January 13, 20188 yr 9 hours ago, kevin gilmore said: that has to at least double the capacitance of the cable. probably more because the bias wire is no longer shielding the stator wires. stupid fucks. Makes one wonder what is inside the Shangri-La and the Mr. Speakers Voce cables...
January 13, 20188 yr A quick cheapskate question.. Would a theoretical cheapskate with a 3030 system (in which the 303s have fresh pads and sound OK) notice any real benefit from grabbing a pair of L300, or would it be a pointless sidegrade? I can't find any reliable detailed writeups of the L300, just the usual HF nonsense.
January 13, 20188 yr They are more different than an upgrade. It really does depend which version of the 303's you have though as Stax tinkered with them at some point in the production.
January 13, 20188 yr 1 hour ago, spritzer said: They are more different than an upgrade. It really does depend which version of the 303's you have though as Stax tinkered with them at some point in the production. That sounds quite close to sidegrade for most purposes, at least- thanks. Out of interest, what was the tinkering, and the effect? (The 303s came with crumbling foam centres which I replaced with the current production equivalents- which are a sort of fabric mesh.)
January 14, 20188 yr They changed the voicing of the drivers or even just the glue for the drivers. Hard to say but SR-404's can sound very different from one another and they are all but identical to the 303's.
January 14, 20188 yr 8 hours ago, spritzer said: They are great and so are the 207's. 404LE's are also excellent. Ah, this is why daft questions are almost inevitable- there are many variants, and arcane knowledge needed to navigate them. I A/Bed the 303 with some 404 signatures (yay, another variant), and the differences weren't huge- mostly in the quantity of mid-bass (when the 303s had just arrived, and still had knackered pads). That was a hurried listen, in non-ideal conditions using a WM1A as a source, but still.. Anyway, noted, thank you!
January 14, 20188 yr 5 hours ago, keithpgdrb said: The airbow sc1 is like the 404le as well yes? Yes and no. The drivers are probably the same but the earpads do make a difference. Both are nice though.
January 14, 20188 yr 2 hours ago, spritzer said: Yes and no. The drivers are probably the same but the earpads do make a difference. Both are nice though. How are they different?
January 14, 20188 yr 20 hours ago, wink said: Get the 202's I´m very happy with my SR202. I think that they are equilibrate than my SR307.
January 15, 20188 yr 12 hours ago, keithpgdrb said: How are they different? The 404LE's are leather and the older shape used on the prototype Lambdas. The 404 uses the same fake leather stuff as the LNS back in the day and the same shape as all the Lambdas used.
January 15, 20188 yr So Stax just unveiled their 80th anniversary products, a special limited L300 and a black and gold SRM-353X... Pretty underwhelming but hey, at least it is something. The L300 is limited to 800 units. Edited January 15, 20188 yr by spritzer
January 15, 20188 yr Interesting! So, (what at least looks like) the L700 drivers in a L300 housing, and at half the price of the L700 (on japanese sites)...
January 15, 20188 yr I had a pair of L300 which sounded pretty decent on its accompanying amp the SRM-252S.
January 15, 20188 yr L700 driver for half the price, and only a couple of bucks over a silver unit (60 €) for a black 353X. At least they're not in stupidly inflating prices like the T8000 release, or other brands recent habits... Ali
January 15, 20188 yr It's ported. From what Stax have posted they don't use the L700 drivers, just the stators and it looks like normal L300 pads as well. Now whether this is good or not...we'll see.
January 16, 20188 yr 80th anniversary? Meh...! I guess we'll have to wait until the 100th anniversary for anything significant...........
January 16, 20188 yr 3 hours ago, spritzer said: It's ported. From what Stax have posted they don't use the L700 drivers, just the stators and it looks like normal L300 pads as well. Now whether this is good or not...we'll see. Perhaps you can get a pair, tear it apart and improve upon it. I'd buy it off you in a jiffy
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