[gamtha]

This is my current setup
 

 

 

 
 
 
I want to replace the lepai.

 

[gamtha]

was it something I said?

 

 

[gamtha]

are there any vintage receivers that you guys would recommend?
 

 

[Happy Camper]

Brother, I saw this and am saddened by the lack of help. I can't as I'm ignorant of the stat box rig you have. You may need to dive into a stat thread and ask or shoot Spritzer a pm. From the looks of it, your 7 needs to be powered by a speaker amp. If that's the case, your budget will determine your options. A vintage receiver, integrated or amp & volume control will fit your needs.

Welcome to Head Fi and sorry about your wallet (and lack of a fast response).


Nice pics btw.

This would have gotten you more responses had you put it under the home amps forum.

 

[NamelessPFG]

The first thing I'd look for would be any old 1970s/1980s receivers being sold locally at low prices. They should power any SRD-7 adequately. The question is what receiver to pick...
 
In my case, I use an old Onkyo TX-SV515PRO receiver that was just sitting boxed up in a closet otherwise. It would be better if I could have used that Sansui 8080DB that was also sitting boxed up in a closet, but that's not an option for now. (Neither are those expensive dedicated Stax amps...)
 
My setup's a bit different (Normal bias SR-Lambda + SRD-7/SB, and back when I had the SR-202, it came with an SRM-212), but it's similar enough.

 

[John Buchanan]

I use an Apogee Mini-DAC (DAC + volume control) running into a Studer power amp for the Stax Sigma series. It sounds great.
Any decent integrated amp should do.

 

[gamtha]

Thanks guys.
 

 

[Happy Camper]

I'd say that if the stats are like most detailed cans, the better amp will sound better. As to the wattage rating, a stat user of this method could comment. I don't know if they need 5w, 50w, 500w.

In theory, our HE6 should only need 5w @ 50 ohms. We find 15-20w does better.