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Woot Andy!!!

There is something to be said about the old units. I've been using my mint SR-1's for a week now off a cheap T-amp and one of my transformer solutions. Lovely sound. I would recommend you source some SR-007 earpads as they made the sets much more comfortable. There is a difference to the sound but I for one quite like it.

Same thing here but right after that I noticed the gigantic bass coloration. Is it still just an Alo RX?

Most Stax are indeed very comfy but the 507 isn't one of them. The earpads are too small and the arc is just uncomfortable despite being enormous... As for being bright, the Sr-007 Mk2 SZ3 sounds nothing like the Mk1 and they are even annoyingly forward with my NOS dac.

If the 009 is anything like the SZ3 007's then they will be gone very quickly indeed.

You can't really go wrong with the 507 unless you are easily annoyed by bright transducers. There are also some comfort issues with my rather large head so I'd take a SR-404 frame/earpads over the 507 setup any day.

Did you reverse the diode next to the 7812? That could cause something like this...

You can get most of the transistors from bdent.com. The 3675 is end of life but you should have no issues tracking some down. Plenty of alternatives too and if you are in a bind, PM me as I have a few hundred. Ditto on the 1486 and 1968. The 1156 should be replaced with the 1486 if you are using that one in the PSU. The RLED is actually the chassis led indicator and has nothing to do with the circuit. Just pick a LED and feed the forward voltage and desired current through an online calculator. It's fed off the +15V supply.

The P&G is also only available in 10K with a 20K custom order. Not really an issue except for crazy people like me who use and like a NOS dac and tube CDP's...

A Olympus E-P1 with the stock 17mm and an extra 14-42mm lens. I friend gave me a good deal and it is a neat little camera.

I'd rather just have the RK50 though.

...and when has that ever stopped us?

Thanks for the kind words. No cake for me today but my mom is going to bake pancakes for me soon.

Happy Birthday my fellow Baker boy.

I wouldn't blame the AKM dacs for that. A lot of this stuff is designed around sub par parts just because these are the ones you are "supposed" to use. One of the many reasons why I'd never buy an Esoteric anything...

Yup, that's just the full name.

That's exactly what I was going to recommend. Pass recommends the CL60 unit for the Firstwatt amps.

If it is a Nakamichi Dragon then that wouldn't be a bad source at all...

No idea, I was just commenting on that they could probably be bought. Then I saw your post and made the edit.

CMC Audio doesn't list the pins on their website but I'm sure they could be bought in bulk. Edit: it's been taken care of. As for the 2SA1968, when the notice came that it was EOL'd some of us bought ample stocks... The 10M90 is a fine alternative though but sourcing it outside of the US is a bit of a pain.

Get the ESL57 off the floor and you'll be in for a treat. It's a bit amazing just how good the ESL really are given their age and all the hype. Now I'm all nostalgic and I'm going to reach for the Stax SR-1's...

Happy Birthday Greg!!!

It's moar better with the boards attached with double sided tape and no earth...

Couldn't care less about this DAC but if these people are going to rape my heritage why the fuck can't they spell it properly?

When I get my 009 they will be compared...