Amp/Preamp Asylum: STAX SRM-717 bypass-mode question by kelly Looking for a new Amp or Preamp? If you're after tubes, post over here.

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Posted by kelly (A ) on September 18, 2002 at 12:31:43

I posted this question to HeadFi and HeadWize also but Stax users are hard to come by, so if anyone here knows, I'd appreciate any information.

From the Stax Japanese web site:
http://www.stax.co.jp/ENG/SRM-717-E.html

"The STAX SRM-717 provides a bypass mode that enables "direct" connection to preamplifiers, passive volume controls or integrated amplifiers and receivers with "pre out' facilities."

Does anyone know if engaging this mode effects the fain of the amplifier? According to the specs and Kevin Gilmore's helpful interpretation, the maximum voltage of the SRM- 717 is 1V RMS. Most preamps have considerably more voltage (some up to 12V. The purpose of the bypass mode, of course, is to bypass the volume pot and drive the amplifier directly from a preamp. I need to know with certainty what voltage the Stax amp is expecting for this purpose.

If anyone has the amplifier and can consult the manual or is willing to switch it into bypass mode and plug it into even a 2V line level source to see how loud it is, I'd be most appreciative.

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