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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Stax amplification by N-set on 2013-06-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: (Hopefully short) headphone journey in Audio Discussions  11 Replies 
Hi Scooter![quote user="scooter"] I have tried the SR-009, SR-007, SR-507, and SR-407 many times over a total of some 5 hours with a variety of sources but always with some Stax branded amplifier. Every time I thought / suspected that the big Stax...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: Stax by el`Ol on 2010-04-03 
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And as a headphone addict go to the Stax stand first and last to have a reference....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Stax? by N-set on 2013-06-28 
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Scooter, being myself a Stax listener, have you tried portable Staxes? Model 001 or something like that.I've never heard them, but I'm wondering what they are worthas an interesting attempt of portable electrostats.Cheers,N-set...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Store experience with Stax by scooter on 2013-06-28 
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Hi N-set, Interesting query on the small Stax. I don't want to go down the path of equipment reviewer but do want to answer your question and contribute where I can. I have not tried the portable Stax model. Out of the gate, I could not reconc...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: PP by N-set on 2012-09-26 
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[quote user="Paul S"]N-set, are you pretty sure that the "direct drive" tube amp need not be PP?  Does the Stax amp have +/- typical RC output?  Would it perhaps make more sense to "update" the Stax amp?ATH-50 cans would sure make your life easier......

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Store experience with Stax by scooter on 2013-06-28 
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Hi N-set, Interesting query on the small Stax. I don't want to go down the path of equipment reviewer but do want to answer your question and contribute where I can. I have not tried the portable Stax model. Out of the gate, I could not reconc...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Staxquiades project by N-set on 2012-09-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Staxquiades project in Melquiades Amplifier  19 Replies 
This is something I've been chewing on for quite some time and finally decidedto make it happen: a serious Stax headphone amplifier.I hope I can use this space as a sort of a blog-report on the progress...if not feel free to remove. I've been "forced...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: Plate into Cap? by Paul S on 2012-09-26 
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N-set, are you pretty sure that the "direct drive" tube amp need not be PP?  Does the Stax amp have +/- typical RC output?  Would it perhaps make more sense to "update" the Stax amp?ATH-50 cans would sure make your life easier...Best regards,Paul S...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Stax amplification by N-set on 2013-06-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: (Hopefully short) headphone journey in Audio Discussions  11 Replies 
Hi Scooter![quote user="scooter"] I have tried the SR-009, SR-007, SR-507, and SR-407 many times over a total of some 5 hours with a variety of sources but always with some Stax branded amplifier. Every time I thought / suspected that the big Stax...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Negative selections by N-set on 2012-09-24 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]It is unquestionably an ambiguous project. The topmost question that I would ask myself after this project would be the following: can Milq-biased 6E5P to be as good (sound-wise) DC driver as some vintage direct heated tube...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: Stax by el`Ol on 2010-04-03 
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And as a headphone addict go to the Stax stand first and last to have a reference....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #43: 30H & EL34 by N-set on 2010-11-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: To drive the 6C33C... in Melquiades Amplifier  65 Replies 
Paul, would you think 6336 will be more stable/predictable?Have you had any experience with it?30H: sorry, forgot to mention that the PP pair is autobiasedwith a common 900R resistor...EL34: indeed it's a very popular tube for driving Stax electrosta...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: In this case, try before you buy (or build) by scooter on 2012-09-26 
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[quote user="N-set"] I've been "forced" to listen on headphones due to real estate constraints and it seems those constraints will stay for few more years.  At the moment I'm using Stax Omega 2 MkI powered by a solid state amp Stax 717. I've always...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #68: Yes, it is a good type of test by Romy the Cat on 2012-01-08 
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[quote user="scooter"] However, I had one very interesting observation living the "Class D;" plugged directly into the wall socket, they always sounded the same, regardless of day or time of day. That is the only audio gear I have ever encountered th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Munich High End 2010 by manisandher on 2010-05-16 
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Thanks for all the suggestions. As it happens, there were no exhibitors at the Flemings Hotel this year. But I did pop into the Stax stall before listening to anything else.In general, I was pretty disappointed with what I heard. Most of the ‘convent...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Bases by Paul S on 2012-09-22 
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No doubt you have reverse-engineered the amp's output plots from the Stax' input requirements/limitations; right?The Chimera Axiom is a tank circuit, with a zillion taps off a giant, complex tranny.  Looks like your sections are ?stepped in terms of ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: The heaters by N-set on 2012-09-23 
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...and the heaters: CCS chain on 6E5P + AC on the output.The Stax pro bias (580V) is coppied form the Auridux amphttp://www.dddac.de/tp08.htm...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #53: Diode or not, doesn't matter! by N-set on 2010-11-06 
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Paul, I've managed to glue the image:`Diodes or resistors is absolutely secondary to me, I wanted to trythe main idea. You seem to have good experiences with EL34, right?Cheers,jk...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #38: Nichicon caps source? by N-set on 2012-09-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Full range Melquiades implementation in Melquiades Amplifier  81 Replies 
Decoud (and others), where do you source big Nichicon caps, pref. in EU?I'm slowly preparing to attack a Staxquiades - a mastodont Milq inspiredamp to power Stax headphones (PP 6E5 DC to PP 2A3/300B/EL34). I need 10.000uF/500V and 10.000/350V caps.Mo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: Source quality by N-set on 2012-09-26 
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Scooter, thank you for the warnings. I already own O2 MkI for +/-2 yrs and got to know them a bit. As I said I do not like headphones in generalbut I have no other choice. I own 2 more staxes: Sigma and Lambda Pro and Omega can do things others canno...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Stax? by N-set on 2013-06-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: (Hopefully short) headphone journey in Audio Discussions  11 Replies 
Scooter, being myself a Stax listener, have you tried portable Staxes? Model 001 or something like that.I've never heard them, but I'm wondering what they are worthas an interesting attempt of portable electrostats.Cheers,N-set...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #189: My five cents by twogoodears on 2010-02-06 
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Dear Roman and all... also unrequested/unsolicited, MUST give my opinion on the above... I had to translate my 2,3 meters from my Gotorama speakers system, and obtained 7,6 or so feet... it's angled 110° in front of my head, placed on 5,3 meters long...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #265: The headphone analogy by kodomo on 2017-12-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A listening room for a domesticated Cat? in Audio Discussions  283 Replies 
I heard the same not just from one but from a few guys for my playback as well! I think it is because of the all encompassing effect and the strength of the stereo image. Most people have never heard that strong of a phantom centre, or an orchestra a...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #20: DHT driver by N-set on 2012-09-29 
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]It is unquestionably an ambiguous project. The topmost question that I would ask myself after this project would be the following: can Milq-biased 6E5P to be as good (sound-wise) DC driver as some vintage direct heated tube...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #123: Nichicons by N-set on 2017-04-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Planning my DSET in Melquiades Amplifier  186 Replies 
Gentlemen, I can only hope to be wrong on the  air-borne feedback.Actually your project Anthony made me think of coming back to my Staxquiades project - a Milq inspired monster amp for my Stax headphones. Do you have a source of big PSU Nichicons at ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: Idler rumble by N-set on 2010-11-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Idler Drive - Rumbling Into The Future? in Analog Playback  27 Replies 
Just a short comment on the motor rumble on my particular example of EMT930: using a 40yrs old idler I could clearly hear the joyful sound of the motor when playing a test empty track (through quite efficient Stax O2 headphones, max volume on their 7...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Hife Deluxe by el`Ol on 2010-05-17 
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[quote user="manisandher"]Thanks for all the suggestions. As it happens, there were no exhibitors at the Flemings Hotel this year. But I did pop into the Stax stall before listening to anything else.[/quote]The Hifi Deluxe was in the Le Meridien.http...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: Light noise by N-set on 2011-03-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: I good spot-light for a turntable? in Analog Playback  15 Replies 
This is probably a related question to LED bulbs with their electronic transformer crap inside.I have not noticed any noise with the full volume up on my Stax O2 so far andI was intentionally looking for it. There is only a gentle crack when I switch...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Weiss interview by mr.onion on 2011-06-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Interview with Daniel Weiss in Didital Things  6 Replies 
"How do you audition the equipment that you build? Do you do listening tests at all? No, basically I don’t do that. I have some Strax headphones for some listening, but I don’t judge the electronics based on listening tests.Does anyone else in...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #20: "Hearing" backlash? by N-set on 2010-08-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Idler Drive - Rumbling Into The Future? in Analog Playback  27 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]  Why do you feel that uniform "floating" rotation is possible only with N amount of drives?  [/quote]I don't feel it's the only way :-)[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Let look in this deeper. A single drive would it be idlers o...
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