[Noobiiee]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200484216306&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_500wt_1154
 
Bought them a while ago but haven't got a chance to test them properly since I don't have a speaker amp. Any experience with these phones or at least how to get them going from a headphone amp? From my friend's cheap jvc stereo amplifier, I noticed they seems to be quite bass shy, the instrument separation is very clear but that may be due to the amplifier. 

 

[rhfactor1]

Lucky bas***d that had the winning bid. Well worth the $56 of the winning bid. They look the same as the Stax and Signet models produced at the the same time frame, I still have my Signet's of the same time frame, they are bass shy but the mids and highs are very good. 

 

[Noobiiee]

Lol I no. I thought it was gnna be bidded up to around ~70GBP. The hps themselves my need a bit of cleaning but the pads are still very comfy. I just got one question: Is there anyway I could wire the input with a 3.5mm or 6.8mm male plug to use them with a headphone amp cos I don't have a decent speaker amp at the moment?

 

[jmmccann]

I have a pair of these as well, I bought them at a second hand store for 4.99. I am still looking for a transformer to plug them into. Does anyone have any suggestions on where I could find one?

 

[wualta]

Noobiiee-- You could wire them up with a 6.3mm plug, but you'd have to have an amp with a lot of voltage swing to hear much. That pretty much leaves out all conventional/affordable headphone amps. You need stepup transformers (with a voltage ratio of around 25 to 1) to get much volume.
 
Any of the Audio-Technica electrostatic-'phone transformer boxes from the ATH-7 on up will work with the ATH-70 headset.
 
Bass can be improved by getting replacement earpads that have intact pleather covering.

 

[ardgedee]

Bumping an old thread, since it looks like I just scored an ATH-7 (no 0).
 
Can the ATH-7 transformer box be plugged into a T-amp that doesn't like its speaker channels bridged? (I assume that for sanity's sake they wouldn't have a box with a common ground if it's designed to be plugged into any random amplifier, but I don't know for sure.)
 
Also - are replacement pads (or reliable substitutes for the originals) available?