The Headcase Stax thread

[Icarium]

Have you played with the 3D21A output tubes on the ES-1 yet Elephas?

[Akabeth]

You have no proof.

This picture you took..."the one in the throne".... that looks like an mkii (I think)

[Sherwood]

Oh come now, that could be anyone's HE90, 2x Omega, O2 Mk I and o2 MK 2.

[Sherwood]

it's the source that really makes it an anonymous picture.

Wow... I don't recognize that. Not EMM, not dCs, not Esoteric... the hell is that?

[deepak]

Wow... I don't recognize that. Not EMM, not dCs, not Esoteric... the hell is that?

That is an Esoteric, with Esoteric clock one up from the bottom shelf.

[Sherwood]

Ah, my bad then.

[Elephas]

No, no, the O2Mk2 is not deserving of the cushion "throne." That's for my aching back. Since I received the ES-1 in two giant boxes and struggled to unpack it, I've been using the cushion as lower back support.

Have you played with the 3D21A output tubes on the ES-1 yet Elephas?

I've been playing with those 3D21 tubes and the adapters stored in your cardboard take-out box for about a year while waiting for the ES-1 to be modified.

Yes, I've tried them and they work very well. They kind of made me wonder why I spent money on Mullard xf1 and xf2.

I've also tried GE Fat Boys and a set of Philips metal base briefly, but took them out to save them for the BHSE.

Up till now, I've only used the 2C51 adapters in the first gain stage, with WE 396A, Tung-Sol and Raytheon tubes.

In the second stage, I've tried several 6SN7, such as Sylvania VT-231, 6SN7WGT, 6SN7W, CBS and RCA 5692, Ken-Rad black glass, etc.

The ES-1 is a tube-rolling nightmare. I thought the Aristaeus was bad, with all those ECC83 and 5751 to try, but there's no comparison; the ES-1 is a bottomless pit of tube hell.

it's the source that really makes it an anonymous picture.

That audio rack has gotta be the crappiest one evar.

[diebenkorn]

This picture you took..."the one in the throne".... that looks like an mkii (I think)

That is no throne that stax is trying to reach nirvana.

[GPH]

Rare pair of Stax DA-100M mono amplifiers - eBay (item 220308549661 end time Nov-14-08 23:57:09 PST)

The guy is charging 400USD$ for shipping, I don't even want to imagine how much these cost.

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[Sherwood]

I am leery about purchasing such a thing from Ho Chi Minh City.

[Tachikoma]

Well, at least they aren't DMA-X2s

[spritzer]

Well, at least they aren't DMA-X2s

Now those I would buy. Perfect for planar speakers and to weld speaker cables together...

[donunus]

I'm joining team stax soon with the 2050A II. Pls correct me if you think this is not the right start. I listen to all genres of music including dreampop, new wave, alternative, etc... Jazz, Pop, and Classical and would want to start with a neutral stax which I've heard the 303/404 isn't as neutral as the 202 although more detailed

[GPH]

I'm joining team stax soon with the 2050A II. Pls correct me if you think this is not the right start. I listen to all genres of music including dreampop, new wave, alternative, etc... Jazz, Pop, and Classical and would want to start with a neutral stax which I've heard the 303/404 isn't as neutral as the 202 although more detailed

I've listened to the 202 only for a short time at a dealer and thought it sounded great and shared many similarities with the 404 and the Lambdas. For the price, it's awesome you can't do much better than this (other than used Stax). You'll want to try the Omega 2 sometimes in the future, that's a fact, but you'll certainly enjoy your purchase in the meantime.

[padam]

How does the SRM-T1S compares to the current hybrid STAX amps? As I've figured out this is the best possible price/performance choice for me (and it has balanced inputs) but I am a bit worried about reliability issues. It has been listed with a Lambda Nova Signature, is it a good match for it(at least for a start)? Thanks.

[Icarium]

Wow those monoblocks look sexy. Very tempting.

Glad you like the output tubes Elephas I really liked Sylvania 6BX7s(I think that's what they were) in the second stage.

[John Buchanan]

The DA100M amplifiers were Class A and Freon cooled. I wonder what happens when you have to regas them with the newer Ozone safe refrigerant gas.

[Icarium]

Wow I am only getting more and more tempted

[Sherwood]

I'll bite, but on HF if that's okay with you. A little "pearls before swine", I know...

[Smeggy]

i figured someone might like to use the following picture of McCoy Tyner as an avatar, or something:

Jeez, what are those ugly looking things on his head?

[Sherwood]

Yeah they look like every Lambda I've ever seen. Tough to tell which model from the picture, but it doesn't really matter. Mccoy Tyner in Stax is enough for me.

[Duggeh]

i figured someone might like to use the following picture of McCoy Tyner as an avatar, or something:

Its a great pic. Is there a larger version?

[spritzer]

Very cool pic and looks like it's either a SR-Lambda or Lambda Pro. The Lambdas don't all look alike you know...

[Duggeh]

The Lambdas don't all look alike you know...

A black and white picture makes it an order more difficult to tell though

[Sherwood]

The Lambdas don't all look alike you know...

Neither do snowflakes. However, you have to be pretty close to tell the difference.