Michgelsen
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Some tips about the O2 pads are in this thread, one page 3 and 4 I believe (depends on your forum settings).
Originally Posted by John Buchanan /img/forum/go_quote.gif ...and as Tako has mentioned, they aren't particularly viewer friendly. They are more so than the Jecklin Floats, but only just. |
Originally Posted by spritzer /img/forum/go_quote.gif They do dip below 1ohm and with sensitivity in the 73dB/1w range they really need a beast of an amp or a very well designed tube amp. A Quad ESL57 is less of an hassle and quite a bit cheaper. |
Originally Posted by Steph T /img/forum/go_quote.gif I own a pair of Stax ELS-F-83s and they run beautifully on 60 watts of valve amplification. They require voltage, which valve amplifiers are ideally suited to supplying, as opposed to current, which solidstate amplifiers as suited to. |
Originally Posted by Steph T /img/forum/go_quote.gif I own a pair of Stax ELS-F-83s and they run beautifully on 60 watts of valve amplification. They require voltage, which valve amplifiers are ideally suited to supplying, as opposed to current, which solidstate amplifiers as suited to. |
Originally Posted by spritzer /img/forum/go_quote.gif As the impedance drops on the panels (which the stepup transformers dutifully transform back to the amp) you need current to make up for the difference or the voltage will sag. |
Originally Posted by HeadphoneAddict /img/forum/go_quote.gif I have been borrowing plaidplatypus's Sigmas for about 3 weeks now, and they do big out of head soundstage fantastically. But, IMHO, the stock Sigma is too rolled off at both ends of the frequency spectrum. So, detail freaks and instrument placement freaks need not apply. |
Originally Posted by krmathis /img/forum/go_quote.gif Ah, reminds me that I really need to audition an SR-Sigma (Pro). |
Originally Posted by b17m4p /img/forum/go_quote.gif One day I will take the time to make things like this make sense to me. |
Originally Posted by plaidplatypus /img/forum/go_quote.gif Larry, have you used the Sigma Pro in both your SRD-7 Pro and GES setup? |
Originally Posted by plaidplatypus /img/forum/go_quote.gif Yes, please do. I haven't tried the Sigma Pro with a transformer yet, I'd like to know if it's a good idea. |
Originally Posted by ericj /img/forum/go_quote.gif in news of the lower-end sort, I think i may have found a cheap tripath ta2024 amp board that can shoehorn into the SRD-X, hopefully to make it a little more lively sounding. (Yeah, tripath amps are the low end of what should be driving stax transformers - but the existing guts of the SRD-X are lower) |
Originally Posted by plaidplatypus /img/forum/go_quote.gif This is how I understand it: In DC (Direct Current), V = IR (Voltage equals current times resistance). If resistance (R) drops in a circuit then you will need more current (I) to mantain the same Voltage (V) level between two points. If the resistance in a circuit drops to half it's previous value then twice the amount of current will have to flow through the circuit to keep the voltage the same. (1.125A * 8 Ohms = 9V) and (2.25A * 4 Ohms = 9V). If your amp can only supply 1.5A of current to the 4 Ohm load then you can only get 6V difference. (1.5A * 4 Ohm = 6V) Does that sound right guys? |