer ground connector for a single small contact point. The rest of what would be the outer ground is just some form of plastic. http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache...lnk&cd=2&gl=us I got my first...
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    Problem with Stax Amp - Anyone have an idea?

    Last night I was running a simple system, a Sherwood Newcastle CD player feeding into a Stax SRM3 amp, driving a Stax Sigma/404 set of phones. At the end of the evening, after the unit had been running about 2 hours, the volume dropped to the point where I could hardly get a listenable...
  22. edstrelow

    WHICH STAX 007 TO BUY?

    I am finally moving in the direction of getting a Stax 007. I see that EIFL is offering the OO7A, which came out last year, shipped for $1,750.00 which is better than most E-bay listings. However I am tossing up the merits of the earlier 007 vs the 007A which came out last year. A number of...
  23. edstrelow

    WHO MADE THE FIRST HEADPHONES?

    The article below has a somewhat potted account of headphone history. First Glimpse Article - RetroScope It claims that Koss made the first cans in 1958, an SP3. I wonder if anyone has one of these? They must be worth something as a collectors item at least.
  24. edstrelow

    VINYL BETTER SOUNDING IN DIRECT COMPARISON WITH REISSUED CD

    I am no great fan of lp's but I am of the age where I have quite a few in my collection. Generally I felt that even first generation digital sound was better than messing with a turntable. However last night I realized that I had both an old vinyl recording and a digital re-issue of Alexander...
  25. edstrelow

    Ultimate Silver Cable Helps Dialog Intelligibility

    I recently obtained a 2 m silver cable from Ultimate Cables. I was looking for a reasonably inexpensive interconnect between my dvd player and an older analog Yamaha Dolby Surround set-up which I continue to use after many years both because it has a great DSP (6 speaker ambience creation...
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