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This player is extremely resolving and it tells you what it wants! After coming home from the meet, the next morning, I hooked it up to my speaker rig and just did a quick and dirty listen. Stock power cord into the wall, 1 monoblock had a stock cord into my Hydra, the other had a VD cord but into a power strip, etc... I compared it side by side my Esoreric DV-50 optically connected to the Esoteric D70 DAC. That combo actually sounds O.K. But when I plugged the NWO in this state, WOW! Later that evening, I connected the system the way I thought I wanted to. I used VD everywhere, the NWO into the wall, the monoblocks into the Powerplant Premier (which I got back from Min), and isolation platforms all around etc...
...the sound? It was 'aiight'. But not like that morning. It seems to be lacking. So out came the platforms. Hmm.. better, but not really better, just sort of perceptually so. Out came the premier. Now we were getting somewhere. Lastly... out came the VD interconnects and in went Ori X-2.
Ahhh... there it is. So now I have to put it back and see if it really is JUST the X-2 at this point. I think I may have to go and try the silver route. I think this player just really has a preference, and it is minimal. The VD stuff mates well with the HE90's and ES2, but deadens my speaker rig too much. I'll have to experiment more on both fronts.
I would go out and try some nice, revealing cables. They do not have to be silver as they could be gold, copper, amorphous metal but aim for small conductors and good connectors. No fancy RF! canceling geometry as a straight wire works best.
I didn't get to compare the ES-1 all that much to my ES-2. We'd need a more controlled environment for that I think. However, as stated earlier by Iron Dreamer, the O2 and HE90 could not be any more different from each other. If people want a case study in how associated equipment, and equipment matching in general, can have a tremendous effect or the headphone, this difference was positively Epiphanic (not sure if that is a real word, but close enough).
This mirrors my findings completely. Putting a He90 in a SR-007 matched system will only end badly and vice versa. The He60 comes closer to bridge the gap along with the SR-Omega.
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*learns lesson* Posting about ebay auctions on a headphone forum is always a bad idea
On the other hand, now I know _the_ ebay ID I should avoid getting into bidding wars with when bidding for stax items
I was watching it before I logged onto head-case yesterday. I've been doing this for far too long to miss something like this...
As it turns out the seller is a Stax fan as is saving up for some Omegas. I was only too happy to help.
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This could be turned into a Stax amp as well. Could be pretty nice indeed
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Elephas,
How many headphones do you own now? 40?
40 is for amateurs...
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I confess I didn't use the search function.
Am I to be punished now?
Nahh, we're too busy bashing the noobs
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I enjoy music out of cheap computer speakers but the chase of high fidelity is about getting closer to the music and not listening to some pre set parameters.
The high end is certainly obtainable but it's never cheap and those that believe that you can get it cheaply are kidding them selfs. You can come close but the devil is in the details and they cost a fortune to reveal. If you can't handle that buy a RSA amp, some FOTM headphones and leave us alone.
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There's a whole thread about it, that not enough for you?
He would like a whole forum dedicated to them but I guess the single thread will do...
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Ahh so this amp is really balanced but uses input transformers. I knew Craig was working on an amp a few months back that was SE but used transformer on the output to make it differential.
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We always like big pictures.
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Breitling is in no way, shape or form better then Rolex and Rolex is now the Bose or B&O of the watch world. A Rolex does hold its value though. If you want something good and cheap get a Tag Heuer or if you want the best, get a Patek.
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Why can't he have a bunch of amps at different price levels? I do and I have more electrostatic adapters then I can count. The HA-02 is pretty far from being high end though it is a cute little amp like all the Yamamoto's are.
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Speaking of scams the Stax SR-Omega scam is back. I love this part
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.I WILL HAVE THEM PROFESSIONALLY PACKED AND BOXED.
THANKS FOR LOOKING AT MY FIRST ONLINE AUCTION.
while the last picture clearly says the serial number no.249 and those are owned by Morphschi.
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There is one on ebay now, but it comes with a gamma pro and has a BIN at $400.
This seems to have been sold already...
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I believe it is a single ended amp using a transformer on the output with a center tapped secondary to make it differential.
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Your deal with Carl fell through in the end, I presume? I've always assumed that the black powder on the headpad was from the dye stax used on it, and soaking the headband assembly seems to get rid of it easily enough.
I guess Carl and I are both a little forgetful so we never finished the deal. \
A brush and lots of water helps to remove the top layer. I spent a few hours on it with the Gamma's Thrice sold me but the end result looks great. So are in good shape though after all these years like my Lambda Spirit. Even the lettering is mostly intact.
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Come to think of it, how much do you reckon building your own adapter would cost?
And perhaps DIY can produce something on the quality level of the Illusion.
The bias supply costs about 20$ to make with MKP caps and other nice things but the transformers are the real problem. The Luhdahl alternative is expensive but you could get Just Real Music to make transformers that are relatively cheap. Another option is to buy any SRD-6 or 7 of ebay and use the transformers. Solder new leads directly to the windings (cut through the paper on each side to reveal the solder connections) and bypass all connectors and switches.
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Is that an Orpheus clone next to the HE60?
Thanks,
Purk
That's them running off 580v bias. The GES clearly has the stock tubes as the yellow lettering on the EH ECC83 tubes is hard to miss.
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Okay, sorry I'm confused. Are you saying the SB can be used with pro-bias earspeakers?
No, only the SRD-7SB Mk2 can be used with pro earspeakers. You could also convert your SRD-7 by building the Mk2 bias supply.
Thanks for letting me learn something ....
No problem. I think I have this need to spew electrostatic facts around as I'm suffering withdrawals from the usual flood of HF PM's. \
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Almost as funny as your spelling.
Amen to that brother!
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The SB's are more expensive then the AC unit's. A transformer is always more expensive then a AC cord and that is the only difference in the Mk2's. The old SRD-6's used a multiplier without a transformer so you are very dependent on the speaker input level to maintain the bias. I've never had any issues with the SB's but then again I don't listen to a lot of music with quiet passages.
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[update Nov 18 2007]: We have made significant progress in the past 24 hours. Please stay tuned.
That must mean they have recovered the Predator preorder thread so the site is mostly ready...
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Not true. Ray would have absolutely no idea how to do the multi voltage
switcher. And certainly not in that physical size.
I stand corrected. He would have made it huge with some horribly ugly golden bits screwed onto the chassis. It still has the same reliability as a RSA product...
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I did not get to try to much gear at the event itself cause I was running around making sure everyone was good. I did get to do a quick comparison of the HEV70 and Woo ges amp on the HE60's. now i will admit I never heard the HE90's before and i am not a electrotype of dude but if I would to get in that market now the Woo ges would be the amp i would go with! at $1500ish for an electrostatic amp with that sound would make a great first electro amp i think. I wanted to try Immtbiker's he90 clones but i never got the shot to..going by what i read on the forums and what he and others say they would be the first set of electro's i would buy..something like $900 for a set? nice!
No wonder you preferred the GES as HEV70 is so bad Ray could have made it. Any Stax amp ever made (except maybe the SRM-001) is better then that steaming pile of crap.
Do you have any pictures of the Chinese stats?
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I'm simply waiting for the right set of Gamma Pro's as I'm a bit particular about the condition so I would be prepared to well over 400$ but not for the set on ebay. One problem with the Gammas is that there are no pads to be had from Stax which really blows and the headpad is the biggest piece of crap ever. It turns into this black powder and since it was meant to be cheaper they are a bitch to remove and clean properly.
I sure hope that the Stax hype is over or may God help those poor souls that stand between me and the few phones I'm missing...
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I might. I really like to hear what the SR-007 sounds like with some really big tubes pushing them.