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Having then Yen at those levels would make me a very happy bunny.... As for the amp, the 007t and 727 can be built this cheaply because they share resources (chassis, transformer, bunch of the parts are the same) but a new amp will require a new everything. The two last big Stax amps were the T2 and the SRA-14S. The 14S cost just shy of 200K Yen but that was in 1985 and with none of the extras included. Let's just put it this way, I'm not optimistic that this will be a cheap amplifier...

Yeah, those are all but useless. I just checked the Gerbers and the bottom solder resist is there and works perfectly.

Sorry about that, that post was supposed to be in the KGSSHV thread...

Yeah, those are all but useless. I just checked the Gerbers and the bottom solder resist is there and works perfectly.

Indeed....

There is no way to have the solder resist cover up pads in the software we use so the problem is with BatchPCB.

They said they were going to make a superior amp but didn't say in what way it would be superior. If they were going to match the BHSE/T2 level of performance and make a profit the amp would cost close to 800kYen or even more. The SRM-T2 was 2.5 times the price of the SR-Omega so if they follow that then a new 009 amp would be around one million Yen....

Nope.

There is a stab at me and some other people hidden in there...

There are only 8 on this one but it's roughly the same size as the GES so it will get very, very hot.

Happy Birthday Jeff!!!

The "white steel" is masking tape, essential for chassis work. The 2U is pretty cramped but doable. Nobody should be surprised though as I always try to cram amps into the smallest possible chassis. Just see this work in progress, missing both the PSU's and a bunch of parts but there is no extra room in there.

Can you post some internal pics of the sony box? I'm interested to see what they were up to.

How much volume are you getting with normal bias?

I'll drop you a PM about the 2705's later on. As for the Alpha issues, the PCB is upside down so all the connections are in the wrong place. On a 3 pin pot it would just work backwards but this one is 4 pin...

I have some extra 2SC2705's. They seem to be branching out into more components so that is their new site.

All the transistors except the LSK389 can be had from bdent.com and the LSK from Trendsetter. You need custom transformers for this amp so somebody like SumR could build them for you. They can be ordered with two 117V primaries which are then series connected for 240V. If you can live with +/-400V rails then there is this one from Edcor. A small toroid for the low voltage and the end bells can be removed to mount the transformer inside a chassis. I did just that in my B10 with M4 hardware and I'll use this transformer to make a souped up KGSS soon.

They are backwards or they are fed to much voltage.

Those two amps look brilliant!! As for the offset Wachara, most of that is due to the Ixys part.

Banshee. Holy hell this is a brutal show but I kind of like it.

Me like that one Kerry. In other news I have on my desk now a much smaller and simplified version of the HV supply. It's roughly half the size but with only one input cap it is more voltage limited.

The cap is there for stability so I'd recommend adding it. How hot do those sinks get? Edit: No issues with plugging/unplugging headphones when the amp is on and playing.

Looking good!!! Now where are the internal pics...

Stax have used mesh stators twice, first in the SR-X Mk1 and then the SR-Omega. No doubt the plan was to get the drivers as open as is possible with none of the issues one has with holes thick enough for strong stators. The copper mesh is strong and the resin frame does support it quite well but it will never be quite as flat as the PCB. The mesh is also very fine. It would certainly be fun to copy the design.

There is nothing in the SR-Omega that is "too" complicated so we could do a far superior DIY version. The cost would be astronomical for a one off but having enough parts machined for 20-30 sets would make it far more reasonable. The tricky stuff would be the mesh stators and the actual driver assembly as the tolerances are staggering. Then drivers would have to be assembled, tested and sorted into pairs with quite probably some reject rate. Not easy but possible...