[SBranson]

Well, the SR-84 package was too good to be true at $75.  The channel imbalance was pretty bad and didn't seem to get any better by "warming up" as he mentioned.
He did offer it to me for $50 if I wanted to take it as a fix-up project... tempting.  

 

[livewire]

Listening to PF WYWH via FLAC > ODAC > STAX SRM-252S > SR-407. Mid-Fi don't get much better than this.

 

[DefQon]

SR-80 uses same electret transducer as SR-30 just different dampening and housing grill used. If you want to really fix it, get a beat-up pair of SR-30's for cheap and swap the drivers out.
 
Seem's the seller lied to you as well, electret's work in a similar way to electrostats but the difference is electret's are fully and have a fixed charge and once they lose there charge it is impossible to fix it (that I know of) or charge it back to normal, this results in channel imbalance. Channel imbalance with electrostat's are a different story and has many variables come into play, spritzer or any other experienced users can fill you in with that.

 

[SBranson]

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Seem's the seller lied to you as well, electret's work in a similar way to electrostats but the difference is electret's are fully and have a fixed charge and once they lose there charge it is impossible to fix it (that I know of) or charge it back to normal, this results in channel imbalance. Channel imbalance with electrostat's are a different story and has many variables come into play, spritzer or any other experienced users can fill you in with that.

 
 
 
The guy selling them knew less than I do about these, but neither of us knew that. (or he was very good at playing dumb).
 
He was getting by with adjusting the balance on his amp.   He did basically lie about them though by not mentioning the imbalance and suggesting that they get better after warming up.  

 

[jjinh]

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Here's a run down with how proxy services work with Yahoo Japan auctions. You bid on an item, you win it, Craig pays for it straight away as this is the way Yahoo Japan Auctions work unlike ebay where you can delay payment. Since the PP amp was a mistake made on his behalf (delay in the system), he said that he will start off loading stuff on ebay again soon as he can still re-coup his funds he paid for the amp, since I already won the 323S.

 
So he made a mistake, that explains it.
 
I know how proxies work, I also think there are better proxies for Yahoo Japan.
 
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Who's going to buy this at that price? http://www.ebay.de/itm/STAX-LAMBDA-PROFESSIONAL-HEADPHONE-DRIVER-UNIT-PLUS-EQUALIZER-COMPLETE-UNIT-/190884084120?pt=US_Headphones&hash=item2c7193f998

 
A bit expensive, but it does come with the ED-1

 

[DefQon]

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Yeah seems like he just lied to you so he offload the problem to you and expect you're dumb enough to believe the charge up cancels out imbalance issue. Since the SRD-4 adaptor hooks up directly to a integrated amp, you can use balance controls if it has one.
 
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So he made a mistake, that explains it.
 
I know how proxies work, I also think there are better proxies for Yahoo Japan.

Yes indeed there are, with better fees and faster shipping time to boot.

 

[autoteleology]

I wish they'd just sell the ED-1 separate. As far as I've observed, they are virtually unobtainium nowadays. Nobody wants to let go of them

 

[jjinh]

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I wish they'd just sell the ED-1 separate. As far as I've observed, they are virtually unobtainium nowadays. Nobody wants to let go of them

 
you could always buy that kit and sell the stuff you dont want

 

[autoteleology]

 

You could always buy that kit and sell the stuff you don't want at a huge loss.

 
Fixed.

 

[ultimanium]

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Yes indeed there are, with better fees and faster shipping time to boot.

What would you advise for a proxy service? I've just used kuboten for a while, but been wondering if there's a better option.

 

[DefQon]

One of the other guys bought there stuff through buyee. I used it for 1 item and I can recommend it.

 

[milosz]

Rho earspeakers?  What?
 
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He was kidding.

 
 
-DOH!  
 
Too subtle for me, I'm afraid.

 

[ultimanium]

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One of the other guys bought there stuff through buyee. I used it for 1 item and I can recommend it.

Alright, thanks, I might give it a go.

 

[jaycalgary]

There was the ED-1 version for the Signature for sale here a while back. That is the one I would have wanted and should have bought. It didn't sell very quickly believe it or not and was under $500. I think they get used as a novelty and pretty much just for collecting. If anything that Smyth Realiser would be the way to go.

 

[rgs9200m]

disregard