King Sound Emperor: New Electrostatic Headphones! - Page 23

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Originally Posted by Frank I 

 

I would wait for the finished King Sound Stat to hit the street end ofJune or early July

Do you know something we don't know about when the Kingsound phones will arrive?

Yeah the Koss ESP950 build is a joke, I liked the sound definitely a good competitor against some of the good old vintage Lambda model's but that provided amplifier is a shocker and powering a Stax terminated ESP950 on a better amplifier will reveal how well they scale and unlock its potential.

But hey, backed up by a life time warranty.

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Originally Posted by DefQon 

Spritz is pretty picky when it comes to electrostats, how they sound and how they are built. 

There is being picky but the Jade's were just a scam, nothing short of it.  A new anything shouldn't just break or fall apart right out of the box, let alone something this expensive.  The ESP950 was built like a tank compared to the Jades and they have been made the same way for 25 years. 

As for the sound, truly one of the worst I've heard.  The whole concept of reproducing what was actually on the recording was just lost to them.  That surpasses any annoying traits many transducers have as most at least try to get it right. 

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Originally Posted by spritzer 

 

There is being picky but the Jade's were just a scam, nothing short of it.  A new anything shouldn't just break or fall apart right out of the box, let alone something this expensive.  The ESP950 was built like a tank compared to the Jades and they have been made the same way for 25 years. 

 

As for the sound, truly one of the worst I've heard.  The whole concept of reproducing what was actually on the recording was just lost to them.  That surpasses any annoying traits many transducers have as most at least try to get it right. 

What's the worst you heard - The Jade?

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Originally Posted by preproman 

 

What's the worst you heard - The Jade?

Yep, I know spritz hates it. Fang is working on a new electrostat, he probably has a lot more experience since the times he initiated the DIY project that  the Jade apparently was.

Fang doesn't do any of the design work.  As soon as he tried to defend some of the design "choices" in the Jade it was clear he hasn't got the slightest clue about ESP design. 

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Originally Posted by preproman 

 

What's the worst you heard - The Jade?

Amongst the worst but it's hard to be definitive about this stuff.  It's in good company with the HE-5's, Ultrasone etc. 

Yeah, Fang's brainchild is his planar magnetic line of headphones. The Jade was done by a former colleague of his I think.

Yes.