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You could have arc'ed them as the diaphragm slammed into the stator. We just don't have enough data on the new diaphragm material to know how it behaves but the resistive coating should have been able to protect it and just dissipate the small amount of charge at the contact point.

Don't go dragging actual physics into this.

I just checked and the 207 uses the same cradle for the driver as the rest of that lineup.

My nestegg is my stash of 2SK216's and 2SJ79's...

It's highly unlikely

Well there is no more P+G as they stopped accepting orders in August. Still digital is better but I for one just prefer the feel of a quality pot.

You can't go stirring up shit on HF by asking logical questions like that. That behavior simply won't do!! Now remove those headbands and step in line!!!

Nahh... I would never settle somebody else with that clusterfuck.

That has nothing at all in common with the P+G RF15 or RF11

That is exactly the point. You can just break one open and check.

The ES-2 chassis is still in storage after my move but I will get to it some day. Not a chance I will build is a dual chassis as while the ES-1 size is nutty the ES-2 is an utter monster.

Wow headphones without a headband...that is pure genius or utter delusion.

The problem is always that you have to be expensive to be taken seriously. That applies to everything we humans do as we always associate a higher price with better performance when we have no actual point of reference. I also think that we've reached the point where manufacturers don't really have to make the call whether they want to sell a few expensive units or a lot more cheaper ones. They can just charge what ever they want and the sheep follow blindly.

I very much doubt it.

Yup it uses the Stax connectors. At least they got that one right.

I do love the BS already circulating around this. Fang claims the diaphragm is metalized...what? Same BS as the HE90 and certainly not true there as constant charge mode wouldn't work.

Clearly worth twice that!!!

The SRD-X is probably better as the opamps were ok in them.

This is certainly the most energy efficient way of doing this. No need to deal with the PSU losses from stepping up to 600V or so.

Yeah, power transformers as well. Pretty dire.

No need to use a regulator for that. You know the current draw and the voltage drop needed. Simple Ohm's law for the resistor whether it is fixed or not.

The design is "unique" and the price is utterly nuts. Hifiman build quality at 50k$? Yeah...no thanks.

Exactly. We can change our minds without somebody throwing money at us.

This is interesting: http://page23.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/o158072081 A black SR-007A...

Thanks.