spritzer Posted April 27, 2011 Report Posted April 27, 2011 What I truly don't understand is this reluctance to just fucking accept that there is a point to amps like the BHSE and the T2. It may be the eternal search for giant killers but once you've been exposed to the SOTA stuff there is no way to go back.
Voltron Posted April 27, 2011 Report Posted April 27, 2011 Anyhow, thank you for opening my eyes on how narrow minded this place is. I did not realize how much the discussions here are geared toward a single authoritative vision of what a proper Stax system should be made of! Here's one for the suggestion box: rename the site, herd-case is more appropriate after all.
monsieurguzel Posted April 27, 2011 Report Posted April 27, 2011 So my question is now...do people think that the KGSSHV (@450v) will be a better match for the SR-009 or the BHSE (@400v)? I read in a post by KG on some other thread implying that since the KGSSHV is 450v and the T2 500v, that they are the ideal match for the new flagship. Anyone have any ideas/speculation or all all those amps up to par and we'd just be splitting hairs?
guzziguy Posted April 27, 2011 Report Posted April 27, 2011 He's actually pretty funny with his indignation. It brings to mind a couple of French phrases that apply to him perfectly: Il pète plus haut que son cul. Il est interdit de faire le con.
Dusty Chalk Posted April 27, 2011 Report Posted April 27, 2011 It pète higher than its bottom. It is interdict to make the idiot. ...?
livewire Posted April 27, 2011 Report Posted April 27, 2011 I got the first one. "He farts higher than his ass". The second one is still confusing to me.
guzziguy Posted April 27, 2011 Report Posted April 27, 2011 (edited) 1. Literally "he farts higher than his ass". Meanings: pompous, think's too highly of one's self. The implication is that what comes out of one's mouth when talking is the same as what comes out of the ass when farting. 2. Literally "it is forbidden to do the asshole". Meaning: Don't be an asshole, assholes not allowed. Edited April 27, 2011 by guzziguy
guzziguy Posted April 27, 2011 Report Posted April 27, 2011 1. Literally "he farts higher than his mouth". Meanings: pompous, think's too highly of one's self. 2. Literally "it is forbidden to do the ass". Meaning: Don't be an ass/asshole.
swt61 Posted April 27, 2011 Report Posted April 27, 2011 Il pète plus haut que son cul. Il est interdit de faire le con. How 'bout... Mon pénis est petit, mais mes opinions sont importantes.
Wmcmanus Posted April 27, 2011 Report Posted April 27, 2011 Literally "it is forbidden to do the asshole"... Waiting for Steve's spin on this one!
Wmcmanus Posted April 27, 2011 Report Posted April 27, 2011 Ha ha! Didn't have to wait long! We were posting at the same time.
swt61 Posted April 27, 2011 Report Posted April 27, 2011 It's like they say Wayne...forbidden fruit is the sweetest. Pun intended.
arnaud Posted April 27, 2011 Report Posted April 27, 2011 What I truly don't understand is this reluctance to just fucking accept that there is a point to amps like the BHSE and the T2. It may be the eternal search for giant killers but once you've been exposed to the SOTA stuff there is no way to go back. Birgir, it must be my french which makes my english invariably distorted on this site: I certainly can believe (but really cannot imagine on the other hand) that the SR-009 can sound even better than what I had the opportunity to hear. But indeed, the existence of an affordable and readily available commercial amp to drive the uber expensive SR-009 is of interest to not only myself I am convinced. That's a serious lot of money to have to buy both the SR-009 / BHSE at the same time... Il pète plus haut que son cul. Il est interdit de faire le con. Hehe, I did not expect to hear that much french from this place. The first expression is (or say was when I was still living there) in use but never heard of the other one! For your reference
purrin Posted April 28, 2011 Report Posted April 28, 2011 (edited) Just give it a rest until you yourself (or someone else) actually gets to hear it with the BHSE and a good source. I was hoping the SR009's would ship sooner in time for a local meet in SoCal where I could compare it between my SRM-323 and n3rling's BH, but I don't think that's gonna happen. Edited April 29, 2011 by purrin
deepak Posted April 29, 2011 Report Posted April 29, 2011 arnaud don't get so bothered by people's posts here. I appreciated the cross posting since I never read Headfi unless someone links something over there. I don't care about your posts about how easy or difficult they are to drive since this is your opinion and you compared it to the SR-007 which is a baseline, but people get rightfully upset when there is speculation about how something sounds, these sort of posts should stay at Headfi. Unless you have objective evidence or listening experience saying the top end electrostatic amps will not be of any benefit to the SR-009 doesn't hold any water here, I would quietly drop these sort of posts.
Craig Sawyers Posted April 29, 2011 Report Posted April 29, 2011 Yeah - we can be a feisty bunch for sure, but I concur with deep's second paragraph.
kevin gilmore Posted April 30, 2011 Report Posted April 30, 2011 (edited) That's a serious lot of money to have to buy both the SR-009 / BHSE at the same time... A lot less than having to find an original T2 or build one. The sr-009 is just amazing on both the BHSE and the T2. You will see and hear soon enough. Edited April 30, 2011 by kevin gilmore
arnaud Posted April 30, 2011 Report Posted April 30, 2011 A lot less than having to find an original T2 or build one. The sr-009 is just amazing on both the BHSE and the T2. You will see and hear soon enough. Dear Kevin, I guess it will be quite some time until I can see it and hear it myself. On the other hand, lucky few like you... Don't hesitate to spill the beans, anytime convenient! Someday I will likely own one of your creations. I am also hoping for a new amp from Stax to make honor to the SR-009, maybe with some inspiration from the T2... If Stax feels the market is mature for a 400,000JPY headphone, they probably will get tempted to release once again a no compromise amplifier. cheers, arnaud
aardvark baguette Posted April 30, 2011 Report Posted April 30, 2011 I dont see why they dont just re release the T2, if its just an anniversary they are celebrating.
minivan Posted April 30, 2011 Report Posted April 30, 2011 that will never happen, according to one of the stax interview i read, stax still have not make any money from the amp they sell, only from the headphone, so why would they want to go all out to make a no compromise amp?
aardvark baguette Posted April 30, 2011 Report Posted April 30, 2011 Does Sony make the PS3 to sell games or to sell consoles?
El_Doug Posted April 30, 2011 Report Posted April 30, 2011 Does Sony make the PS3 to sell games or to sell consoles? counterargument: Does Sony make a solid gold version of the PS3 that they sell at an ever bigger loss than the standard model? Would doing so increase game sales?
aardvark baguette Posted April 30, 2011 Report Posted April 30, 2011 counter counter argument: I really want one. I dont know, I just figure they'd factor in the chance that the amp could be flipped 10 times or whatever. I guess its more like the dodge viper that no one buys. Dodge still made it though.
spritzer Posted April 30, 2011 Report Posted April 30, 2011 The Stax that made the T2 is long gone and we won't see such insanity again. I would aim a bit lower and perhaps a SRM-007t with ECC99's and a simple CCS for the output plus a nice PSU could be done at the limited price. Bring back the SRM-T1W wide chassis (which uses all the same basic parts as the slim boxes) to save money. It's a shame though that there isn't a good single triode in production that fits an amp like this...
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