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Pretty new with my getting into the world of hi-end ear-speaker set ups. Just picked up a Stax set consisting of the L700 ear-speakers and the 007tll energizer amp to drive it. My question is, with so many volume pots, one on the amp one on the dac and one on the source, where is the best spot to control the loudness from? My dac has a fixed volume out option so it can run full throttle without distortion, via 2 volts rca or 4 volts bal, so I'm guessing setting that one at the fixed is a good start. So leaving the tube amp or my source, both having their own volume pot, I'm wonder which one to use as a main volume control for the best sound results?
So should I max out the source volume and control the loudness from the tube energizer amp or visa versa max out the amp and use the source volume pot? Or a combo of both trying to determine the best positions on each dial before distortion or clipping, all done by ear of course?
Any guidance will be appreciated.
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How do you like the L700 pair?
"'Cause when love is gone, there's always justice./And when justice is gone, there's always force./And when force is gone, there's always Mom. Hi Mom!" Laurie Anderson, "O Superman (For Massenet)"
The L700 has really captivated me, along with the tubed 007tll energizer, I've found a whole new appreciation for my music.I didn't audition any of the other models within the line so I'm not qualified to give an assessment of how they compare to the rest of the line but this specific set up so really moves me emotionally when I have a high quality recording. And this coming from a guy that has a fairly resolving home audio speaker system that I've worked on for years.
Electrostatics are a whole different ballgame, at least for me, I have ET planar room speakers but they don't do anything like my Stax system.
One last comment, be prepared to spent come cash, these systems are not cheap and I barely just scratched the surface price wise. I want to and hope to call this my end game, I just hope I can keep my wallet in my pocket.
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I have the very same sentiment. The speed, clarity, and resolution of stats make them an absolute game changer. The next step will be the SR-007 pair, but not for a while. I currently use the SR-507 pair & love them very dearly. My 207 earspeakers blew my mind as my first experience with stats. My energizer needs an upgrade.
From what you hinted, you may have a serious front end. I don't, but it meets my needs for now & satisfies a certain level of convenience. The next big steps are a better DAC, SACD/ universal player, probably an SRM-353X energizer, and a good vinyl rig. A recent guitar purchase has put some of those purchases off for about a year or so. The DAC & SACD player will probably be the first upgrades to the system.
"'Cause when love is gone, there's always justice./And when justice is gone, there's always force./And when force is gone, there's always Mom. Hi Mom!" Laurie Anderson, "O Superman (For Massenet)"
...Yes, yes, yes! And definitely the 007s over the 9s, cheaper and I read more natural sounding but harder to drive.And very cool, I've got a Les Paul Sunburst I bought fresh out of college in the mid '80s that I will never part with. I understand.
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"'Cause when love is gone, there's always justice./And when justice is gone, there's always force./And when force is gone, there's always Mom. Hi Mom!" Laurie Anderson, "O Superman (For Massenet)"
...Nice!
What I would do is leave the preamp volume at the position you normally listen to music through your speakers and then adjust the headphone volume at the headphone amplifier. I say that because normally the headphone amplifier is sitting close to you. On the other hand, if neither is close to you, I'd adjust volume with one that has remote capability. The bottom line is that you want to be able to adjust volume at your listening position. As far as finding the best sound quality, you can experiment, but I wouldn't have one volume turned down real low while the other is turned up real high. I agree with you that your DAC should be connected by its fixed volume outputs.
Another option is to connect the SRM-007tII to the fixed volume tape outputs on your preamp. That's what I always did. My Stax headphone amplifier had two sets of inputs that were tied together in parallel for the purpose of providing a second set of tape outputs when the Stax amplifier was connected to the ones on the preamp.
Good luck,
John Elison
Thank you John.
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