[kevin gilmore]

I recommend thin copper tape cut with a sissors to be exactly the same width as the circuit land, placed
over the land to extend beyond the top of the socket. Makes things very easy after that.
 
The glue that holds the resistors down is a bit of a nusance, but does soften up when you hit it with
a soldering iron.
 
I'll add another thing that the gain resistors do not have to be removed.
Small 1/8 watt resistors can be put in parallel with the resistor already on the
board without having to remove them. Value= 316 ohms.

 

[soundoholic]

 
"Hi, I´m a Stax-Expert at HeadFi and just play with new drivers for my new project: SR-008..."

 

[krmathis]

Cute!

I am sure he will grow up to be another Head-Fi'er - he have great taste already.

 

[jjinh]

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Cute!

I am sure he will grow up to be another Head-Fi'er - he have great taste already.

SR-007, SR-404LE, HD800... I agree

 

[ztsen]

He doesn't seem enjoying the SR-008..  Maybe you should try the lamba..

 
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"Hi, I´m a Stax-Expert at HeadFi and just play with new drivers for my new project: SR-008..."

 

[soundoholic]

Thanks, Krmathis. In fact he prefers O2, hmmm... @jjinh: Yes, there are these ESP, correctly identified! @ztsen: No, he doesn´t like lambdas, not because of sound, but the shape of transducers...
007A was just in test, it´s only a concentration, as you see, nothing else.  He has tested HD800, but some brightness in treble seams to be not his taste.

 

[TommyTunes]

Well since I got my 4040II system two weeks ago, I've had the bug for SR-007II's.   Today I bit the bulleted and ordered them from Elusive Disc who actually had them in stock.  I'll be getting them Thursday, can't wait.  The best thing they will let me see into the future.  I see a Woo WES sometime in 2011.

 

[spacemanspliff]

I have a Stax Nova Basic coming today  and a SRD-7. Do I need to plug the srd-7 into the wall?

 

[spritzer]

Is it the one with my boards?  If so then it needs AC to function. 

 

[spacemanspliff]

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Is it the one with my boards?  If so then it needs AC to function. 

Yep. Ok. Thanks.

 

[Jodet]

Buying from Japan?
 
Good idea?  Bad idea?   Is there someone other than the importer who does service work on Stax? 
 
 

 

[edstrelow]

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Buying from Japan?
 
Good idea?  Bad idea?   Is there someone other than the importer who does service work on Stax? 
 
 

Good idea.  I have had good luck with EIFL.  I don't know about service/repairs though.   My Stax stuff has been pretty reliable.

 

[spacemanspliff]

Wooo. The Nova Basic likes Sabbath! Fat, thick bass lines that you can hear the strings thrum like you are in studio. Nice. Listening to a Japanese recorded version btw. Stellar SQ compared to any other Sabbath disc.
 
The Nova Basic is definitely a darker version of the Lambda normal bias I had before. Kind of Sennheiser 650 to a Beyer 880 difference. Might just be my setup though. I really think using my HT receiver to power things is a bad idea. Thinking of trading for a dac and tube amp. Going to give it a week or two and get acclimated to things.

 

[tigermilk]

Personally I like to buy in person in Japan.  Make a vacation of it, listen to some nice gear, and come home with something.
 
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Buying from Japan?
 
Good idea?  Bad idea?   Is there someone other than the importer who does service work on Stax? 
 
 

 

[Stein]

I got my Stax in Japan. Saved a looot of money over importing it, too. Pretty much the only problem with it is that the warranties are only valid in Japan, so you're pretty much SOL if something goes wrong~
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Buying from Japan?
 
Good idea?  Bad idea?   Is there someone other than the importer who does service work on Stax?