And to stax, we are giving these products thousands of dolars. Please make it durable than 10$ ones.
Still with amp it costs more than thousand dollars. Well I dont any new multi-thousand dollar headphones that brokes easily too.
Wanna know how much I paid for my used STAX?
SR-30 electret headphones + SRD-4 electret converter: under $100
SR-207 electrostatic headphones: $180
SRM-212 electrostatic headphone amplifier: $150
The electret headphones sounded the same whether driven from the electret converter and speaker amp (Lepai LP-2020A+: under $30) or the electrostatic amp.
That 'stat amp has the same circuit and specs as the SRM-252S, which is currently $360 in the US.
Here are the prices for in-production STAX:
https://www.staxusa.com/earspeaker/
https://www.staxusa.com/driver/
https://www.staxusa.com/system/
http://pricejapan.com/front/e_result_goods.php?in_category=&in_maker=25
The flagship stuff does cost thousands, and even more when you get aftermarket amps for the best sound, but the entry-level models aren't nearly that much, especially used.
I'm careful with my gear, so I don't think any STAX would break on me despite some of it being made of plastic. The pricier ones have much better build quality too.
Ey, Alchemist:
http://m.neogaf.com/showpost.php?p=220989484
http://m.neogaf.com/showpost.php?p=220992574
So I take it there's going to be a new WipEout release?
I played WipEout HD (with the Fury expansion pack) on PS3 for sooo many hours. Got pretty good at it. Wasn't very good at WipEout 2048 on PS Vita, though.