The Stax Thread III

[DefQon]

  Should we join forces DefQon and develop a strategy to land both?  Anyone else want to join?  Collective global ownership?  Could be a cool new model.

Well I always get outbid on the last second due to different time zones on auctions located overseas so I may be out of luck on winning that Omega. Then I have 2 Omega's.

 

[ALSO]

  Well I always get outbid on the last second due to different time zones on auctions located overseas so I may be out of luck on winning that Omega. Then I have 2 Omega's.

Happens to me too when I'm in the US; I wake up to find I've been out bid by a few pennies.  But I've also had my share of successes on ヤフオク and most items have been delivered in great shape.

 

[ALSO]

  Well I always get outbid on the last second due to different time zones on auctions located overseas so I may be out of luck on winning that Omega. Then I have 2 Omega's.

 

  Well I always get outbid on the last second due to different time zones on auctions located overseas so I may be out of luck on winning that Omega. Then I have 2 Omega's.

Oh, and you already have a pair, so the rich would get richer even as they got poorer.

 

[DefQon]

   
Oh, and you already have a pair, so the rich would get richer even as they got poorer.

Well technically I did own a pair which was sold awhile ago but they are mine in spirit and I can revisit them whenever I want, since I sold them to the friend that got me the can in the first place.
 
The one currently on YJ looks even mintier than mine. 
 
I remember you owning the HE-500 or something before having any stats and look at you now, a high roller with some 009/007 bling, you're probably the one snagging all the Lambda/vintage amp deals on YJ from under my nose. 

 

[3X0]

Wow, if I'm not misreading the serial number is 457.
 
Whatever. One pair of Omegas and the little 323S-that-could is enough for me.

 

[ALSO]

  Well technically I did own a pair which was sold awhile ago but they are mine in spirit and I can revisit them whenever I want, since I sold them to the friend that got me the can in the first place.
 
The one currently on YJ looks even mintier than mine. 
 
I remember you owning the HE-500 or something before having any stats and look at you now, a high roller with some 009/007 bling, you're probably the one snagging all the Lambda/vintage amp deals on YJ from under my nose. 

You are both funny and kind to remember my humble origins; I never expected to travel this far.  But you are among the persuasive forces on this site to pushed me into this.  I have snagged a few vintage Lambdas and amps from YJ but remember I am coming to this much later than most of you here, so I am catching up.  I am trying to hear everything I can while I still can.  I never knew the subtle shades and differences in sound could be so moving, but they are and it's an incredible experience.  I am grateful for the generosity on this site.  I won't accumulate forever, and once I've had my fill and heard a wide range, I'll return much of it to the community.  My work is in visual culture, so the discovery of audio in this way has been altering.

 

[DefQon]

  You are both funny and kind to remember my humble origins; I never expected to travel this far.  But you are among the persuasive forces on this site to pushed me into this.  I have snagged a few vintage Lambdas and amps from YJ but remember I am coming to this much later than most of you here, so I am catching up.  I am trying to hear everything I can while I still can.  I never knew the subtle shades and differences in sound could be so moving, but they are and it's an incredible experience.  I am grateful for the generosity on this site.  I won't accumulate forever, and once I've had my fill and heard a wide range, I'll return much of it to the community.  My work is in visual culture, so the discovery of audio in this way has been altering.

Glad to hear my persuasive influences has worked on a number of Stax owners on these boards. 

 

[carbonfet]

Wish I could justify bidding on that beautiful omega, but when I just got my 009s in last week it's just not possible.

 

[AManAnd88Keys]

Yeah, that's what I'd personally consider fairly loud listening. I'm more like 9-11 most of the time. 12 is cranking it, even for dynamic recordings. Just wanted to hear from some others..

I have some recordings where I can't go over 11 and normal level is 9-10. For the rest of my collection 10-12 is fine.

 

[spritzer]

Just so it is clear, the markings mean nothing really as they are just a representation of the fixed gain of the amp multiplying the input voltage. 

 

[MacedonianHero]

So today I was a very good day indeed. I got to finally hear the mighty T-2. And it was just as I expected --> SPECTACULAR. Very impressive build by GeorgeP (also the builder of my KGSSHV). Truly endgame territory and on his PWD2, the sounds I heard from my newly purchased SR-007 MK1s was simply breath taking!
 
So I've settled down for the evening with my new headphones and my KGSSHV and I've gotta say these are very good headphones. For a few years I've only heard the 007MK1 & MK2s on Stax amps and while good, I never felt they were worth the investment. Then I got to hear George's SR007 MK1s on my (now sold) KGSS and I was amazed with what I was hearing. So the bug was planted so to speak.
 
They won't be supplanting my SR-009s as king of the heap, but they are definitely top notch cans and I'm pretty happy to have them in the stable. I'm also very impressed with my KGSSHV as both my SR-009s and SR-007Mk1s sound so darn good. I think they'd sound even better with this amp if not for my listening session early today with the venerable T-2. 

 

[negura]

  So today I was a very good day indeed. I got to finally hear the mighty T-2. And it was just as I expected --> SPECTACULAR. Very impressive build by GeorgeP (also the builder of my KGSSHV). Truly endgame territory and on his PWD2, the sounds I heard from my newly purchased SR-007 MK1s was simply breath taking!
 
So I've settled down for the evening with my new headphones and my KGSSHV and I've gotta say these are very good headphones. For a few years I've only heard the 007MK1 & MK2s on Stax amps and while good, I never felt they were worth the investment. Then I got to hear George's SR007 MK1s on my (now sold) KGSS and I was amazed with what I was hearing. So the bug was planted so to speak.
 
They won't be supplanting my SR-009s as king of the heap, but they are definitely top notch cans and I'm pretty happy to have them in the stable. I'm also very impressed with my KGSSHV as both my SR-009s and SR-007Mk1s sound so darn good. I think they'd sound even better with this amp if not for my listening session early today with the venerable T-2. 

 
Good stuff! I wonder if this is where you start to rate the 007MKIs above arguably all dynamics, as some of us do.

 

[rawrster]

That's a good day indeed. The T2 is definitely on my must hear list although I'll never own one

 

[MacedonianHero]

   
Good stuff! I wonder if this is where you start to rate the 007MKIs above arguably all dynamics, as some of us do.

Too early to tell. Gonna be a fun 2 weeks off for the holidays though trying to figure that out. 

 

  That's a good day indeed. The T2 is definitely on my must hear list although I'll never own one

Except for the tonne of snow we got yesterday, it would have been a perfect weekend. But the T-2 is truly an experience. 

 

[negura]

Sounds like man cave time and a good excuse that snow is.