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...and this proves nothing at all.

Nope, I even asked Jack if it was working correctly and he looked at me with a puzzled look and said "this is the upgraded version". Yeah....

It is...

Have fun restoring them and be careful with the energizer. No bridged amps and it is the definition of a rats nest...

That's exactly it and why the reactive load plus a choke is such an utter clusterfuck. I mean seriously, everybody has to listen to the Woo WES at least once to bask in it's awfulness.

1/4W resistors are not ok and the RN60D resistors are actually CMF60 units which are rated at 500V. Read the datasheets properly.

Chokes and electrostatics are a very bad idea. Just look at the piece of shit that is the Woo WES.

The whole easy to drive is a bit of a loaded statement as while something works, it doesn't mean you can't do it better by adding some headroom to the design. Also grounded cathode is the bog standard of all bog standard designs so no copying here.

350V is the absolute minimum.

That's the feedback I've been getting, like a mediocre Lambda. Did you try the Mr. Speakers prototype?

http://www.moon-audio.com/sennheiser-headphone-chassis-mount-connector-he90.html

The ESP9 headband also works a treat with these. Gotta love anything that has nails in it though...

Indeed... The whole "getting used to something" doesn't really hold any water for me. Sure you can be fooled for a while (hello HE90!!) but it doesn't last for long. Also stating that the 009 works well with the BH is no surprise, it rolls off after 10kHz....

That might not be enough if the plastic latch inside the switch is damaged. Should be easy enough to replace the switch if needed though.

I'm still not happy about missing out on dinner with him... ahh well there is always next time.

It was Larry's set and that is indeed Larry in the video.

Ahh Mike Mercer, the dictionary definition of stupidity...

Here you go: 100v: Gray+White White wire from the ACplug+Brown+Green 117v: Gray+White White wire from the AC plug+Blue+Purple 240v: Blue+White wire from the AC plug Purple+Gray

Just did the same, it was excellent.

Those large Sennheiser badges are just pure class...

Yeah, that is kinda the point of the whole thing.

They are the same or similar to the SR-SC1 and some 404's so not bright at all.

Someone find me a set of broken 009's and I can figure out what the fuck is going on with the newer Stax. No way I'm going to rip open my sets.. This has to be an issue with the new PEEK diaphragm material though. Properly heat-treated and high tension mylar as Stax have used is very stable indeed. They could also have changed the coating materials as PEEK has very different properties compared to mylar.

Nope if the transformer is of good quality. Those switch mode units I wouldn't touch.

The amps can't get CE certification with exposed tubes. No way around that so most have an "optional" tube cover which nobody buys. That amp looks like something from ETF so hardly commercial.