alexs2
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rozzar said:the ones you linked to are the Signatures @ £1000 or so!! i just had the boggo £400 ones. In comparison to the £2500 Celestion Kingstons I had at the time, i only marginally preferred the Stax's as they had a slightly better bass extension. For serious headphone users (n.b. who like a REALISTIC portrayal of music, as opposed to what THEY want to hear) then imo there is no better headphone, and the issue of headphone amps is taken out of the equation- Stax's have their own energizers, which can be upgraded through the different (5 iirc) tiers. www.signals.uk.com stocks them
LOL...yes,I wondered,but wasnt sure!
As to serious users!...I do agree that they're excellent cans,and the amp issue notwithstanding(not exactly removed,merely changed,and using another amp as the signal source for the energiser),both these,and dynamic cans with an amp have their advantages and disadvantages,along with those who reckon that one is better than the other.
As with everything else,it is subjective,and I personally like a good dynamic setup overall,but like you,find it interesting how much you have to spend to better them with speakers.
A friend of mine has just forked out for a set of Novas and seems very happy with them also,but I do think that a really good set of cans,fed a good signal,irrespective of dynamic Vs electrostatic,can better speakers costing many times as much.
BTW...nice piece of Antipodean amplification you have there!