[kevin gilmore]

@kevin gilmore
While we’re on the megatron topic, Is a one box megatron a bad sign? Mjolnir’s offering was 2.

how big (and heavy) do you want the box to be.

 

[Benno1988]

Who makes *good* KGSS designs? Apart from Mjolnir. New to this and so many out there all look the same.

 

[oneguy]

Who makes *good* KGSS designs? Apart from Mjolnir. New to this and so many out there all look the same.

@soren_brix and @Dukei are competent builders

 

[Aspirant Audiophile]

how big (and heavy) do you want the box to be.

I was confused by Soren's one-box MT at first, because I assumed two boxes are always better than one.

My limited understanding of the KGGR PSU is that if you use that PSU (as many e-stat builders do, including Soren), one box is all you need.

Happy to be corrected

 

[Benno1988]

@soren_brix and @Dukei are competent builders

Suspect might be a lot of $$.

Trying find something around 1000 USD, new or used. Tubes be nice.

 

[Schelp san]

Soren-Megatron: width 450 mm, depth 300 mm, height 90 mm + tubes/transformer housing. Weight: about 11 kg
I could not hear any hum.

 

[kevin gilmore]

25 lbs with the transformer box? not sure how that is possible. the felista megatron was 70+ lbs.

the problem with kgsshv and some of the other designs is that the parts are obsolete. So you need to find someone that has real parts in stock.
or you need to find someone that upgraded and has an older unit for sale.

 

[Schelp san]

You are right, my memory was wrong. I measured it again and its slightly less than 13,5 kg / 30 lbs.

 

[alota]

You are right, my memory was wrong. I measured it again and its slightly less than 13,5 kg / 30 lbs.

Still missed 40 lbs. Lol

 

[kevin gilmore]

the felista had a much heavier chassis. and a tube rectifier power supply. and the extra power transformers to go with all of that. And a tube regulated 300v supply and the transformers that go with that. so its has to be heavier. 30 lbs does seem reasonable.

 

[jvandyk]

Hi folks,
I seem to have found a general/recent Stax thread here. My very simple question is can the vintage SRD6 energizer (plugged into an amplifier of course) power any of the modern Stax headphones(L300)? It is the 6 pin unit but it does power my 5 pin SR34 electret headset I've already discovered. I also have the SR5's. Thanks in advance!

 

[ESL-1]

I haven’t seen an SRD6 in a Loooong time. The SRD7 has outputs for both low bias & high (PRO bias). That would set you up.

If you think you might end needing one PM me, I should have a couple (you only need one).

Enjoy the quest.

 

[jvandyk]

I haven’t seen an SRD6 in a Loooong time. The SRD7 has outputs for both low bias & high (PRO bias). That would set you up.

If you think you might end needing one PM me, I should have a couple (you only need one).

Enjoy the quest.

Right. It just has the one 6 pin output and the earspeaker/loudspeaker switch. I also have the SRD4 energizer, which is 5 pin and doesn't need to be plugged in. The SRD7 looks like 6 pins also. It powers some of the new models? Thanks!

 

[catscratch]

The older normal bias 6-pin ones run on 230V bias, and the new pro bias 5-pin ones are on 580V. You could run 580V on 230 but you won't be getting max sound quality out of them. Obviously the plug doesn't let you run 230V phones on 580, and there's a very good reason for that.

I'd just hunt down a used pro bias amp, maybe replace the caps if it's very old. That should work fine.

 

[Kiats]

Yeah! You guys are fortunate in the US to have an AD who is so focused on customer service and experience. Not so in Singapore it appears. Perhaps, if there is another flagship in due course, I should also order from HeadAmp.

As an update, I am still waiting to see my X9K which has been away since beginning December for the driver imbalance issues. The SG authorised distributors Project Perfection (the Dita owners) had updated, after I had the retailer complain about the lack of responses, by saying they had then checked with Stax, and plans were for it to have the drivers replaced and tested and sent back in early March. One does wonder if Project Perfection and/or Stax even took any steps until the repeated chasing by the retailer came to a head. Now that early March has come around, Project Perfection has been ghosting the retailer! Grrr!

Poor poor customer experience from Project Perfection in Singapore!

Caveat emptor to anyone looking to buying Stax in Singapore!