Voltron

OK, here goes, although I have been experiencing technical difficulties uploading and wish that it wasn't dark.

Yes Sir!

Picked up my first Stax rig this week off Audiogon from a local guy. It is an SRM-1 Mk.2 ("C" serial no. which Spritzer said was good), an ED-1 equalizer, and Lambda Pros. Pretty sweet from the first listening I've done. Too bad there are no balanced inputs, but it is a good first own from the world of Stax and electrostats. I'll post some pics with my nice new camera soon.

What combo were you using Nate? If it is the 5687s as output with a 6SN7 input, then I would switch to a good pair of 6SN7s as output. The traditional MPX3 setup is 3 x 6SN7 and a favorite combo is a Ken-Rad VT-231 or Tung Sol roundplate driving Sylvanias. Not sure what combos the seller included though. The EH tubes are not in the same league at all.

Now THAT's comedy!

Nicely done. I know Nate got the scoop earlier in this thread, but I recall when I first had an MPX3 and found various different descriptions of where the input/driver tube went compared to the output. At the time, I was not aware of the toaster version and the posts did not distinguish or explain which they referred to. Found it quite frustrating at the time. Mike, print out Jacob's drawing as your instruction manual.

The SDS-XLR PCB is really fascinating. Mikhail brought one over just to show it to me because he is so proud of it. It is round and about the same size as an LP. Thick as a brick and really gorgeous even without anything attached to it. I vote deal of Oughts, minimum, as well. That is a sweet amp for under 6 bills. Lucky bastard.

Thanks for the info. Do you know the voltage in your middle setting MPX3? My SDS-XLR has a tube regulated & rectified PS, so I can dial in a wide range of voltage settings. I already like the 2c51 with the 6BL7GTAs so I would be curious what the 6BL7GTs are like. As for the fancy pair on eBay, I need 4 so that won't help me much!

I checked and mine are 6BL7GTAs as you suspected. Maybe I need to get some of George's GTs before he sells his MPX3. George, are you reading this? Do you have 4 you could sell separately?

Hmm, I cannot recall. I will take a look at what I have in the tube caddy and report back.

I just noticed this thread after PM'ing you and your lawyer about the topic of the best tubes for preamp usage. I have found that the 2c51 driver and 6BL7GT output is really good and still allows for a reasonable volume range. I previously found that all 6SN7s with my old MPX3 was a bit soft and unfocused, but with 6414 driver and 6BL7GT outputs that one sounded good but the gain was high. If he runs into trouble with the 2c51, he can always try a K-R black glass or Tung Sol round plate 6SN7 as the driver and see if that calms it down for quieter listening. As I said elsewhere, he was genius to ask for your services rather than sending the amp to SP for the pre-outs. I am not a DIY guy, but I really don't see why you couldn't wire them just as you describe.

I'm going to charge up Bunker Hill by listening to some beautiful vinyl right now. mjb inspired me with his mellifluous prose.

Why don't you muthafucking east coasters just move to the west coast? Snow is something we drive TO not IN.

Happy 30th birthday Haj! Have a great one in old Beantown. I really enjoy those SACDs you sold me. Remember to tell me if you have more to sell! Cheers.

Another victim of the Head-Fi outage! I replaced the HF.photo link with an active one although I can't remember if it is the same one I had before. I love "Get Your War On." Hilarious shit, and Voltron too! Maybe I will add gear too some day.

Assfacehole is my new favorite word (even though I like gear in sigs).

oops, missed your BD, but glad you had a good one! Just posting the ones that were missed during the HF outage. Cheers!

Did you ask for a refund because of losing PMs or did he just refund you on his own?

I wish the website worked a bit better so that I could actually find out some more about that amp. $720 is pretty sweet and I might just give it a shot if that NY dealer actually has them or has access to them.

Having a great one Jay! Cheers!

There's nothing illegal about reverse-engineering, so I'm not clear on why somebody would want to cover his ass if that is true. If there is a valid patent, which I doubt, that might be a different story, but normal copying of products available to the public is not a violation of law.

Now Aaron swears in every post! Head-case time is gonne get him in trouble once the 'Fi is back up.

Make that 45 million and 1. We're having 28-30 over today and had to go the two-bird route. Brined and roasted to perfection. Yummy! Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Wilbur!

I think you made it but head-case is off by an hour for me. I should probably check my settings. How is the trip treating you? Happy turkey day!