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Re: stax lambda pro + srm-1/mk-2 review
« Reply #60 on: April 30, 2011, 02:54:44 PM »
paired this with the Buffalo II DAC.

Verdict: not so good. now I have to re-rip almost all my OPM cds. crackling and static in a lot of tracks. darn...
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Re: stax lambda pro + srm-1/mk-2 review
« Reply #61 on: April 30, 2011, 05:26:10 PM »
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come back here anytime brod! you have copied most of them anyway :)

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As for the Stax Lambda Pro and the SRM-1/MK-2, the pairing with the Buffalo II DAC was a Royal Marriage of sorts! Extremely intricate detail resolution brought out a lot of pops and crackles and hisses that I wasn't able to hear very clearly before. Even my sister was impressed with the DAC, although she heard it paired with the speakers. The Ne-Yo album she always listened too had considerable static noise on some tracks especially the heavy favorites but she didn't mind. I do though, and they are pretty annoying. On the Stax this is quite magnified compared to the speakers.

I did mention previously over the Buffalo II DAC thread that this partnership was treble hot, but as for my original intent to pair these components together last year, it is a grand success! I wanted to create an extremely detailed setup worthy of the Stax Lambda Pro, but it turned out the Buffalo II DAC is a much better piece of equipment than what we ever envisioned it to be. And right now it is too good even for the Stax right here :)

I would just like to add that even if detail resolution was my target in this combination, the sound was very much impressively enjoyable. The DAC is generally believed to be very neutral sounding, while the Stax Lambda Pro had treble exaggeration but still otherwise mostly neutral. Giving the Lambda Pros a good and detailed neutral source actually produced great enjoyable audio, and not some boring type of sound which was what I was a bit dreading on the back of my mind. Neutral is still very much enjoyable and fun to listen to as long as the equipment is good, and I think the LCD-2 and the Stax 02 are great examples of that even though I haven't been able to hear them out. These Lambda Pros, even while having a dearth of musicality, and paired with a neutral source, can still rock out! :)

Not bad for ancient equipment, haha! :)

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Re: stax lambda pro + srm-1/mk-2 review
« Reply #62 on: July 20, 2011, 01:04:44 AM »
just for kicks I brought out the Stax Lambda Pro and the SRM-1/MK2 :D

probably I just wanted to justify why I paid so much for something so old. well, after being attuned to speakers for the past months, I didn't expect to be blown over by this experience. but heck, when the first notes of music began to play thru the electrostatics, I couldn't help smiling to myself. darn good music is still coming out from this vintage piece...

it's complicated to describe the sound. crisp would be the first thing that comes to mind: the sound is immediate, alive, and kicking. then the details hit me smack dab in the face and while I peruse the impossible number of extra added sounds that accompany the main tune that just seemed to come out of nowhere, along comes the realization that these are headphones...

speakers are impressive because of the depth that they immerse the listener in. the Lambda Pro, while lacking this depth, also owns a soundstage that defeats a lot of previous headphone flagships'. but ultimately it is the detail which kept me listening on and on to these cumbersome headphones. the soundstage is a great bonus. the accuracy and somewhat neutral presentation are also great add-ons. but the details just stand out like a lone fisherman atop a calm lake on a Sunday afternoon. I just can't figure out where the Stax pulls them out of... the speakers output the same sound but the tiny details are embedded over by the layers of music; these Lambdas just push them out over the top to be enjoyed with the same billing as the main tune. impressive!

now I remember why these should be more expensive than a brand new IE8 :D