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You could post the instructions here along with some internal pics and we can perhaps guide you along... Thanks for sharing that and the Quad design is just too cool. It's a shame PJW retired and didn't carry on like his contemporary in Japan.

Nobody here has compared them head to head that I'm aware of. From memory they sound pretty similar to me but that is all but worthless...

Here is the TKD and here is the Alpha.

The RK27 is a dreadful pot so either those pots which you should receive soon or the TKD 4CP-601. The TKD is tiny so perhaps better for a tiny balanced desktop amp?

Given how well the 404LE sold I do doubt they are having any trouble selling everything they make. Also look at the saturation of Stax in the UK and they must be selling a bunch over there. I think the real problem is Yama's wasn't up to the task. There were plenty of dealers but when they called Yama's to order nobody answered the phone. Stax has had endless trouble with the US distributors which is why the market has never been as strong as for instance Germany.

I aim to please... If you get a good deal on ESL988's then go for it but they are the same speaker as the 63...

Running it open would be the main issue here. "No touching of the pretty LEDs!!!!!!!!!!!" Having the heatsinks on either side is a neat idea and would look great with the amp placed on a single shelf instead of being stacked.

Dual box but then you already knew that...

Get some rebuilt ESL63's, same speaker but a rebuilt unit should be far better.

Worked and then went to the first ever mini headphone mini meet in Iceland with me and stuartr. Bunch of electrostatics, vinyl, Grado's and I converted his Melos Maestrobator over to 230v. Excellent to say the least.

Everybody must have some good days but he does raise an important point which is so often overlooked, misunderstood or simply chalked up a synergy.

There is no rush...

Ahh ok, thanks for the clarification Ed.

So... do you have any 5XL then? Yeah, but I'd get rather furious and try to put out that damn volcano...

Not so much if it keeps me stranded here...

I have no idea how much we export but some researcher for the QI show unearthed this. It appears to be true as we have a lot of greenhouses and we even gave some banana plants to Greenland a couple of years ago when they gained a bit of independence from Denmark.

Hey!! We are the largest exporter of bananas in Europe!!

It is really nice.

Chicago is much colder in the winter but the average summer temp here is around 12-15

Yeah, sold both the hybrid and the original. Damn T2 chase...

You push the wires through the pins and solder them indirectly. I usually tin the wire, feed the wire through the pin, feed solder in from the other side and heat up the side of the pin. Works like a charm with a very strong bond.

Not really. I also needed something light for a certain trip to a warmer climate...

It's quite amazing that Stax sold 550+ Omegas in two years when Sennheiser took the better part of two decades to shift all of the HE90's.

Two pairs of shoes. The joy of finding anything in size 15 up here means I buy anything the shop has in stock.

For me the SR-Omega has many qualities but it isn't without fault either. Their biggest issues is the lack of control at high levels, some slight non-linearity in the bass and some upper midrange etch. So not perfect but pretty damn close and a far better headphone then the HE90. I do prefer the SR-007 but I could live happily with either one.