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Yeah the SR-001/3 cable is much too small in diameter. A nice 18AWG Jena Labs is a necessary upgrade, it's so cool looking and easy to manage.

He could make a cable for the SR-Omega though...

It should be a linear process but there are many other factors then burn in that can affect the sound. If the AC line drops by a few volts the sound completely changes and also if some other gear is contaminating the AC. It is a bit sad to think about it when I started this hobby burn in and cables were accepted but still debated but now we have this uber acceptance of them when they are even though to cure cancer and transform your crappy ipod into a high end source. Then we have some idiots that think burn in can make the components worse...

I dunno. I should just have said I paid 2$ for it and it would be here now. In their eyes everybody is a criminal and getting something without paying for it is something that doesn't happen... except on Christmas when I never have to pay anything.

I wouldn't dare to say that the new Single Power, tube powered cable, won't beat everything under the sun. I don't know how we could do without it. We also all know that the ES-2 is the best amp ever made and it is so pretty too...

He looks happy but looks can be deceiving... I just got a nice confirmation that cables make or break an Omega system. I hadn't used the Blue Hawaii for a while so I turned it on and started to listen to some old best of disc that was in the drive and I though the Mullards were giving up the ghost or there was something wrong with the SR-Omega as there was no low level bass detail and it just sounded odd. The tubes were fine but I had replaced my own DIY cables with Kimber Silver Streaks some time ago and forgot about it so I swap them out, rewind the last minute of the song and there is my low level detail and smooth highs. Who says cables don't matter and this is with my temporary source, a 1987 DAC...

Mine has arrived but is stuck with customs. I should get it soon though.

Fostex T-50 Mk1 FTW!!!! It's the only ortho I've heard so far but it is supposed to be a good start. I did do something very unusual for an ortho, I removed the stock damping and run them open. It's most direct competitor is the SR-X mk3 (normal or pro) and the T-50 can't quite match the speed of the 'stat but more then make up for it with increased dynamics. The SR-X Pro is pretty much neck and neck with the ortho though and has much better detail retrieval, larger soundstage and more comfort. I should get my Aurex HR-1000 soon so I can add a Uni-electret supra aural to the stable and see how it compares to the other supra aurals.

Ok....quite a bit... Happy now...? :'(

Well I am a bit nuts...

They need to be on adapters well clear of the PCB so they will be standing proud out of the top of the amp.

Me too. It's also good 1cm wider then the socket and heavy (87gr) for such a small tube.

I'll find some more for you since well... I need some more...

You know it all already. I'm not going to fight any more for tubes then I have to... Edit: Btw. Did you get my email?

What a wise thing to do. I really wished I could do that instead of having 20 odd projects on the back burner.

It's simply brilliant. Gotta love stop motion animation.

Wuss!!

I think your post count (4070) is telling you to use those sockets for a Blue Hawaii...

We are keeping it off the forums for now.

That's exactly the problem. I've looked at Lundahl and Sowter (check out their 4342 transformer) and they will push the price close to 1k$ in an instant. It would be much cheaper to buy an older SRD-7 and build a new bias supply for it. I have the SRD-7 Mk2 schematic somewhere around here if you need it. That will never make the SRD-7 trafos a good match to the SR-007 as they simply can't deliver the power needed but are still a good budget way to come close to the holy grail.

Nahh... just a sucker with too much money. A BH with upgraded PSU and CCS will utterly destroy it and at a lower price, well if you aren't insane like Marc and I...

THe detailed schematics aren't avaialble (not that I know of anyway) but the general design is known and there was a great post by Carl over on HF on it. Lets just say that Stax could have done better but the amp is well worth the normal price of 3-400,000Yen.

Simply the the best deal in headphones... ever!

I'm not so sure he's want to trade down... I really do wonder if that NOS T2 is still avaialble in Italy... 10k euros was a bit much though

I have a nice stash but no matched quads which is what you need. I do find them from time to time in Japan and on eBay but your best bet are the Raytheon tubes sold on the bay. They are most likely made by Matsushita and do sound quite good in the Stax amps.