Sorry, I was being sarcastic – jokingly saying we should start a GB for the water cool chassis for T2.  

There was a Chinese T2 GB?

Technically it was a Vietnamese T2 GB. Though it was one where people gave lil knight/Tran their hard earned cash and he decided to disappear with it.

Ohh that one, yeah heard know about that, I'm still waiting for one of my boards from his last GB run for the KGSSHV (till I bought John's old offboard set) but from what I heard a typhoon hit his town pretty hard and seemingly he was unable to turn up with the stuff. Whether it's true or not it sucks either way as I heard he had half of somebody's T2 order.

seems like in the world of Lambdas, the only recommended ones are the LNS (discontinued), the SR Lambda nb (discontinued), the 404LE (discontinued), or one of the entry level pro cans (20#).  Don't see a lot of love for the higher end lambdas.  I also thought the signature was a bit better thought of, but comments on the etch seem to point elsewhere.

 

 

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.

 

Ali

 

My only remaining stats are my SR-5NB gold edition, SR-Lambda normal bias, SR-Lambda Nova Signature, and Sennheiser HE-60 > No Etch :-D 

I wouldn't know anything about getting outbid on Mr. Sneis' Lambda Nova Signature in the last 4 seconds.

Nope, wasn't me.

 

It ended at $455, not bad.

Edited May 2, 201511 yr by dreamwhisper

ok...717 fiasco finally resolved. got full refund from paypal for the damaged amp. now on to smaller and better things...someone says they have one of birgir's kgsshv minis that they'd let go to a new home...methinks i should jump on it.

Wethinks so too.

damn someone bought birgir's Orppheus LNS? I'm jealous, having 10k USD of funding for stax r&d must be fun

It's on hold for a friend.   

Stax SR-X circuit

 

For cheap 

 

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Audio-Valve-Board-PCB-Electrostatic-Headphone-Kopfhorer-Verstarker-Amplifier-DIY-/261876469298?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_77&hash=item3cf90dce32

i wouldn't call that cheap

Well hence the added rolls eye indication of sarcasm. 

That one has nothing to do with the SRX... 

 

 

As you would expect from Audio Valve, major fail all around. 

has anyone here purchased any extra 009 earpads? was wondering where to get them. thinking about using them on the 007 or some frankenphones

Stax don't want you to change them so they are hard to get. 

if that schematic is correct, the moron is reverse biasing the diaphragm.

 

massive bad

The pcb sold above comes from that article so I'd assume they match. 

 

if that schematic is correct, the moron is reverse biasing the diaphragm.

 

massive bad

But... but.. it sorta works....  

Sure, grounding one stator also works but sounds like shit.  Just ask the Audio Valve fanboy... 

I thought Audio Valve stole most of the ideas off the original Stax SRX circuit and tried" to make one himself?

Looking for Stax Normal BIAS teflon jacks ... the PROs are easy to find, but I haven't had any luck searching the NBs ....anyone?

Justin sells both pro and normal bias jacks on ebay

Normal bias sockets no longer available and probably won't be made again. 

 

As for the Audio Valve, it has literally nothing to do with the SRX. 

Edited May 12, 201511 yr by spritzer

Nice box.