Downrange
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Originally Posted by audiod /img/forum/go_quote.gif Hi Everyone, I’m new to this forum, but certainly not new to electrostatic headphones. I got the Koss ESP-9’s when they first came out. I got my first Stax headphones (SR-3 with a SRA-3s amp) in the early seventies. I’m including some pictures of my current family of headphones and drivers. I would like to see some pictures of your family of headphones, especially the rare and hard to find. I wish I found out about this thread a long time ago. Better late than never. Guess the make and model numbers and win a trip to Jamaica (just joking!). AudioD |
Originally Posted by smeggy /img/forum/go_quote.gif Oooh, nice collection and welcome aboard audiod ![]() You don't have any SR-X Pros in there you wanna sell do you? ![]() ![]() Yeah you woulda had a ball in the last mega Stax thread and I'm sure your long Stat history will give us some great insights. Damn that's a nice collection! erm, ok move along... |
Originally Posted by audiod Hi Everyone, I’m new to this forum, but certainly not new to electrostatic headphones. Guess the make and model numbers... |
Originally Posted by Carl /img/forum/go_quote.gif Well they're closer to the 404 than the Omega II, at least. Electrostatic transducers are all pretty sonically neutral. It's the headphone housing/cable and the amp that account for most of the sound signature. |
Originally Posted by jirams /img/forum/go_quote.gif ..............is there anything I can do to brighten up the treble a bit ?? |
Originally Posted by wualta /img/forum/go_quote.gif Wow, cool! Waaaaaayyda minnit-- There's a ringer in the lineup, a pair of Yamaha Orthodynamics! Not to mention the obvious K701. But do I see three (3!) pairs of ESP-9s? |
Originally Posted by Downrange /img/forum/go_quote.gif ![]() What's a "solecism?" [of design] |
Originally Posted by audiod Yes, I have 3 ESP-9’s... They are the second most uncomfortable phones ever made (the ESP-6 being the first). |
Originally Posted by audiod I plan on taking one of them and cutting the cups off and making them a true dipole, replace the pads, band and wire. |
Originally Posted by audiod The Yamaha HP-1’s are a very interesting phone... Fostex still makes an interesting planar magnetic headphone on paper. I have never heard them. Stats are still the best. |
Originally Posted by audiod /img/forum/go_quote.gif wualta, Yes, I have 3 ESP-9’s and 2 E/9 energizers. They are the second most uncomfortable phones ever made (the ESP-6 being the first). I don’t use them much anymore, but when I do I am always amazed on how “Right” the sound is. They sound great on all types of music. The tonal balance is “Right”. I plan on taking one of them and cutting the cups off and making them a true dipole, replace the pads, band and wire. The Yamaha HP-1’s are a very interesting phone that uses a thin film diaphragm with wires on it between two magnetic perforated plates. They have great dynamics, bottom end and do a good job with Rock and Pop music that is over processed. Kinda like a cross between a Stat and a dynamic phone. Fostex still makes a interesting planar magnetic headphone on paper. I have never heard them. Fostex is mostly a pro sound company. Stats are still the best. I use the K701 and HP-1 with a Musical Fidelity X-Can V3. I like the 701's better than my Senn HD650's (now sold). I have a Denon mini system in my bedroom that I use the K701 most of the time. I have a question for everyone. Has anybody connected the ESP-9’s to a Stax amp or SRD? I am also looking for a backup Lambda Pro. Maybe an interesting trade? AudioD ![]() |