skellington
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Something I am wondering is how the speaker amp affects the sound of the headphones (through the transformer).
I have the SRD6 and was thinking of improving my speaker amp (I listen to my speakers alot) instead of getting a dedicated electrostatic amp.
Does the extra quality show up in the headphone? Is the STAX sound signature altered depending on what amp you power it though?
| Originally Posted by facelvega /img/forum/go_quote.gif It can be confusing. Pro and normal bias refer only to different bias voltages (580 or 230V). These days pro bias has completely replaced normal bias in the stax catalog. There are amps and transformers for either bias, though what probably led you astray is that about 90 percent of normal-bias Stax come with transformers, and at least 90 percent of pro-bias come with dedicated amps. So the options are speaker amp > transformer > earspeakers, where potentially the same amp that drives your speakers also drives your Stax; or Stax amp (or other electrostatic headphone amp) > earspeakers. In which the amp ONLY drives the headphones. The first option is much cheaper as long as you already have a good speaker amp and don't count that in the cost. The difference is usually identified that the transformers tend to give a fuller, warmer, and more musical sound, while the dedicated amps lend themselves to detail, flat response, and extension. |
Something I am wondering is how the speaker amp affects the sound of the headphones (through the transformer).
I have the SRD6 and was thinking of improving my speaker amp (I listen to my speakers alot) instead of getting a dedicated electrostatic amp.
Does the extra quality show up in the headphone? Is the STAX sound signature altered depending on what amp you power it though?
