The Stax thread (New)

[Geir]

Hey Ludo, I am contemplating upon that german stax ebay yes. Have the feeling I will have some sweet/smooth talking to my wife first, and I am not 100% certain she will agree to it. You have the longest time here at Head-fi, so go for it

 

[bjarnetv]

the normal bias stax transformers are definitely the best choice for stax buyers on a budget

as for cheap stax, i see faust2d is selling a srd-6sb/sr-gamma combo; seems like a nice way to start with electrostats.

 

[ludoo]

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Originally Posted by Geir /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hey Ludo, I am contemplating upon that german stax ebay yes. Have the feeling I will have some sweet/smooth talking to my wife first, and I am not 100% certain she will agree to it. You have the longest time here at Head-fi, so go for it

Geir, thanks for giving me the green flag, but I'm returning it to you as I'm waiting for a "starter" set I bought from Spritzer, so I will already have my hands full (and an empty wallet). If your wife does not agree let me know though, as I will try to go for it.

 

[scompton]

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Originally Posted by bjarnetv /img/forum/go_quote.gif the normal bias stax transformers are definitely the best choice for stax buyers on a budget as for cheap stax, i see faust2d is selling a srd-6sb/sr-gamma combo; seems like a nice way to start with electrostats.

I think he's just selling the SRD 6SB without an earspeaker. You may be confused because he has a picture of a Stax ad in his post that talks about the Gamma.

 

[bjarnetv]

but in one of the bumps he said he could include the sr-gamma to the deal

 

[spritzer]

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Originally Posted by Tachikoma /img/forum/go_quote.gif Somewhere between $300 and $500 if you're talking about the SR-5NB. You don't really need an mk2 and besides, the normal bias SRD-7s can practically be had for free. Tell spritzer that you'll pay for the difference in the shipping (that is the difference between shipping his stuff from japan with an SRD-7 and without the SRD-7), and you'll probably get one =P ohwait norway and iceland aren't the same country are they... <______< but the normal bias SRD-7s really are much cheaper.

All of my spare SRD-7's have been ripped apart or sold and I won't buy any more if I can help it.

 

[Faust2D]

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Originally Posted by bjarnetv /img/forum/go_quote.gif but in one of the bumps he said he could include the sr-gamma to the deal

I need to a proper for sale post. I am just to lazy to do it. I am selling SRD-6SB with SR-Gamma if someone wants to buy one from me

 

[Faust2D]

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Originally Posted by bjarnetv /img/forum/go_quote.gif but in one of the bumps he said he could include the sr-gamma to the deal

Hey, since you have both Ergo 2 and SR-Sigma can you do a quick run down on the difference of soundstage between these two. I am thinking about Ergo 2 but not sure if I will make sense to get it with QP85 and Sigma

 

[bjarnetv]

after just a quick listen, it doesnt have as large soundstage as the sigma, and i find it very similar to the float electrostat.
as for similarities to the qp85 its difficult to say without having heard one, but it sounds completely different from the pmb85, with its even bigger soundstage than the sigma.
so far i love the sound of the ergo2, and they feel more solid than the MB or jecklin frames.

 

[krmathis]

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Originally Posted by Geir /img/forum/go_quote.gif I am thinking of getting my feet wet in the Stax department, so I wonder what would be a decent price for a SR5 + SRD7mkII be when it is cosmetically in decent condition and mechanically in good condition?

Geir, as I wrote in my reply to your PM it will most probably be in the €2-300 area.
Mainly because the SRD-7mk2 are highly sought after, and people are willing to pay top money to get ahold of one. Its certainly a nice energizer, but for the SR-5 you can live just as happily with a normal bias energizer. Like the SRD-6 or SRD-7.

Please don't go into a bidding war with 'ludoo' though.

 

[facelvega]

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Originally Posted by krmathis /img/forum/go_quote.gif Geir, as I wrote in my reply to your PM it will most probably be in the €2-300 area. Mainly because the SRD-7mk2 are highly sought after, and people are willing to pay top money to get ahold of one. Its certainly a nice energizer, but for the SR-5 you can live just as happily with a normal bias energizer. Like the SRD-6 or SRD-7.

Exactly, half the price will go for upgrading the normal bias energizer to a pro one. If you just want an SR-5, you'd be better off waiting for one with a normal bias energizer, of which there are plenty around.

 

[slwiser]

It is official now, I have joined the Stax Fan club now with a Gamma Pro out of my SRD-7 Pro being feed right now by my Berning micro-ZOTL at 1 watt per channel. The sound is astounding to me with its clarity and detail. Just beautiful music. I got my first taste via the SRX-1 Mk3 normal bias and this is much further up the ladder. Wonder why more of us do not start here instead of everywhere else? One day I can see myself getting a Omega something.. ..but not right now, tapped out.

With this at my easy chair I may have to reconsider my easy chair setup with the Yamamoto HA-02 and ALO-780J. At the easy chair this is its competition. Being closed it does not bother others as much. I should set the Stax setup up having the Lavry feed it instead of my iMod and Auricap Doc but it is so good now I want to keep on listening to it when I am over there. Right now it is the Ultrasone Edition 9 I am listening to at the computer while typing this note.

 

[Vaughn]

Yeah, I am definitely back in the Stax fold....

I have been listening to my new SRM-T1S and Lambda Signatures for the last couple of days(courtesy of our favorite Icelandic Head-fi-er

) and I can say
unequivocally that the Sig's completely smash the SR-404's.

I recently owned an SRM-T1/SR-404 combination and, while I loved it, the upper midrange coloration on the 404's was a tragic flaw for me. This seems to be less of problem for some people, but to me it really was fatal...

Imagine seeing a beautiful woman who, astonishingly, is giving you the eye.
Then she smiles

...you get the idea.

 

[Faust2D]

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Originally Posted by Vaughn /img/forum/go_quote.gif Yeah, I am definitely back in the Stax fold.... I have been listening to my new SRM-T1S and Lambda Signatures for the last couple of days(courtesy of our favorite Icelandic Head-fi-er ) and I can say unequivocally that the Sig's completely smash the SR-404's. I recently owned an SRM-T1/SR-404 combination and, while I loved it, the upper midrange coloration on the 404's was a tragic flaw for me. This seems to be less of problem for some people, but to me it really was fatal... Imagine seeing a beautiful woman who, astonishingly, is giving you the eye. Then she smiles ...you get the idea.

How would you compare Lambda Signatures to SR-404. My understanding was that Lambda Signatures also had specific colorations.

 

[Vaughn]

I suppose it is colored, as everything must be, but whatever colorations it has are at a low enough level that I don't notice them. This was not the case with the 404's, they seemed more like a large diamond with a large colored crack in it

The Lambda Signatures, to me, have a more relaxed and at the same time more detailed sound than the 404's. They also seem to have more bass extension and weight, something I wasn't expecting.

Granted, I have only spent a few days with the Sig's, but already they are the best set up I have owned or heard.