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Reviewerus Prolificus
Thanks Moodyrn, that's helpful. I don't want a pair of bass-lite Stax.
I've been eyeing a SR-X Mk3 and SRD-7 pair to use with my vintage rig...can you please comment on the SR-XMk3 a bit? Good?
I thought it was the SR-5N that had the same driver as the SR-X MkIII and SR-Gamma?
Hmmm...in that case they might be awesome with my SX-1980 and it's very sophisticated tone controls.
I always find it weird that the SR-X is considered so ruthless. Despite having the same drivers the tweaks made to make it into a SR-5NB must have really changed things around. ... I always loved the brightish sound of Grado and Ultrasone but they made my music painful to listen to. Sure the STAX are revealing but they get timbre right... Harshness is just as noticeable but it doesn't hurt like it does with a dynamic. ...You won't be disappointed.
Actually I don't recall commenting on oaktreevintage - I have no direct experience with them. I have looked at their website quite a bit for parts, which they seem to have a lot of. In general a lot of places do in fact replace or repair only what is truly broken - finding a full restoration shop/person is a bit trickier.
Shipping heavy vintage gear overseas is a very expensive proposition. You have no potential local sources?
My "new" Pioneer S-1250 is scheduled to be delivered this week.
I'm stoked.
This has been on my want list for literally decades.