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[WTS] NEW Stax Electrostatic Headphones

Equilibrium777 — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 07:40:15 +0800

What we offer (Click on Spoiler to View Images) :

SR2170 System (Entry Level)
Product Link : http://www.stax.co.jp/Export/SRS2170e.html

Headphones :
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Driver Unit (Amplifier)
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MSRP : RM2,900.00

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SR507 & 600 Limited Edition Driver Unit (Mid Range Level)

Product link :
Headphones : http://www.stax.co.jp/Export/SR507e.html
Driver Unit : http://www.stax.co.jp/Export/SRM600limited_e.html

Headphones :
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Driver Unit:
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MSRP : RM7,800.00

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SR007 MK2 (Stax Omega II) System with SRM 007tII Vacuum Tube Driver Unit (Flagship)

Headphones : http://www.stax.co.jp/Export/SR007mk2.html
Driver Unit : http://www.stax.co.jp/Export/SRM007tII.html

Headphones :

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Driver Unit:
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The Stax Omega II comes with an exclusive Steel Hard Carry Case for the Earspeakers!

MSRP : RM14,500.00

!SOLD!

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All our Products is direct from Malaysia Distributor. 1 year manufacturer warranty is provided for all Stax Earspeakers and Driver Unit.

Further notes :

1. New ready stock available for SR-2170 and SR-507 system.
2. Prices are negotiable for serious buyers.
3. All products sold above comes with both Earspeaker(Headphone) and Driver Unit (Amplifier). FOR LYN MEMBERS ONLY, Please mention your LYN Username if you wish to purchase any of our Earspeaker System and we will INCLUDE AN EXCLUSIVE STAX HEADPHONE STAND AND COVER SLEEVE WORTH RM350!! ONLY FOR LYN MEMBERS! LIMITED TIME ONLY!
4. All Stax products are Made in Japan.Please do not hesitate to PM me or contact me should you require further information of our products.
5. We accept pre-bookings, please PM me for further information on deposit and shipping details, and any other queries

Frequently Asked Questions :
Q : How does electrostatic headphones differ from regular headphones?
A : Quoted from Wikipedia :

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Electrostatic drivers consist of a thin, electrically charged diaphragm, typically a coated PET film membrane, suspended between two perforated metal plates (electrodes). The electrical sound signal is applied to the electrodes creating an electrical field; depending on the polarity of this field, the diaphragm is drawn towards one of the plates. Air is forced through the perforations; combined with a continuously changing electrical signal driving the membrane, a sound wave is generated. Electrostatic headphones are usually more expensive than moving-coil ones, and are comparatively uncommon. In addition, a special amplifier is required to amplify the signal to deflect the membrane, which often requires electrical potentials in the range of 100 to 1000 volts.

Due to the extremely thin and light diaphragm membrane, often only a few micrometers thick, and the complete absence of moving metalwork, the frequency response of electrostatic headphones usually extends well above the audible limit of approximately 20 kHz. The high frequency response means that the low midband distortion level is maintained to the top of the audible frequency band, which is generally not the case with moving coil drivers. Also, the frequency response peakiness regularly seen in the high frequency region with moving coil drivers is absent. The result is significantly better sound quality, if designed properly.

Electrostatic headphones are powered by anything from 100v to over 1kV, and are in proximity to a user's head. The usual method of making this safe is to limit the possible fault current to a low and safe value with resistors.

Q : Can I use the Stax Headphones with my regular headphone amp or vice versa (Stax Amp with regular headphones)
A : No. As mentioned above, due to the high electrical potential from 100v to 1000v (Regular headphones ranges from 2v to 20v), regular headphones amps will be insufficient to power up Electrostatic Headphones, and Electrostatic Headphone Amplifiers will burn off regular headphones. As you notice, the connectors for Stax Headphones do not use the regular 3.5mm or 6.3mm jacks.

Q : Does that mean when I purchase a Stax System, I'm only limited to Stax Products?
A : Yes and No. As electrostatic headphones are heavily depending on the Amplifier to drive its headphones, it is best left to the manufacturer to produce the Amplifiers exclusively. However, some 3rd party amplification (i.e. Woo Audio) manage to come up with Electrostatic Amplifiers which are able to drive Stax headphones as well.

Contact me at 012-6510068(Mr. Calvin) to arrange for auditions or for further info!

Difference between the F80S and F80Q?

Equilibrium777 — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:14:33 +0800

simple and straightforward. Just wanna know the difference between the 2 as im looking into the F80 series.

any users or ppl with experience with the F80 series can give some feedback also.

Banned Account

Equilibrium777 — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:26:37 +0800

This happened to me again.

Went to autosurf @ SS15 with my friends as we wanted to raid.

Shortly after logging in and doing our invites we got booted out and banned.

Seems that blizz thinks we are using the account illegally.

This has already happened twice due to the same reason.

Any suggestions on how to prevent this?

LYN Record/Vinyl Enthusiasts

Equilibrium777 — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 16:14:03 +0800

Hey there people!

just wanted to see if there is anyone playing Records at home?

decided to start this thread so all the record players can get together =D

hope to hear and learn from you all soon =)

Garage Band?

Equilibrium777 — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 00:15:18 +0800

I'm deciding if i should get a Macbook. . .

i'm interested in it for the recording function of garage band. . .

does anyone here use their macs for music recording?

do i need an external device to record into the mac or i can go direct?

-The 7 String Sanctuary-

Equilibrium777 — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 03:27:47 +0800

Hey there!

Rustreaver actually persuaded me to start this thread since a few of us are getting 7 stringers. . . This thread is open to all and we hope we can answer as many questions possible about the 7. . . feel free to ask us anything and we'll try our very best to give a good answer

valkyrie1232, on the issue of pups for your 7 depends on what you plan to paly with the 7. . . i noticed your previous setup has a PafPro and since you're getting the K7 you can just stay with the stock pups as the K7's use Paf. . . but it seems that the best DiMarzio all rounder neck pup is still the AirNorton. . . i'm getting the Norton for the neck. . . if you want less mids then go for the Blaze. . . these 2 are the top notch 7 string pups from DiMarzio. . .

RustReaver. . . good news for you. . . you may wanan stop with the X2N and get the new DiMarzio D Activators. . . it's a passive pup made to emulate an active. . . you need to change the pots for your guitar tho. . . its 500 ohms. . .wtf? lolz
the EQ is sick. . . it has L-4 M-5 H-8 for a Neck and a mroe balanced 6-6-6.5 for bridge. . . if i were you i may instead put the neck pup for the bridge and vice versa. . . now i'm thinking of changing the D-Sonic to the Activator. . . decisions decisions. . .

my friend from US says that the Activator is very much like an EMG. . . all power and kinda toneless. . . very head on. . . check out the new Ibanez Xiphos Demo's to get a rough idea how it sounds. . . the Xiphos uses the Activator. . . pointy gutiars not my cup of tea tho. . .

Taylor 410 review

Equilibrium777 — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 15:06:35 +0800

Features: It's a gift from my dad and well he refused to give much information about it when I asked. This is what I can see from my research. The certificate and serial numbers from the Taylor website. It's was made in 1996 and if it was built back then it was definately made in US. Standard 21 frets. Most likely normal frets, not jumbo's in a rosewood neck. Neck has a very nice feel, small and easy to wrap your hands around the whole neck and not too fat (Trademark Taylor Neck ). One piece neck instead of the "new technology" neck (The NT neck is glued and what not. I Find it cost cutting measures instead of enhancements). If the wood used is still the same 10 years back, then the top is Solid Stitka Spruce with Ovangkol for the back and sides. Mine has a Mat finish instead of the new satin and gloss. Has Bear Claw Marks on the top which makes it look much cooler than a normal one. Has a Dreadnought body using Grover tuners. Built in Fishman Pickups (No controls, just direct into the jack at the side of the guitar). It came with the original Hand Made Taylor Hardcase from 1996 instead of the new black ones. // 10/10

Sound: I use the Taylor to tackle all of my acoustic songs as it is my only acoustic guitar. I use Elixir 0.12-0.53 gauges and it sounds amazing! When you strum this baby it sings! The projection is amazing and it also sounds beautiful when finger plucked. I play jazz to power ballads on this beauty and it just captures peoples attention because of it's loud and powerfull projection! Has a warm and round sound which I particularly like as opposed to the Martin sound (I have something for warm and round sounds). I hardly plug it in but when I have to it's usually my Marshall AVT150 which doesnt't really suit or compliment it (saving for an AER). Only minor drawback with this guitar is the feedback. I have to stay quite a distance from the amp to prevent feedback. Must be because of the pickups but I won't make changes because it'll ruin the value of this guitar. // 9/10

Action, Fit & Finish: Well for a 10 year old guitar, It's as good as new. The previous owner really kept this guitar in amazing condition and everything was perfect. Stays in tune, action is amazing it's not too low but low enough to be just nice for me (I sent the guitar for a checkup at Sinamex recently and the tech said the action was high but since i played classical he said the action shouldn't be a problem ). The neck is perfect for it's age and humidity problems here in Malaysia (very hot and humid country). And the back of the guitar is showing minor signs of bloating(prevention is the best cure, the guitar bloat is very minor and i'm doing my best to stop it from bloatign anymore). All these are because of the weather conditions here. But again the problems may not have been here when it was first brought in. // 10/10

Reliability & Durability: I have used this guitar for a lot gigs and played with it nearly everyday and it still sounds and feels like when I first got them. It's 10 years old 'nuff said. The hardware seems brand new and the buttons are solid. I only use this guitar as my acoustic so I won't use another as a backup cause this guitar is irreplaceable. Finish would last the ages. // 10/10

Impression: Practicly this guitar totally suits me as it can cover everything from blues to jazz to rock to country. I may not own many other guitars but I've tried a lot of other guitars out there in the market from Martin, Maton, Fender, Takamine and even other Taylor models, but this is unique and different. This also show the difference in quality and workmanship 10 years back and now. I tried the new 410's and they had a lot of difference but all in all it still felt the same. Wished I had more information on the guitar but never regretted this guitar. Amazing gift. If it was stolen/lost I'll hunt for it with all my heart and soul because I know this guitar is irreplaceable. Love everything about it and hate only the feedback from the fishman pickups (not using the espression system). // 10/10

My Taylor 410 review from Ultimate Guitar
http://ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/acousti.../410/index.html

Ibanez RG1527 Review

Equilibrium777 — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 14:53:06 +0800

Purchased from: Bentley Music Malaysia

Features: Ibanez RG Prestige 7 string model. Made In Japan. 24 frets and a bolt-on neck. Solid Basswood body. Mine is a blue with a slight touch of green on it. Standard Passive Pickups with 1-Volume 1-Tone selector. Edge Pro 7 with locking tuners. Comes with a very nice Ibanez Prestige Team J Craft hardcase (fits perfectly and can only fit the guitar). // 10/10

Sound: I play Progressive Metal, Neo-Classical, Jazz (well alot of things actually) with this guitar (Rusty Cooley, John Petrucci, and the likes). Running this Guitar through my Boss GT-6 to my Marshall AVT-150. The guitar is great but the pickups are questionable. Plan to change the pickups to EMG's or DiMarzio's depending on how fast I can save for it. It's stock pickup is muddy and not as powerfull as I expect it to be. But the stock pickups are bearable and won't dissapoint. A change is definate if you're a person who values tone and power. Not much difference between the Neck and Bridge Pickup. Neck pickup goes muddy when gain is up and the low B-string is played. Bridge pickup lacks the bite and has no power to it's sound. Clean sounds are ok and nothing to shout about. If you don't solo on the guitar and the B string(extended runs) and only do power chords then the pickups are quite reasonable as the sound it produces is heavy. // 5/10

Action, Fit & Finish: I had a techincian to do minor tweeks to it. It came with 3 springs at the back and added another one. 5 springs make the trem too hard to play with. 4 was just nice to keep it in better tune and stability. Had some intontion check and changed the action as it was slightly higher then usuall. Neck feels great but Ibanez didn't do a great job to the minor details. I can see extra wood used at the headstock(7 piece neck instead of 5). The paint around my pickup has a very small blotch. Not really noticeable. All in all still a good job. I'm just picky when it comes to these things. // 7

Reliability & Durability: Definately reliable if you can stand the weight as it is slightly heavier then a normal guitar. Still haven't played a real gig yet with this guitar so I cannot comment on it yet. Strap buttons are solid. I would use it on a gig without a backup. Finish looks as if it can last forever if properly taken care of. // 9

Impression: I play nearly everything and this guitar fits it well. With the right pickups this guitar can definately play anything if you know how to. I own an Ibanez S cutomized by me and a Fender Highway 1 also customized by me and the RG7 is different. This guitar gives you the extra string and that really opens up possibilities to your playing. The 7 stringer can play what a 6 stringer can and more. If it was stolen or lost (which I will make damn sure it won't) I'll definately get it back. I Compared it with the Hamer 7 string and still went for this because of the neck. The neck is truly important as it makes the transaction from 6 to 7 a lot easier. Wish it had better pickups. After playing a 7 string, when you return to a 6, the 6 will feel like a toy and feel much more easier to play (for me). It would take some time to get used to it but when you do, it'll rock hard. // 9

This is from my review at
http://ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/electri...1527/index.html

No reviews on this guitar here so i decided to pop it over and i made some minor changes here and there. Updated version. Still using the stock pickups

Seems that there ain't any 7 string users out there. If you play or have questions on 7 strings please feel free to PM me.