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  5. Megatron Electrostatic Headphone Amplifier

    in Do It Yourself

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    Just wonder, what do you think about the build quality of the casing in this unit?

     

    Not exactly related to this unit, but it seems that the builder is going Mikhail after this Megatron scandal surfaced. I sent my down payment for a CFA amp right before the issue about this amp appeared in this thread. Mainly I am interested in the casing of his amplifiers. They look good for DIY units.
    I got a feeling that it’s not going to end well, but back then Thuan still communicates regularly so I got some hope. Until last month when he stopped giving updates and answering email..

    Well. 

  11. Stax SRM-T2

    in Headphone Amplification

    Posted

    17 hours ago, spritzer said:

    I sold it back in 2010 as it makes no sense to keep it.

    I see.

    It's very interesting though, because among all people I think you will be the one who has a soft spot for a historical piece such this, keep one or two around and do something interesting with it.

  12. Stax SRM-T2

    in Headphone Amplification

    Posted

    Beautiful..

    What happen with this amp on a daily basis? Is it still work? Is it true that on the back of the amp unit, there is a plate with the owner's name? Any plan to stuff a Carbon into this shell for its 30th anniversary?

  15. Stax SRM-T8000

    in Headphone Amplification

    Posted

    I always think that every company that work on a niche market would benefit from a halo product. Something that pushes the boundary. Something that most of its fans could only aspire to have someday.

    Well, at least they still haven't use the SRM-T3 name yet..

     

  17. Stax SRM-T8000

    in Headphone Amplification

    Posted

    Interesting, I thought it would be the other way around where big players got the preferential treatment from parts manufacturers. Plus the economic of scale where they could produce at lower cost than DIY builders. Maybe it will be offset later for dealers margin but still they should be able to produce something with the same performance level.

    And while Birgir is here, hypothetically if one day Stax oyabuns have a change of heart and decides to put out true performance product, and they decide that the easiest way would be to use the existing DIY design like Carbons, how difficult it would be for the product to see the actual launch?

     

  18. Stax SRM-T8000

    in Headphone Amplification

    Posted

    Lets bring the discussion back on topic.

    I tried a demo unit of T8000 in a headphone store in Jakarta. I am surprised that they have one as demo unit because to be honest not too many people could afford one around here. They also have L700, 007 and 009 as demo units. No 009S yet. Maybe next year.

    Sound-wise..  I couldn't really describe it but to me it sounds plain. I tried it mostly with a 007, and I expect more from the current top of the line Stax amplifier. I expected it to be somewhat close to what we get from Dr Gilmore's designed amps. I still can't grasp what's stopping Stax from selling an amp with the same level of performance as Hawaiis or Carbons.

     

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