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Good thoughts purrin, how do u find the sound sig of d 323s? U tried the 007tii with your 507 before or are u a SS guy? I may be buying 323s blind ya, hoping it will sound even better than 2170 amp which is good value actually for the price.

How did u like the sound of 507 with srm600? What was the difference u heard between the srm600 amp vs 007tii amp? Looking at the retail price of these two, i supposed they may sound more similar than different. Thanks.

I see, thanks guys, nice input as so far, info or review for the srm600 ltd amp has been scarce on the net. Was given an offer (almost similar price) for srm600(used 2 months, user found it not to his taste) or srm323s(new). Which would be a better buy, gonna use it with 507. Tube lovers would go with srm600, but if it's similar to 007tII with slight difference in small nuances soundwise, which would be a better buy. I heard the O2MKII with both 007tII and the amp from basic 2170, and found 2170 amp could drive the O2 with more zest and dynamics, volume was loud at 2-3 oclock. Similarly I found the 007tII amp maxxed out to just deliver the volume wanted and not even loud by any means. Detail was good, smooth, a bit laid back but less dynamic and less exciting i would say. i even stuff the 2170 earspeakers(basic one) into the 007tii amp to crosscheck and found that 007tii sound sig is like that, wont catch u that instant but would probably grow on u kinda signature. Maybe it was the genre i was listening to eg vocals/jazz, rock/pop, new age, no classical though. I had higher expectations of 007tii looking at the price margin between them is big. So that's why i'm undecided if i should get the srm600 even though pricewise it may sound good but soundwise IMHO i may veer towards solid state more as I enjoyed even the basic 2170 amp more than 007tii amp? Something wrong with me or what?? I went in thinking that I would like the 007tii much more than a much cheaper 2170 amp. But long term i supposed the tube sound wont fatigue as much especially when using the Stax for background music listening while at some important task eg reading news, typing in this blog Of all the stax SS energizer inventory, spritzer mentioned 323 is the best? May i ask in what sense eg dynamics, detail, 400V swing?? The 727 has a bigger 450V swing, but has some problem mentioned some time ago, may i know how come this SS amp was not favoured by many? Sorry ya bros, need to lay down dough to buy a setup soon, your input is greatly appreciated.

Thanks, still doesnt answer 1 question though, how does srm600ltd sound with sr507? Does srm600 sound much different from the 007tII tube amp? cheers

HI guys, thinking of 507 and 323s combo but my dealer has the srm600 ltd hybrid bundled with 507 for a good price. I am more of a solid state person as listening with the 02 + 007tII sounded a slight bit boring for me. The 02 sounded more lively and has more presence when i tried it plugged into the 2170 basic amp Anyone tried the 507 with srm600 and any comments--> as in how does 507 + srm600 vs 507 + 323s sound? I guess the srm600 shld sound similar to 007tII as both are tube based. Then next comes the question of solid state: 323s or 727? What is the inherent problem of 727, seems there is some problem that ppl are moving away from it? 323s amp has to be ordered from abroad as no demo unit in my place. As such i had to make inference from 2170 basic amp and general comments here. Thanks for some useful input that can help me narrow down.