Here is a good article on the awesomeness of the Verto:
http://hifipig.com/audiovalve-verto-and-rkv-mk-3-headphone-amplifiers/
So it basically doesn't work and I can't say I'm surprised. I've seen a lot of takes on the self bias idea over the years but this one is by far the worst. As one would imagine, to get +580V bias off the music signal would require some step up to help matters when the audio signal is low. No such luck here, just a huge voltage multiplier with all the issues they have and a pile of parts needed for it to work... or not as it happens. I built these:
...and they worked perfectly off a portable headphone amplifier and fit into the palm of your hand. Me thinks the person responsible for the Verto hasn't got a clue how to do this properly...
As for the subject of transformers, it's been well known since the dawn of electrostatics that they didn't match well with transformers. Look at the history of brands like Sound Lab and Acoustat who spent a lot of time to make the transformers less of a crippling weak link in the performance of the panels. So many different designs have been attempted over the years but none have truly worked and the inductive nature of transformers and electrostatics don't play well together. For speakers they are a necessity given the very high voltages (Soundlab are up to what now, 20kV bias) but for headphones we can run on +/-400V and overdrive the transducers so amplifiers are a no-brainer.
A word about just how stupid eric65 really is. I mean this is epic shit and he just can't figure out how moronic this really is. His great mod is to bypass the shitty transformers of the Woo WEE as according to him the gain is too high. Granted 1:50 transformers are a bit too much today and the iron Woo is using is wholly unsuitable for the job so good riddance. What Eric does though is he drives the Stax directly off the TRS plug on the RKV... wait for it.... single ended that is. - stators are grounded so there is at least that but we are talking about distortion close to the 20% mark and at very low volume. The theoretical max voltage swing of the RKV is 200Vpp but in reality it will be lower and we all know how great amps are when running right on the limit.