The Stax thread (New)

[verwandlung]

I am not particularly worried about heat, especially since I rarely listen to music for more than an hour, an hour and a half at the most. I was just surprised by the “need” for a remote control because of heat.

 

[David1961]

Heat the BHSE is supposed to give off doesn't bother me because where I live at times, gets quite cold. However nowhere near as cold as where Birgir lives.

 

[thinker]

Mal Valve  at Munich high-end
 
On the left SR-009, the sound was incredible airy with the Mal Valve amp
 

 

[milosz]

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Mal Valve  at Munich high-end
 
On the left SR-009, the sound was incredible airy with the Mal Valve amp
 

Those speakers- what are those oval shaped things? Some kind of felt around a tweeter array of some kind or-  ?

 

[Michgelsen]

Very large Lambda drivers.

 

[rgs9200m]

I just mentioned the heat because I sat near a Woo WES and started to sweat from the heat on my face right up near it.
I'm just used to the gentle warmth of my Stax 007t amp and it was a little startling.

 

[schorsch]

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Those speakers- what are those oval shaped things? Some kind of felt around a tweeter array of some kind or-  ?

Well they produce speakers with their magnetostatic and electrostatic panels. Visit their website to get more information if you like.
 
Regards Georg

 

[DolphinG]

As I used many of STAX headphones, I'm now trying many other gears, such as speaker or source components.
 
Recently I'm using ESTA4u and DAC Talent, and it made me love STAX more.
 
Especially I like ESTA4u speaker.
 
Not so good at English, to write a review of this speaker and components, but I hope STAX can earn much money to produce old products again.

 

[milosz]

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Well they produce speakers with their magnetostatic and electrostatic panels. Visit their website to get more information if you like.
 
Regards Georg

Ah, I see, these  speakers are also from Mal Valve.
 
Reading about their MalStat 4 -  electrostatic tweeter, magnetostatic (i.e, planar-magnetic) midrange and meagnetostatic (planar magnetic) bass- they claim 98 dB /1 watt  efficiency, which is rather amazing.  The woofer is a planar driver in a sealed box.  They must have some REALLY powerful magnets in the woofer and midrange drivers and some REALLY high voltage in the tweeter to offer that kind of efficiency.
 

 
From their site at http://www.malvalve.de/malstat4.html
 
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[size=medium] [size=small]- Impedance 4, 8 or 16 ohms 
-> carrying capacity 500 watt 
- frequency response 20 Hz - 30 kHz 
- transition frequencies 250 Hz/5000 Hz 
- efficiency 98 dB spl (2.83V, 1m) 
- powerful recommendation> watt 20 
- polarization voltage to 5 kV (adjustable)[/size][/size]

 

[HDMan]

Just finished building my KGSSHV and for the first time ever I have been able to listen to Stax. First Stax amp and first Stax headphones (007-MK1's), amazing.

 

[sridhar3]

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Just finished building my KGSSHV and for the first time ever I have been able to listen to Stax. First Stax amp and first Stax headphones (007-MK1's), amazing.

 
Congrats.  I take it the repair shop was able to give you a hand finishing the build?

 

[jaycalgary]

Is it liquid cooled?

 

[verwandlung]

Oh my God! I just received my 009 today. They are fantastic, even with the Stax 323II! -- Is there a break-in period with headphones!? I have the vague impression that after a few days, probably more few weeks, at some point, my 007 just opened up. Am I just crazy? Thanks.

 

[HDMan]

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Oh my God! I just received my 009 today. They are fantastic, even with the Stax 323II! -- Is there a break-in period with headphones!? I have the vague impression that after a few days, probably more few weeks, at some point, my 007 just opened up. Am I just crazy? Thanks.

 
 
Your head opened up.

 

[HDMan]

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Congrats.  I take it the repair shop was able to give you a hand finishing the build?

 
Nope, he was unable to diagnose the fault, I did that myself. Apart from the shop soldering the heatsinks, because my soldering gun is not hot enough, I built it from start to finish, including all panel work and hook up.
 
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Is it liquid cooled?

 
There is one in every crowd. Where is your KGSSHV?
 
Nuff said.