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| Please find the excuses for me not to buy Stax 009S headphone @richopp’s experience reminds me of when I heard 009 from a Stax 727 amp - yuck.The 009S with Carbon, or 009 with BHSE or T2 will be in a completely different zone - highly engaging, never boring, and probably the least fatiguing headphone setups ... | |
| Please find the excuses for me not to buy Stax 009S headphone @geoffkait Yes, I have read Stax was claiming at least 150 hours of burn-in (SR-009 headphones) at the factory. This was said to be done not for sonic development, but for weeding out early-failure drivers, known by consumers as the infamous drive... | |
| Please find the excuses for me not to buy Stax 009S headphone I’ve had 4 different Stax headphones from brand-new, (2x 009, 009S, L700), and have heard a used 009 and two used 007. Also I was able to compare a brand-new 009 to burned in 009 examples. Unlike dynamic headphones, I’ve never noticed any discerni... | |
| Please find the excuses for me not to buy Stax 009S headphone 009S with Carbon is a damn near perfect match. With tube/hybrid amps (BHSE, GroundedGrid, Megatron, T2) you can possibly make a better case for the original 009.And that review you posted by Tyll is unfortunate in that he back-pedaled hard on 009 ... | |
| Should I keep the Turntable or sell it? I wouldn’t bother with the Quintet Red - that’s simply too much money to spend on a bonded-tip stylus; you should be shooting for at least nude elliptical. My dealer has a base Classic and I haven’t been too impressed by its overall build quality,... | |
| New efficient speakers - best way to keep noise floor down? Yes, pops/ticks from the vinyl/stylus pickup is a different issue than residual noise floor from your active components, and ground hums. Indeed - cartridge quality (especially stylus profile), condition and grade of vinyl, phono stage, and overal... | |
| New efficient speakers - best way to keep noise floor down? Edit: lowrider57 said it more succinctlyI have very efficient speakers too (96 db/Watt), in a vinyl-only system, and have struggled with this. If your vinyl source is quiet with normal speakers, it will be equally quiet with efficient speakers - i... | |
| Rogue Audio vs Vincent Audio Also consider that most Rogue gear has good resale value, and all of its various models are more well-known than anything from Vincent. Rogue provides exceptional service, support, and upgrades even to 2nd hand owners of Rogue gear. All made in US... | |
| What's your definition of analog smell? My first turntable was a SOTA Star III from the 1980's in fiery iridescent Koa wood - it has a wonderful vintage woody smell that hits you exactly 1.2 seconds after you open the dark smoked dust cover. That's the analog smell to me. Still have tha... | |
| Turntable isolation for bedroom floor My Clearaudio turntable has magnetic bearing in the vertical direction - its benefits are limited to the reduced friction & wear; it doesn’t do jack to reject footfalls. In fact magnetic suspensions can sometimes make footfalls even worse (e.g... | |
| Preamp for Rogue Stereo 100 amplifier I run Tannoy Canterbury GR with Rogue Apollo Darks, which are similar to your ST100, just bigger. It’s a good combination. I like how the amps give gobs of power for rock & metal, with a neutral tone.For preamps I’ve tried a number, and I’m st... | |
| Should I keep the Turntable or sell it? Yeah, definitely what uberwaltz just said.The leeway in my prior statement is in what constitutes a "reasonably good deck". I've heard the Concept (even with the cheap Concept MM), and I think that table just makes the cut. I'm not so sure about a... | |
| Should I keep the Turntable or sell it? SOTA has a long history, so you can often find great deals on used older models if you’re patient and willing to take on a bit of risk. I got started myself with a SOTA Star III sold locally on consignment - it was an AMAZING way to start. I think... | |
| LOUD popping Rogue Magnum I would’ve suspected tubes too. But I did have a tube headphone amp that did exactly as you describe, and it turned out to be the recently upgraded output caps that were getting more voltage than their rating, and breaking down. These pops can be ... | |
| Should I keep the Turntable or sell it? Your Cambridge looks nice enough that I wouldn't consider the move to a Rega. Move to something truly a level-up (plus a good standalone phono stage) once you're ready. The Technics 1200GR does look really nice. I also think the new SOTA Sapphire/... |