The August 1992 STAX catalog covers the full lineup from this unusual Japanese company that made only electrostatic products - and did it better than almost anyone else. Twelve pages, something remarkable on nearly every one.
The core is their “earspeakers” - electrostatic headphones in STAX terminology: SR-Sigma, SR-Lambda, SR-alpha, and SR-80MX. Paired with a complete range of driver units from the transformer-based SRD-6SB adaptor up through the tube SRM-T1 and the flagship SRA-14S preamplifier/driver at 198,000 yen. The DAC-X1t with 18-bit 8x oversampling costs as much as the NON-NFB DMA-X2 power amplifier - 850,000 yen each. The electrostatic loudspeakers ELS-F81X and ELS-F83X are made-to-order floor-standers with no magnets or voice coils. Also included: the UA tonearm series and the EK-1/MK-2 kit for building your own electrostatic speakers.
- PC-OCC - Pure Crystal Ohno Continuous Casting - single-crystal copper wire casting method for ultra-low distortion cables
- NON-NFB - Non-Negative Feedback - amplifier design without global negative feedback for natural sound reproduction
- TIPTOES - Cone-shaped vibration isolators placed under speakers and equipment to drain mechanical vibrations into the floor
| Model | Type | Price |
|---|---|---|
| STAX SR-Sigma Professional | electrostatic earspeakers | ¥46,000 |
| STAX SR-Lambda Signature | electrostatic earspeakers | ¥41,500 |
| STAX SR-Lambda Professional | electrostatic earspeakers | ¥32,000 |
| STAX SR-alpha PRO Excellent | electrostatic earspeakers | ¥29,000 |
| STAX SR-80MX | electrostatic earspeakers | ¥35,000 |
| STAX SR-84Pro | electrostatic earspeakers | ¥22,000 |
| STAX SRM-X PRO | class A earspeaker driver unit | ¥45,000 |
| STAX SRM-1/MK2 PP | Push-Pull earspeaker driver unit | ¥65,000 |
| STAX SRM-T1 | tube earspeaker driver unit | ¥80,000 |
| STAX SRA-14S | preamplifier/earspeaker driver | ¥198,000 |
| STAX SRD-7/MK2 | earspeaker transformer adaptor | ¥17,000 |
| STAX SRD-6SB | earspeaker adaptor | ¥19,800 |
| STAX DMA-X2 | NON-NFB power amplifier 600W | ¥850,000 |
| STAX PS-3 | power supply unit | ¥50,000 |
| STAX DAC-X1t New | 18-bit D/A processor | ¥850,000 |
| STAX DAC-TALENT | D/A processor | ¥160,000 |
| STAX CDP QUATTRO II | CD player with built-in D/A converter | ¥310,000 |
| STAX ELS-F81X | electrostatic floorstanding loudspeaker | ¥300,000/台 |
| STAX ELS-F83X | electrostatic floorstanding loudspeaker | ¥500,000/台 |
| STAX ELS-8X | electrostatic floorstanding loudspeaker | ¥684,000/台 |
| STAX ELS-8X-BB | electrostatic floorstanding loudspeaker with base | ¥850,000/台 |
| STAX EK-1/MK-2 | electrostatic loudspeaker kit | ¥49,800 |
| STAX UA-7/cfN | tonearm | ¥80,000 |
| STAX UA-9N | tonearm | ¥90,000 |
| STAX UA-90N | tonearm | ¥98,000 |
