I called the guy back earlier and told him that they're probably worth ~$1500 and I wasn't sure about the energizer. I then said, "I'm not intentionally trying to low-ball, but I only have $1100 (I'm saving for some TH900s). If that's good then we can deal, if not then I can only wish you luck". He said it was the best offer he'd had by a decent amount and asked to meet me tomorrow. He's in a rush to sell, not sure why, I'll just have to see how things shake out when I get there. The energizer is an SRM-717.
Oh wow. By energizer I thought you meant something like an SRD-7 Pro, something worth a couple of hundred bucks. An SRM-717 is worth $1,000 on its own in good condition. They sell FAST too, particularly 117V versions.
Oh wow. By energizer I thought you meant something like an SRD-7 Pro, something worth a couple of hundred bucks. An SRM-717 is worth $1,000 on its own in good condition. They sell FAST too, particularly 117V versions.
Recently, the going rate for O2mk1 has been somewhere between $1600 and $1800. I got mine a few months ago for $1650, but the flight case is pretty scratched and gouged up. My buddy got one in like-new condition (flight case and all) for $1750.
This seller is freaking me out a little, he's asking me what other pieces of audio gear are worth in rapid fire text messages... @11:37pm. :blink: It seems he's parting out all of his dad's stuff as soon as he possibly can. He has a nice Classé CD transport, but I'm out of cash.
Some things are already gone, but what's left is the Classé CDT-1 I mentioned earlier, a Linn Sondek LP12, Linn Klout stereo amp, Sonus Faber Concertino bookshelves, and a mass of cables and power protection stuff. Also a lot of LPs and CDs.
Oh, I have no doubt the guy is chemically "enhanced" in some way. Probably trying to dig up Roxi money. I'm a little on the frail side due to health issues, but I'm taking my friend Ted. He's 6'4" and 280lbs, former defensive end for the Univ of Georgia. He'll go anywhere with me if I buy him lunch. Which, quite frankly, is more expensive than most could imagine.
Piece of cake, if you're experienced. The electronic assembly is really quite easy, there's two large PCB's and that's about it. You have to follow some high-voltage precautions, like using alumina insulators on the MOSFETS instead of mica or silicone, as well as using aerospace high-strength plastic bolts to fasten them down instead of conductive metal ones, but all of that is standard operating procedure with high voltage stuff. The highest voltages are around 900 volts, which is high for solid stage but rather moderate compared to the 750 kilovots of the medical linear accelerators I used to work on.....
Some of the parts are hard to get, and I think that is the most challenging aspect. Some of the older high voltage MOSFETs in the available commercial stock are counterfeit, so you have to test them after you get them. I got a batch of counterfeits, had to bin them. If you end up with with a counterfeit MOSFET someplace, it will likely short (or open) when you apply power for the first time, and Gilmore's Corollary of Murphy's Law states that the counterfeit MOSFET you saved $5 by buying off eBay will take $350 of hard-to-find parts with it. So you really have to check that breakdown voltages for all power devices are as specified by the original manufacturer.
The casework is also a challenge, more so than the electronics. You can't find an off-the-shelf chassis that will fit the circuit boards, really, and so it has to all be custom made. If you have access to CNC metalworking equipment, it's much easier. But good work can be done with a metal-cutting blade in a chopsaw, a bending brake and a drill press if you're careful.
Hey guys, my SRMT1S (very spectacularly) died a few months back I i just got me an SRD-X (non-pro). At first I was a bit worried that they wouldnt work with my Pro headphones but after trying em on,I was surprised! Not sure why, but the headphones, which are the lambda pro signatures, seem a lot less harsh now. Volume and balance both dont have any problems whatsoever. Is this normal or something intentionally designed by the stax engineers (to allow pro headphones to be used on normal sockets)? Either way, its pretty awesome and I guess its an uncommon way of using the stax...
Oh and the setup is portable! Bit heavy though, the amp uses 8 (!) C size batteries
Recently, the going rate for O2mk1 has been somewhere between $1600 and $1800. I got mine a few months ago for $1650, but the flight case is pretty scratched and gouged up. My buddy got one in like-new condition (flight case and all) for $1750.
Congrats! I know you are also waiting for your BHSE but have you any opinions to share comparing your O2mk1 and 009 (assume you are using your cavalli)?
Congrats! I know you are also waiting for your BHSE but have you any opinions to share comparing your O2mk1 and 009 (assume you are using your cavalli)?
Yeah, still waiting, but Justin said he's getting the boards now, so hopefully we'll see some BHSEs shipping in the next few months.
I don't have the Cavalli Liquid Lightning anymore. That was a prototype, and was on loan to me for the purposes of bringing it to the NY meet. It hasn't gone into production yet. So the O2mk1 and 009 are boxed up right now, as I don't have any amplification. No big deal though, I can wait. Just got a new integrated amp for my HE-6, so I'm happy with those at the moment.
Was just wondering how they would do if I got a good energizer and powered them off my SLI-80. I thought it might give me a good tube option.
Well, the guy was slime, in fact I wouldn't be surprised if his real name is Vito. We didn't stay long, just long enough to check the HPs/amp and pay for them. The guy's story did seem to be true, we were at his parents' home, we did meet the guy's mother. I just got the feeling he was dumping everything and didn't care, nothing mattered but getting the cash for the stuff. It sort of made me a little sad, these were some of his father's prized possessions and he was treating it all like junk. One fella was there when we arrived and was haggling for everything, he was mad that I was buying the O2s but he didn't try to go over top of me for them. I think he was also pissed that I'd given the guy a rough idea of the gears' value too. Anyway, I'm glad I took Ted, even if he did eat an order of cheese sticks, two racks of ribs, half of a chicken, a plate of fries, and a 22oz hot fudge sundae. The good news is, they're in great condition with what seems to be fairly new pads. There are minor signs of normal wear, which is to be expected, and the amp almost looks like it just came out of the box (heavy bugger). There's the case and stand, plus Transparent interconnects and power cable that were probably pretty expensive. I've listened to the SR-009s and several Lambdas so I knew what to expect in sound, and these absolutely don't disappoint. So far very, very impressive.
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