What exactly does polarity do?  Certain live recordings sound better (to me anyway) with polarity on, the sound stage appears more accurite

I just got the ThinkSound On1 as a gift.  They sound great and appear well-built.  However, the cable is so sensitive to touching or rubbing that it transmits loud noise into the headphone with the slightest touch.  It is bad enough (to me) that I am trying to decide whether to return these or...

Thanks for the reply. To answer your first question, yes.  This unit has both optical and analog outputs, and the CD player can do the DAC process internally.    Interestingly, I have now compared the optical output of the CD player routed through my digital integrated amp, and the sound is...

Happy long-time owner of Stax Lambda Pro Signatures and the SRM-I/Mk II Amp.  For at least 10 years I have played my music from lossless rips on the PC through a digital integrated amp, fed into the Stax.  I used to think it sounded pretty darn good.   A few days ago just for the helluv it I...

Based on reading these forums, I have just purchased the Chaintech AV710, so I can set-up bit-perfect output. I am planning to send the output to my digital integrated amp, located about 25-30 feet from the computer. I can't tell from what i've read if the AV710 has coax out, I assume it...

Quote: Originally Posted by Duggeh The Stax SR-404 is the current top version of the Stax lambda series, and it will work from your SRM-1/MK-2. So will any of the other current Stax models as they all use the 5-pin Pro-bias termination. The Omega 2 is the current flagship but its...

I have been the VERY happy owner of Stax Lambda Pro Signatures and the SRM-1/MK-2 Pro (serial No. C5107) purchased new in 1993 or 1994. Now I have broken the plastic frame of the Lambda's and previously I have performed a successful (but ugly) "home" repair of the headphone cables which had been...