Nakamichi Stasis Receiver

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edited March 2011 in 2 Channel Audio
I just bought a Nakamichi Stasis receiver (SR-3A) to play around with. I figured it had the Nelson Pass amp section and would be worth a listen. I also figured its probably the only Nelson Pass gear I would be able to afford. Has anyone here owned one of these ? Looking for feedback. Cheers. :cool:
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited March 2011
    Yes, I have owned a couple. I also sold these in the 80's when they were new. I recently had one for awhile in my office rig running a pair of 5B's. Nice technology for the day. I still regard these as some the best sounding receiver's made. Stasis really is a nice design. The SR series was nicer in build and quality than the TA series which were the same thing that came out a little later.

    They tend to be built proof and if Nak gear is well taken care of all the displays should still work. I had a service manual for it up until last year when I sold it on Ebay. Only downside is parts are non-existent and not sure all repair shops would be able to work on it.

    I was a Nak-head in the 80's and 90's and owned several cassette decks, including the Dragon. Also owned a few cdp's. I owned a Nakamich CA 5 pre-amp for almost 20 years, bought it new and kept it a long time, a very nice piece of gear. Always liked the build quality and the sound was excellent. Early Nak gear was very well built and designed even though many times they borrowed from others. Nelson says they paid him well when he licensed the use of the Stasis circuit to them. He says they used it pretty much unchanged in the PA5 and PA7 amps and just scaled it down a little for use in the receivers.

    I need a work shop rig in my new house and I will probably buy another one of these. If you decide to pass it on please let me know and give me first shot at buying it.

    Enjoy

    H9
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,225
    edited March 2011
    heiney9 wrote: »
    I need a work shop rig in my new house and I will probably buy another one of these. If you decide to pass it on please let me know and give me first shot at buying it.

    Enjoy

    H9

    That (work shop rig) is exactly what mine will end up being. I can't wait to try it out with some Barry Diament Led Zep recordings. I noticed there was an SR-4a on Ebay today. Mine is the 3a, any idea on the diferences ?
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  • stuwee
    stuwee Posts: 1,508
    edited March 2011
    A buddy of mine has the 3a, he just loves it with his SDA Polks, he's also a very good tech, if you ever have a problem or want to have the caps updated PM me for his addy.
    Thorens TD125MKII, SME3009,Shure V15/ Teac V-8000S, Denon DN-790R cass, Teac 3340 RtR decks, Onix CD2...Sumo Electra Plus pre>SAE A1001 amp>Martin Logan Summit's
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,225
    edited March 2011
    stuwee wrote: »
    A buddy of mine has the 3a, he just loves it with his SDA Polks, he's also a very good tech, if you ever have a problem or want to have the caps updated PM me for his addy.

    I'll note that. It looked from the pics like it was taken care of very well. :cool:
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited March 2011
    Sr4a had more power, remote and variable loudness.
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,225
    edited March 2011
    heiney9 wrote: »
    Sr4a had more power, remote and variable loudness.

    So the SR-3A didn't have a remote ? I am asking because I was going to look for one if it exists.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,165
    edited March 2011
    No....ha...ha. I have a story about that. I thought it had a remote too and mine didn't come with one so I bought a remote off ebay before I even had the SR-3A in my possession. When I got the unit I realized it wasn't remote capable. So I had to resell the remote
    "Appreciation of audio is a completely subjective human experience. Measurements can provide a measure of insight, but are no substitute for human judgment. Why are we looking to reduce a subjective experience to objective criteria anyway? The subtleties of music and audio reproduction are for those who appreciate it. Differentiation by numbers is for those who do not".--Nelson Pass Pass Labs XA25 | EE Avant Pre | EE Mini Max Supreme DAC | MIT Shotgun S1 | Pangea AC14SE MKII | Legend L600 | BlueSound Node 3 - Tubes add soul!
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,225
    edited March 2011
    heiney9 wrote: »
    No....ha...ha. I have a story about that. I thought it had a remote too and mine didn't come with one so I bought a remote off ebay before I even had the SR-3A in my possession. When I got the unit I realized it wasn't remote capable. So I had to resell the remote

    Ahh, good to know. Man I can't wait to get that receiver in the mail. :cool:
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