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In Reply to: RE: Stax - what else ??? posted by trioderob on September 24, 2022 at 17:15:26
I really wish they weren't so expensive. The only Stax headphones I want cost over $12,000. I just can't justify spending that kind of money for headphones. Maybe, if I keep thinking about them, I'll eventually give in and buy a pair. The only problem is that I'm 74 now and I'll probably be deaf by the time I decided to pull the trigger.
Oh, well. Such is life!
John Elison
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you dont need the top of the line Stax - even the entry level models are amazing
how do I know ?
I have been to the Costa Mesa headphone show in California and have owned the described Stax first hand
I thought they topped out at around $6500.Or maybe, you are including the price of top-level Stax amp ?
Edits: 09/26/22
Well, you need to have a special amp because they won't play without one. They don't plug into an ordinary headphone output.
I recall audeze having some electrostats that were really good for alot less. Also Shure has some affordable electrostatic ear buds. Kse1500 is the ticket.
Cut to razor sounding violins
Gotta remember to save up a few grand for a halfway decent electrostatic amp, y' know .
eBay can be your friend if you carefully select a used energizer & make sure it is for US line voltage. My two units were bought that way & work flawlessly. One is certainly in need of a recap & rebiasing, but it is over 30 years old.
"'Cause when love is gone, there's always justice./And when justice is gone, there's always force./And when force is gone, there's always Mom. Hi Mom!" Laurie Anderson, "O Superman (For Massenet)"
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