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It's more expensive ergo moar bettah?

Could very well be. Wouldn't be the first transducer to be "upgraded" by just sorting out the crossover.

I've been spending the week with the SR-Lambda Pro and the ED-1/SRM-1 Mk 2 combo and while the effect works for some material the downsides are just too great for me. The strong center image is achieved by severely limiting the top end and the bass has a notch to it. With modern tech this effect could be accomplished without the bad effects but it's still a neat piece of Stax madness.

Making crossovers is always a crap shoot as you try to do as little damage as is possible to the sound plus maintaining correct phase. Now add to that the use of tiny parts and it's even harder to do it properly.

Glad it doesn't use the ALO fail but I still don't get how somebody could get a patent on something like this. There is no actual difference in driving active IEM's or active speakers with the crossover in front of the amps so how is this worthy of a patent or how could it even be enforced? Reminds me of an Icelandic hamburger place that has the square hamburger bun trademarked for the whole of Europe as they clearly invented it two years ago...

That would be funny but how can anybody get a patent for something that has been done for almost a century? Perhaps I should patent the electrostatic earspeaker and then sue Stax...

Indeed, nothing new about that so the patent would be very hard to enforce.

This makes even less sense to me. Granted we are talking about tiny amounts of power so it isn't a problem to drive the crossovers but why not have it in the amp where good full size components can be used and then feed 3 different amps for each driver? Better yet, use an active crossover (non DSP) and have no phase issues.

Ehh, what's the point of that system then besides subpar amplification? Aren't they still using a ALO Rx in there?

Sorry about that, that was my evil twin brother Syrgir!! ...the only word in Icelandic that rhymes with Birgir.... He's right though, the HD800 is the best dynamic transducer I've heard. Almost as clean as the HE60 which is no small thing. The LCD-2 is fun but the top end is quite limited and the bass has issues.

Yeah the LCD-2's are good but a properly driven HD800 is just way better.

Not really in the grand scheme of things. What I'd really like to try is some vintage bifilar wound Peerless or McIntosh iron...

That's what happens when BBC orders two series....

I bought two of the 2109 boxes this week so I can report when they get here.

I finished working at 9am today...

Yup, they need more current than esl's but less voltage so a special amp is needed. The Krell MRA might also work in a pinch too...

Indeed, I'll send Jacob some of my old dull knifes so he's safe. This is what I did today, refurbished a L-Pro and a SRM-1 Mk2 Pro for a guy who lives next door to the bakery. Found me on HF.... Arc and headpad were beyond saving so a LNS replacement comes in handy plus the amp got a good cleaning, new caps and a thorough test. It helps to know the neighborhood baker...

Shall I be the first to say it.... FUCK OFF!!!!

I was just handed a SR-Lambda Pro to refurbish so I guess I can try the diffuse field EQ after all... Yup, all the electrolytic caps need to be replaced. Most are axial bot the BC caps are excellent.

The SRA-12S is a nice amp (I have two here) but it really needs to be refusbished at this point. It runs very hot and the caps don't age all that well... Haven't tried it yet, KGSSHV and HE90-Signature takes up all listening time.

The power goes just to the speakers, the sub is powered by its own amp. It's just the frequency divider network that's in the way, sending LF to the sub and the rest to the speakers.

You feed the speakers through the sub crossover.

Just get Multicore or Kester. Both are very, very nice.

Polish solder.... doesn't sound promising...