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Yeah but I'm sure the MIT magic boxes fix all that...

Holy crap, somebody is trying to fill the insanity void left by SP.

I've been meaning to cut back on the insanity...

50 years of being badass now...

It is but most of it is intentional to make them sound airy. That's also why the chassis isn't flat.

The 4070 has some slight thickness in the midrange but other then that you'd be hard pressed to know it was closed. Truly spectacular design...

By putting the hand behind the speakers you are reflecting the backwave and it is messing with the sound. Even on the ported SR-007Mk2 this is still a factor.

In a way yes but the key to good bass from planars is to employ an infinite baffle (or as close to it as you can with speakers) as backwave cancellation is is the big problem here.

Your fine if it doesn't say "Review" in front of it. What strikes me with most of these "reviews" is the sheer lack of ability to wade through the bullshit manufacturers spew so they just copy it word for word. Other manufacturers see this and are also keen to get the rubber stamp treatment so now we have a lot of these crap reviews.

KGSS with the Mk1 is awesome so the Mk2 should be great as well.

Pure fucking win there.

The SR-404II is supposed to be "normal" version of the LE i.e. old parts but with drivers which don't suck. As for the 202, I compared it directly against the LE off my old T2 and it was damn close. The 202 isn't as precise and a bit rough around the edges but they are an excellent bargain in my book. Couldn't have said it better. We post impressions, nothing more. Reviews in every shape and form are idiotic (with very few exceptions such as Darthnut and some of the older Stereophile headphone reviews) and often only showcase the authors lack of basic knowledge of electronics and experience with similar gear.

Happy Birthday Adam!!

The 404LE is to me what the SR-404 should have been all along, the marriage of the L-Signature and the LNS. This rumored SR-404II might give us that in a cheaper package which would be cool but those leather pads on the LE and the black frame are worth the price difference...

I would take a HE60 over any Lambda but that doesn't change the fact that the 404LE is damn good.

Very nice Kerry!!! Shameless plug but this isn't bad either...

What Craig is using is a ground loop breaker similar to what AMB uses in his designs (see here, scroll down to "Ground loop breaker"). Connecting the signal ground directly to the earth in the mains wiring can lead to issues such as noise and ground loops so some use ground loop breakers which act as a barrier but will safely deal with something like a live wire touching the chassis etc. It's unlikely that this is causing any issues though, more likely the grounding in either the WES or the DAC. I'd still try to jumper it inside the amp and see what happens.

There is a reason I've never put XF2's in the ESX, I could like it too much...

Tru dat. They are German through and through, especially the Land/Range Rovers.

KGSS FTW!! I just fired up the PSU of my new KGSS for the first time and zero sparks, just pretty leds.

Just got the latest Mouser order and I managed to order the wrong rotary switch. I really need to be able to switch the input ground but in my infinite wisdom bought a 2P6T instead of 3P4T... :palm: Just get one of the Muse T-amps and be done with it. Not great by any means but sounds ok with Stax transformers and it works just fine driving the Spendors for TV duty. You could always build a gainclone on the cheap...

If the background of any electrostatic amp isn't completely silent then the amp has some serious issues. The SRM-T2 has a bit of background hum but that's Stax own doing as I've manged to avoid it with same filament mess in my ESX. As for the exstata, it appears to be turning into a RSA-like fanclub since I've gotten PM's from two owners this week asking me for advice as they were not happy with what they were hearing. Nothing wrong with that (we all have different tastes after all) but being afraid to post about it from fear of retaliation is very fucked up.

Hmmm here I was thinking that MOAR BETTAH fuses would be the ideal tweaks for the Maggies...

I tried to find the picture on my system but I must not have saved it. If Kevin sees this then he's sure post it. My ES-1 used the chassis and standoffs for the ground wiring (the ground from the PSU was tied to the chassis and not connected to the signal ground).