The Stax Thread III
Aug 20, 2021 at 8:49 AM Post #20,941 of 25,558
every once in a while i get something in my inbox thats so over the top that its a candidate for the darwin awards.
This is such an item, a srm313 modified with stillpoints srs paper, tuning dots, aluminum foil, hemp rope and duct tape.
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Aug 21, 2021 at 1:12 PM Post #20,947 of 25,558
Hey guys, thinking about stepping into the Stax game I have these deals to choose between ATM, what do you recommend?

1100$ Stax L300 + Stax 717
3300$ STAX SR-009 + SRM-727II
1100$ SR-507 + srm-727ll
1600$ STAX SR-L700 + SRM-006tS
2100$ Stax Sr- 007 MK II + SRM 353-x
550$ stax-sr-l300 + stax-srm-252s

The ones listed in my signature are borrowed from a friend,
 
Aug 21, 2021 at 2:24 PM Post #20,948 of 25,558
Hey guys, thinking about stepping into the Stax game I have these deals to choose between ATM, what do you recommend?

1100$ Stax L300 + Stax 717
3300$ STAX SR-009 + SRM-727II
1100$ SR-507 + srm-727ll
1600$ STAX SR-L700 + SRM-006tS
2100$ Stax Sr- 007 MK II + SRM 353-x
550$ stax-sr-l300 + stax-srm-252s

The ones listed in my signature are borrowed from a friend,

If the budget is not a constraint, I think 009 will be either better or at least no worse than any other option on the list. But perhaps a better idea is to try first before committing.
 
Aug 21, 2021 at 3:27 PM Post #20,949 of 25,558
every once in a while i get something in my inbox thats so over the top that its a candidate for the darwin awards.
This is such an item, a srm313 modified with stillpoints srs paper, tuning dots, aluminum foil, hemp rope and duct tape.srm313-1.jpgsrm313-2.jpgsrm313-3.jpgsrm313-4.jpg

It looks to be some kind of practical joke, probably a subtle way to prime our mind for the return of the venerable Patrick82.

Whoever did the mods used all the "right" materials but applied them to exactly the wrong spots.

start with aluminum foil tape: instead of applying the foil to electrolytic caps which already have a thick aluminum housing, he could have wrapped the foil around the power transformer to form a Faraday-cage to block the magnetic leakage.

ERS paper: the proper way to use it: wrap it around all the transistors to form a tiny ERS tube and obtain the much desired "quantum-tunnel" effect, this is the most effective way of using such precious material; then wrap all the resistors with ERS to turn them into some sort of mini Bybee-bullets. Just imagine, a 313 full of these thing, it will be quite a sight.

Hemp: for vibration dampening and suspension purpose. All electrolytics caps should be tightly wrapped with hemp strings; then add at least 2 layers of ducktape. This will reduce the undesirable "microphonics" effect. Yes capacitors can produce and pick up vibrations.
In the ancient days when magnetic levitation/suspension devices were not yet available, hemp ropes were used for, er, hanging? In the case of 313, the PCB could be suspended with hemp strings, though this is not very easy to implement. :frowning2:

tuning dots: should have been applied on the back of the volume pot and the front of volume knob.

by the way, is there any company making paper-oil signal caps with high purity CBD oil? or emu oil?


heheheheheheheh.


I miss Patrick82.


 
Aug 21, 2021 at 3:43 PM Post #20,950 of 25,558
Why? Just why..?

I find that if I orientate my 353X towards Jerusalem it definitely sounds better...

yeah, this probably have something to do with the earth magnetic flux field. Is the effect more obvious around mid-night , (when the disturbance caused by the solar radiation is at the lowest level) ?

Since the earth magnetic field varies at different locations, the exact direction for the proper positioning of the amp will be geographically dependent. At my location, the best results seems to be obtained with the tubes in a 007t pointing toward Timbuktu.

(Somebody should write an APP to automate this process. Get the location info from the smartphone's GPS and calculate the proper direction for the amp. The user simply select the amp model from the APP's drop-down list, place the phone on top of the amp and rotate the amp until the # on the screen reaches maximum).

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Aug 22, 2021 at 8:23 AM Post #20,951 of 25,558
Hey guys, thinking about stepping into the Stax game I have these deals to choose between ATM, what do you recommend?

1100$ Stax L300 + Stax 717
3300$ STAX SR-009 + SRM-727II
1100$ SR-507 + srm-727ll
1600$ STAX SR-L700 + SRM-006tS
2100$ Stax Sr- 007 MK II + SRM 353-x
550$ stax-sr-l300 + stax-srm-252s

The ones listed in my signature are borrowed from a friend,
stax-sr-l300 + stax-srm-252s will blow your mind with transparency, soundstage and natural timbre.
The bass is weak, but you can buy L500 pads to turn L300 into L500 for a better bass response (transparency and soundstage will be somewhat sacrificed).
 
Aug 22, 2021 at 8:50 AM Post #20,952 of 25,558
Hey guys, thinking about stepping into the Stax game I have these deals to choose between ATM, what do you recommend?

1100$ Stax L300 + Stax 717
3300$ STAX SR-009 + SRM-727II
1100$ SR-507 + srm-727ll
1600$ STAX SR-L700 + SRM-006tS
2100$ Stax Sr- 007 MK II + SRM 353-x
550$ stax-sr-l300 + stax-srm-252s

The ones listed in my signature are borrowed from a friend,
I’d say go for a mid size system, which will give you over 80% (some would even say 95%) of a super expensive STAX system: 1600$ STAX SR-L700 + SRM-006tS (that amp is a hybrid amp with a very pleasant tube sound)

Plus a good streamer and DAC (if you don’t want to spend that much get the current BLUESOUND NODE, as it has all for just $549 list price)
 
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Aug 22, 2021 at 10:05 AM Post #20,953 of 25,558
I’d say go for a mid size system, which will give you over 80% (some would even say 95%) of a super expensive STAX system: 1600$ STAX SR-L700 + SRM-006tS (that amp is a hybrid amp with a very pleasant tube sound)

Plus a good streamer and DAC (if you don’t want to spend that much get the current BLUESOUND NODE, as it has all for just $549 list price)
I went with your recommendations, seems like a good deal, as it was bought new in 2019 and the STAX 717 might need a recap soon.

it is the mk1 version, I’ve tried the mk2, are there any differences? I liked the bass impact on the L300, are there any modifications I could do to improve the bass on the L007mk1?

And how is the STAX SRM-006tS? Are there any recommendations on tubes to try?
 
Aug 24, 2021 at 3:43 PM Post #20,954 of 25,558
Made my move from Lambda PRO and got L700 mk I (SRM-T1 AMP with new tubes and SMSL SU-9 DAC).
Ofc i had to buy the pad mod adapters, ported and non ported. With brainwaves oval pads.
What i found out i that with non ported you get lifted bass but its bit boomy and overall sound is bit mushy.
The ported is the way to go, bass is tight and sound is really airy and soundstage is bigger.

And to blue tac mod, its a no go too.
 

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Aug 24, 2021 at 4:10 PM Post #20,955 of 25,558
Made my move from Lambda PRO and got L700 mk I (SRM-T1 AMP with new tubes and SMSL SU-9 DAC).
Ofc i had to buy the pad mod adapters, ported and non ported. With brainwaves oval pads.
What i found out i that with non ported you get lifted bass but its bit boomy and overall sound is bit mushy.
The ported is the way to go, bass is tight and sound is really airy and soundstage is bigger.

And to blue tac mod, its a no go too.

How does it compare to Λ Pro? I have a virtually same Λ Spirit, but never tried L700.
 

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