gotflute
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Hi All,
New to Stax, not new to headphones. After some research, I took the plunge and purchased a Stax SRM-1/MK-2 amp, as not only did the reviews seem good for solid state, but is also had outputs to both Pro and Normal Bias, if I wanted to collect in the future.
I purchased from a well rated seller in Japan. I have a couple of concerns regarding grounding this thing.
1. I read about how japan doesn't use three prong outlets, and there seller included a transformer for the voltage that goes goes from a japanese non polarized plug to a american non grounded polarized one, but there is a ground tap on the back of the amp. Is this an earth ground, like on a record player?
2. What the seller did not include is a power cable for the actual amp. It looks like a standard computer power supply input (I have one that fits), but it is a three prong plug... very confused now.
So, do I connect the ground from the back of the amp to the exposed ground that is on the plug going into my US three plug outlet, or, as I said before, to a different earth ground, leaving this third prong exposed?
I obviously want to avoid dangerous situations with this, as well as hum when I hook up my soon to be growing collection of STAX ear speakers.
I did do a search, but could not find anything.
Thank you in advance for your time.
New to Stax, not new to headphones. After some research, I took the plunge and purchased a Stax SRM-1/MK-2 amp, as not only did the reviews seem good for solid state, but is also had outputs to both Pro and Normal Bias, if I wanted to collect in the future.
I purchased from a well rated seller in Japan. I have a couple of concerns regarding grounding this thing.
1. I read about how japan doesn't use three prong outlets, and there seller included a transformer for the voltage that goes goes from a japanese non polarized plug to a american non grounded polarized one, but there is a ground tap on the back of the amp. Is this an earth ground, like on a record player?
2. What the seller did not include is a power cable for the actual amp. It looks like a standard computer power supply input (I have one that fits), but it is a three prong plug... very confused now.
So, do I connect the ground from the back of the amp to the exposed ground that is on the plug going into my US three plug outlet, or, as I said before, to a different earth ground, leaving this third prong exposed?
I obviously want to avoid dangerous situations with this, as well as hum when I hook up my soon to be growing collection of STAX ear speakers.
I did do a search, but could not find anything.
Thank you in advance for your time.
