Cynric

Happiliy diggin up a corpse here, but I am currently in need of a Stax Plug (6P) in Europe. Cooper 86-71-6S or 91-MPM6S should do (which apperently are from the old WPI old Amphenol molds); however I could only find them at Allied who only cater US & Canada. Does anybody know of a source for these that ships to Europe/Germany?? Background on this: I recently bought a NOS Beyer ET1000 but I want to get rid of the ugly transformer box that came with it and use my Stax amp with them..

Stax Germany only sells the pads with the cloth anymore. The cloth comes with a little rim around it, so you can easily pull it out of the phones and put it back in. To me the cloth kills a little brilliance (which I love and thus keep the cloth in the drawer), don't know about the foam though since I got my Lambdas without it. If you like a little brighter voices just get the cheaper pads with the foam and cut it away...

Sure, but what good does this immense power do, when the voltage can only swing between

That's not much. Wonder why they say it's for stats though - I always thought stat speakers needed extra high levels (kV) to work properly? Or is this only true for the bias supply?

I've got the ANC7 for situations like that and can pretty much recommend them. Soft pads, padded headband, very comfy overall unless your gf has really big ears, in which case they might not be circumaural anymore. Really good isolation against deep frequencies and uniform noise. Soundwise a little on the bass heavy side (which is ok for outdoor use imho), but really good bass and mids quality and precision. The only thing I seriously dislike is the rolled off treble / brilliance which makes the phones sound pretty low-res in the highs; can be fixed by bumping an EQ around 8kHz a little. They do make a little static noise, but you wont hear that anymore once the music is playing... The phones come with useful other features and goodies, the battery lasts forever and they are pretty cheap (got mine around 100$ iirc).

Thank you for the suggestions, but no luck with that, neither with loosened nor with firmly tightened screws. DC is very unlikely to be an issue, according to my meter there are only a few mV of DC on our AC line. Dampening won't work either, cause there is next to no room left over the transformer, squeezing some sound absoring stuff in there and pressing the lid down also didn't solve the buzzing.. Sigh, guess I'll either have to change the transformer or live with it...

just to confirm: the buzzing is coming from the transformer and is pretty audible. 220V or 240V does not matter. I'll try loosening its screws a little, maybe there is just some tension causing it to vibrate. If that does not work, i'll see if i can dampen the case somehow; Or is there any chance of finding out the transformer specs and buying a new one?

Mine is on 240V and as far as I can remember his is too. We do live in the same town, however different houses. I checked with his amp just an hour ago and it does buzz a little (in addition to a 50Hz hum, which mine does not have. I'll see if I can find out from wich parts the sound comes tomorrow.

No, not yet. But a friend of mine who also has an srm1 mk2 is having the same issue with his, so i thought it might be a known problem. It's really subtle, sou you either need to know it's there or place your ear right above the vent holes of the amp to hear it...

Has someone here looked into the buzzing sound of the SRM1 Mk2 (or how to get rid of it) yet? I mean that very quiet and high noise it makes once turned on, sounds like harmonics from the power line 50hz (nothing on the phones, the sound is coming out of the case). Not a big deal - once you turn up the music you won't notice anyway - but it would be nice to have the amp totally silent...

I'd rather go for an ancient, cheap amp like the srm-1 mk-2 with some new psu-caps. Should be a lot better than your transformer box and is not going to blow your wallet.

look at post #25, that was a mistranslation, ujamerstand posted the correct one...

That's where the hookers in your brothel are aquiring thier customers.

I wonder if the stack in the mold can get a decent seal and retain the diaphragms tension on the long run as the glued stack of the old lambdas could.. otherwise the whole thing looks pretty thought-out! But what is the problem with the headband you mentioned? did they reduce the adjustable area?

Well I got my lambda pro and srm1/mk2 for ~400€ from ebay germany about a year ago. all similar auctions i followed before and since then reached similar end prices (say