Ali-Pacha
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I love when the mafia feels challenged. So many cool things to happen
Ali
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Ok I'm a bit naive thinking my questions would have some echoes on HF, but I did try
BTW, maybe I should have asked them here...I knew it :
Kevin Gilmore's assumption on capacitance to drive may be a bit pessimistic ( http://www.head-fi.org/t/779102/did-sennheiser-just-reveal-the-orpheus-successor/975#post_12011474 ) since Sennheiser claims 200% efficiency improvement. 40 pf are not that far from 50 pf, BTW.
That said, very curious to see how Sennheiser manages amplification...ok, one need "only" 30% of the current to drive the phones properly, but hey, 30% of a SRM-T2 (that's at least the class we are talking about) still is a lot of room and heat to dissipate.
Very curious about the "thick" diaphragm too.
I've to say I'll be very interested in some mafia's enlightments
Ali
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Got my hands on some LNS, said to be the most neutral Lambda out there, but all I can find about them is 4 to 8 years old...when Stax's thread on HF was useful, hosting most of you guys. Looks like I'm several years late in the hobby...I may jump into DIY amps and such things within the next years
BTW, they look quite rare, less than 2 years of production, that may explain the scarce reviews. No comments on sound so far, I got them on vacation and brought only cheap SMSL SA-50 amp + SRD7/SBmk2 to test them. So details are not very impressive, and low-end is quite short compared to what I'm used to @ home through modded 727 or SRM-1/mk2 pro...Interested in comparison beetween LNS and L700 anyway, the latter is said to be really well balanced by some folks.
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There's a plastic part previous Lambda don't have. Angle used to be processed through pads, now it's there through this plastic part, and pads look flat now. There's also an angle on the grid of the enclosure former Lambdas don't have.
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SR-??? with the new "Lambda" driver, probably.
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Looks like a "basic" stiffening of the stators, they could easily stick that in a SR-507 housing and call it SR-509. I say "basic", but maybe some wachara-level dude would tell I've no clue about it
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The problem with the Lambda has never been the drivers but the housing. We'll see if they ever change that...
Lambda drivers + Orpheus housing, for instance ?
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Here's a link to a picture of the SRD7SB Pro
Nope. SRD-7/SBmk2, and AC-Powered SRD-7 Pro.
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There was a SRD-7 Pro SB too but it is dead simple to do this.
Do you have some pictures of it ? Always intersted in oddnesses stax could have released
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SRD-7/SBmk2 is the only self-bias one made by Stax that provides pro-bias output.
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Got my SRM-727II modded. Soooo good with Lambda Sig and SR-X/mk3 Pro. I think I have chosen wisely.
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So, it appears Justin Wilson knows about his stuff, a little bit...
http://www.head-fi.org/t/439657/headamp-blue-hawaii-special-edition/7200#post_11647599
arnaud
I feel like you're debugging the path for whatever may happen to me when I receive mine
Ali
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I loved them, too. It is a shame that they won't make the smaller round drivers anymore, they would fit in well in the product line as a 'mini-SR009' (and they look good, which some people care about).
It could be made with a better headband, too.
I can't agree more. Same basic (yet insanely clever) design, maybe a new diaphragm material, good looking and comfy enclosure, it'll be a winner.
Stax is still a very (very) small company. The recent hype about
beatsheadphones may help them, but hi-end e-stats are meant to be a niche...that I would like to tell this guy : http://www.soundstagehifi.com/index.php/international/soundstage-uk/811Not only the T2 did sink them, but surely too much items in their range back then. I'm sure they are as cautious as a small japanese company can be since then.
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And it's not mine
For those who don't want to deal with HF, picture of mine with today's new earpads :
Love them, indeed
Ali
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Peace, love, and SR-X/mk3 Pro, brothers
Ali
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I didn't have any "etched" Stax until now : SR-5, SR-5/NB, SR-X/mk3, Sigma Pro, Gamma Pro, SR-007 mk1, Lambda NB and SR-009. The two latter the "brighter", but still very smooth with beautiful midrange. FR response of Lambda Signature sounds very different to me, with something glaring in the high mids my other cans don't have. It's no that unpleasant, but it sounds a bit artificial.
I'm waiting for my BHSE to make a definitive statement on my several phones...Spritzer did say one time the glaring side of Lambda Sig does largely benefit from power / authority of some BH amp.
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Got my hands on a pretty mint Lambda Signature. Now I know what etch means
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Sound is very consistent...I used to have cable problem on some other Stax (strain relief on my Lambda NB) but no problem so far on my SR-5/NB.
I assume DefQon speaks about durability of rinse aid as coating. Time will tell whether my fix is durable or not.
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If it fades out, I'll get some other coating, indeed. Now I know how to fix the problem, it's like there is no problem anymore.
Do you have a picture of the gel you use ? The one I've bought is a pile of non-working crap.
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Looks like celebrations might have been a bit too precipitous. After leaving the SR3's on for 24hrs they reverted back to their old state after 10mins of listening this afternoon. They were fine to begin with. Was it a big mistake to use anti-static liquid instead of gel do you suppose, or might something more fundamental be amiss.
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Try rinse aid. Worked beautifully with my SR-5/NB eventually.
Ali
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Looks like celebrations might have been a bit too precipitous. After leaving the SR3's on for 24hrs they reverted back to their old state after 10mins of listening this afternoon. They were fine to begin with. Was it a big mistake to use anti-static liquid instead of gel do you suppose, or might something more fundamental be amiss.
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My try with monster iClean antistatic (got it at work for free) is also a failure, no temporary improvement. I'll try something else.
Ali
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Thank you DefQon, I'll try this evening or tomorrow.
Ali
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Yeah make sure when you're applying the antistatic goop don't apply too much pressure this stretches out the mylar (which you can re-tension using a heat gun but not back to Stax spec's). Use the least amount of pressure possible and evenly spread it out, let it dry then install the spacer back in otherwise the surface is still wet and sticks to the stator. You need to coat both sides.
Any antistatic spray / gel will do ? I'll be unable to find the floor cleaner Wachara uses..I'm not in Thailand
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You can easily fix the imbalance issues assuming the mylar membrane has seen too much sun light resulting in a complete sag like the pictures I posted Duffer quoted.
To remove the 4 bronze pins don't use a flat head screw driver you`re going to be putting to much pressure and may end up cracking the plastic housing. Use a thin, sturdy but sharp Stanley or kitchen cutting knife and carefully pry it open with the sharp side in between the head of the pin and the plastic housing.
The 4 bronze pins are small screws on SR-X, right ?
First, cup opening, then unscrew those 4 ones which are inside the plastic housing of the driver...and what's next ? I assume I have to remove the metal-ringed dust cover (ear-side), but don't know how
Edit : forget it, understood now. Carefully disassembled, driver is fine, carefully re-assembled, sound is still the same (with imbalance), I've made no mistakes. Gonna get some antistatic solution tomorrow for recoating.
Ali
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5V in the cable, so probably lower max Vpp on stators than we're used to. Then gap / bias / diaphragm tensioning figures should be interesting. The latter could explain the thickness (2.4 µm).
Ali