The ultimate DIY? A Stax SRM-T2!

[Shawn]

50 minutes ago, Pars said:

I don't see any marking at all on the center 2 devices, and that is zooming in a bunch. I would find them suspicious. I do know of a user on diyaudio selling genuine at reasonable prices. I bought some 2SJ77/2SK214 from him and will try to post pics of those.

Thanks for your reply, Pars.

The photo angle isn’t ideal. In real, at a certain angle under light, I can barely make out the 2SK216 / 2SJ79 markings, but they are extremely faint. I’ve seen genuine Hitachi versions before and they look quite different. I’m not sure if Renesas production ever looked like this, but I personally haven’t seen any sands with markings this faint.

Below is a comparison. On one side is what I believe to be a normal 2SK216, and next to it is the suspicious 2SJ79. This T2 actually has a mix of both types of markings installed.

Edited 1 hour ago by Shawn
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