Michgelsen
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Cheers for that nice informed reply mate
When i said
"It seems the 009s are actively induced and the SRD-7/SB is passive ,so im led to believe there is no chance to have this work together "
i was simply parroting what a dealer told me today . i cant begin to suss what it means , except it says NOPE that wont drive the 009s . Was i being misled or misinformed ?
Misinformed, yes. What the dealer probably meant was that the SRD-7/SB is a passive component, which always needs to be used with an active component (a speaker amp) to be able to drive Stax earspeakers. However, the SR-009 will also work with this type of transformer box, although the dealer is again somewhat right in saying that it is better to use a direct-drive electrostatic headphone amp, such as a Stax amp or one of the after-market amps, such as one of Kevin Gilmore's designs.
" The only thing to look out for is whether you have a pro bias or normal bias SRD-7. The SR-009 is pro bias and while it is compatible with normal bias amps and energizers it will not sound very good on them."
How do i figure what mine is then , either normal or pro bias ?
id love to have the 009s to carry with me to test amps , and could still use them at home with my SRD-7/SB
Look closely at the outputs where you plug in the earspeakers. If the socket has six holes, it's normal bias, and if it has five holes, it's pro bias (which you need). If it's pro bias it will also very likely say so in small print above the socket.