RE: Electro Static Headphones

2015-09-29 Thread John Gurd
or so. John -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: 28 September 2015 15:58 To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Electro Static Headphones A long time ago, like probably 30 years, I had a pair of Stax electrostatics

RE: Electro Static Headphones

2015-09-28 Thread Hamit Campos
@pc-audio.org> Subject: RE: Electro Static Headphones Hi. I'm no electronic engineer so the best way I can describe Electrostatic speakers (or headphones ) is to compare them with regular speakers we are all familiar with. Your regular speakers use an electro magnet to cause the Speaker cone to v

Re: Electro Static Headphones

2015-09-28 Thread Dane Trethowan
sounds and that is the principle upon which electrostatic speakers and headphones work. Walter. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Hamit Campos Sent: 28 September 2015 16:44 To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: Electro Static Headphones

RE: Electro Static Headphones

2015-09-28 Thread Hamit Campos
] On Behalf Of Dane Trethowan Sent: Monday, September 28, 2015 2:48 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Re: Electro Static Headphones I have seen Electro Static speakers used, an old valve radio gram I had at one stage of the game used a pair ofelectro static sp

Re: Electro Static Headphones

2015-09-28 Thread Anders Holmberg
essage- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Walter > Ramage > Sent: Monday, September 28, 2015 12:08 PM > To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Subject: RE: Electro Static Headphones > > Hi. I'm no elect

Re: Electro Static Headphones

2015-09-28 Thread Dane Trethowan
Yep, Stax are still available, my friend has a pair of those and they're still custom made in Japan. Headphone technology has come a very long way in 30 years and I'd imagine that with the Stax has also come a long way too, I was given detail of how much the Stax actually cost and how they

RE: Electro Static Headphones

2015-09-28 Thread Walter Ramage
Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Hamit Campos Sent: 28 September 2015 18:22 To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: Electro Static Headphones No sorry. Rolf Harriss is new to me. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc

RE: Electro Static Headphones

2015-09-28 Thread Hamit Campos
No sorry. Rolf Harriss is new to me. -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Walter Ramage Sent: Monday, September 28, 2015 12:08 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: RE: Electro Static Headphones Hi

Re: Electro Static Headphones

2015-09-28 Thread Mary Otten
A long time ago, like probably 30 years, I had a pair of Stax electrostatics. They were pricy; I don't remember how much, but certainly nowhere near a thousand. Then again, that was 30 years ago. Yes, they did require a special amp. They even had a special connector that plugged into the amp that

RE: Electro Static Headphones

2015-09-28 Thread Walter Ramage
:44 To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: Electro Static Headphones But what's that mean? What do they do differently from regular headphones? -Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Monday, September 28, 2015 10:58 AM

RE: Electro Static Headphones

2015-09-28 Thread Hamit Campos
lectro Static Headphones A long time ago, like probably 30 years, I had a pair of Stax electrostatics. They were pricy; I don't remember how much, but certainly nowhere near a thousand. Then again, that was 30 years ago. Yes, they did require a special amp. They even had a special connector that p

Electro Static Headphones

2015-09-28 Thread Dane Trethowan
The Bowers And Wilkins P7 are not electro static headphones and yep, the Electro Static one’s are very expensive - a couple of grand at least - but very well worth having though I do know someone who has them and they require a special amplifier to drive them. > On 26 Sep 2015, at 8:20

RE: Electro Static Headphones

2015-09-28 Thread Hamit Campos
ct: RE: Electro Static Headphones OK, no matter, he's in jail for pedafilia anyway. If you take a large, very large piece of thick card, or even a large oblong of very thin plywood and holde it at each end and begin to bounce it, the middle portion will begin to flex and you will hear the sound it

RE: Electro Static Headphones

2015-09-28 Thread Hamit Campos
Static Headphones The Bowers And Wilkins P7 are not electro static headphones and yep, the Electro Static one’s are very expensive - a couple of grand at least - but very well worth having though I do know someone who has them and they require a special amplifier to drive them. > On 26 Sep 2015, a

Re: Electro static headphones.

2014-02-04 Thread Anders Holmberg
To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Electro static headphones. Hi cheers, I am fussy with headphones due to my hard of hearing and personal preferences. I like my headphones to be on the ear and to be earcups, can't remember the technical name something like circumoral but hope you

Electro static headphones.

2014-02-03 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! What electro static headphones are out there now a days? I once had a couple called Audiotechnica ath8. They were pritty nice. /A

Re: Electro static headphones.

2014-02-03 Thread Chris H
Hi what are these electrostatic headphones? Thanks! Regards Chris On 03/02/2014 17:34, Anders Holmberg wrote: Hi! What electro static headphones are out there now a days? I once had a couple called Audiotechnica ath8. They were pritty nice. /A

Re: Electro static headphones.

2014-02-03 Thread Curtis Delzer
I had the KOS ESP9, and b4 those the ESP6. -- Curtis Delzer. HS. K 6 V F O San Bernardino, CA. curtis1...@verizon.net skype: curtis1014 On Mon, 03 Feb 2014 18:34:47 +0100 Anders Holmberg and...@pipkrokodil.se wrote: Hi! What electro static headphones are out there now a days? I once had

Re: Electro static headphones.

2014-02-03 Thread Joe Paton
Hi, They are a powered headphone, using the electro-static principle I think patented by Quad audio electronics. Made by many other manufacturers, but the sound, of course being subjective opinion, is, or was, like nothing I had ever heard before. Not Budget, but fabulous. Joe -- Joe Paton

Re: Electro static headphones.

2014-02-03 Thread Chris H
Hi cheers, I am fussy with headphones due to my hard of hearing and personal preferences. I like my headphones to be on the ear and to be earcups, can't remember the technical name something like circumoral but hope you get the idea. Regards Chris On 03/02/2014 19:47, Joe Paton wrote: Hi,

Re: Electro static headphones.

2014-02-03 Thread Kulvinder Singh Bhogal
Google is your friend. Kulvinder Singh Bhogal Twitter: @BhogalKulvinder SKYPENAME: bobba2006 Tel: +441332 514323 Mob: +447581 483856 From: Chris H Sent: Monday, February 03, 2014 7:35 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Electro static headphones. Hi what are these electrostatic

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2014-02-03 Thread André van Deventer
Sent: 03 February 2014 09:55 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Electro static headphones. Hi cheers, I am fussy with headphones due to my hard of hearing and personal preferences. I like my headphones to be on the ear and to be earcups, can't remember the technical name something like

Re: Electro static headphones.

2014-02-03 Thread Dane Trethowan
, 2014 7:35 PM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Electro static headphones. Hi what are these electrostatic headphones? Thanks! Regards Chris On 03/02/2014 17:34, Anders Holmberg wrote: Hi! What electro static headphones are out there now a days? I once had a couple called

Re: Electro static headphones.

2014-02-03 Thread Dane Trethowan
I know people who own electro static headphones, they use a brand called Stax which are hand made apparently, the people I know with them can't speak highly enough of those cans and recommend over everything else so they must have something going for them, I notice Stax are available

Re: Electro static headphones.

2014-02-03 Thread Chris H
To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Electro static headphones. Hi cheers, I am fussy with headphones due to my hard of hearing and personal preferences. I like my headphones to be on the ear and to be earcups, can't remember the technical name something like circumoral but hope you get the idea

Re: Electro static headphones.

2014-02-03 Thread Dane Trethowan
: Electro static headphones. Hi cheers, I am fussy with headphones due to my hard of hearing and personal preferences. I like my headphones to be on the ear and to be earcups, can't remember the technical name something like circumoral but hope you get the idea. Regards Chris On 03/02

Re: Electro static headphones.

2014-02-03 Thread Joe Paton
try 'em chris. verry flat response, but beautiful for music. Cheers, Joe -- Joe Paton j...@vi-ability.demon.co.uk

Re: Electro static headphones.

2014-02-03 Thread Joe Paton
Mo it isn't. Best to try audio items like these. So subjective. All the data sheets in the world will not count a brass razoo against a personal demonstration. They can also be a little heavy on the head, well at least the older offerings were. Beautiful build, but again subjectivity is the

RE: Electro static headphones.

2014-02-03 Thread Reed poynter
-Original Message- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Curtis Delzer Sent: February-03-14 11:37 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: Electro static headphones. I had the KOS ESP9, and b4 those the ESP6. -- Curtis Delzer. HS. K 6 V F O San Bernardino, CA