ALSO
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Found a used pair of 404LEs for about US$430. Is this better than paying full price for a 507 or 407 (w/507 pads)?
there are usually some on Yahoo Japan
Found a used pair of 404LEs for about US$430. Is this better than paying full price for a 507 or 407 (w/507 pads)?
Looks like a decent price, and probably cheaper than 407s + 507 pads. I'd buy them
Thanks. Am looking through threads for impressions on the sound differences between 404LE and 507. Seems to be trending toward 404LE, for significantly less than a new pair of 507s, although I don't know what kind of shape the used pair are in, other than the seller's claim that it's in good shape. But it's Audio Union, and they tend to be reliable.
... go buy them now!!!!
So I located a STAX SRM-T1 used in Tokyo, selling for 38,000 JPY. They're holding it for me now, but the store insists there is no voltage converter on the back. (I've seen photos of this switch online.) I called STAX, and the person who answered claims that almost 100% of the T1s had those switches, but then he said his memory could be faulty. He added that running a 100V amp in the US (120V) would be bad idea. I called back the store asked the guy to check again, but he insists there's no switch to change the voltage, and that the model is definitely a T1 and not T1S.
Any advice? I won't be able to get to the store today, and even if I could, if there is no switch to convert the voltage, I'd still be at a loss.
Could not resist the certainty of this imperative--they are on their way. Thank you everyone for making this a STAX day. I'm excited, and deeply grateful to all. The most welcoming community among the many here on Head-Fi.
ALSO,
it was a safe plan to forge ahead with the lamdba purchase. For one, you'd have gone nuts with a stat amp and nothing to drive. Furthermore, not sure what's happening recently in Japan but indeed there's nothing available on the used market from the audio resellers! A year ago, I swear there were multiple drivers and phones at the different Audio Union at other Fujiya Avic used stores. Now it looks like you snapped the only used stat amp there was left at the audio union stores, so I'd say you did well! Actually, I had been contemplating the T1 for a while, but you cleared my wish . Now, let's have a proper meet in the spring team Tokyo!
According to Spritzer a few posts up, most of the T1 amps have the switch inside, and only a few have it on the back. Thus it's no wonder the guy in the shop can't see it.
Maybe the confusion is because I said, a few posts up, that a T1 with a switch on the back would be good for you. What I meant was, a T1 with a switch in general. My memory failed me. I thought my old T1 had a switch on the back, but as I checked some old photos of it, it appears it didn't.
this is good, found something suitable.
make sure you put your hand under your chin before turning up the volume the first time, many owners report damage when jaws drop and chins hit the floor. <wink>