Dusty Chalk Posted June 28, 2006 Report Posted June 28, 2006 Anyone heard these? How do they compare to the Stax? At US$600, I'm almost tempted to try them, but I should save up for the 4070's that I'm going to get...
kevin gilmore Posted June 29, 2006 Report Posted June 29, 2006 Once you ditch their amplifier and hook it to something real they sound VERY nice. Certainly at least he60 nice. Their amp though... Yikes is it ever bad. Sounds darker than dark. By the way these headphones with the koss amp play significantly louder than any other electrostic headphone ever made. Louder in fact than virtually all dynamics too. 2400 volts peak to peak stator to stator is almost twice everything else.
Yikes Posted June 29, 2006 Report Posted June 29, 2006 I agree that they do sound nice. They offer a slightly darker presentation than the low to mid range stax models. I wouldn't ditch the amp though; I'd save it for portable use. Takes D batteries.
Dusty Chalk Posted June 29, 2006 Author Report Posted June 29, 2006 Certainly at least he60 nice.!!! Really?!?!? I like the HE60, the interest in this just bumped up a notch.
Iron_Dreamer Posted June 29, 2006 Report Posted June 29, 2006 I wouldn't ditch the amp though; I'd save it for portable use. Takes D batteries. Where's the spare backpack when you need it?
Dusty Chalk Posted July 15, 2006 Author Report Posted July 15, 2006 Once you ditch their amplifier and hook it to something real they sound VERY nice. Certainly at least he60 nice.You wouldn't happen to know the bias voltage, would you?
hirsch Posted July 19, 2006 Report Posted July 19, 2006 You wouldn't happen to know the bias voltage, would you? According to the manual on the Koss site, the amp has a bias voltage of 600 vdc. That's within spitting distance of the 580 vdc on Stax amps.
TheSloth Posted August 1, 2006 Report Posted August 1, 2006 So what do people think about running a pair of these straight off a STAX amp? 20V of bias isn't that significant is it?
Dusty Chalk Posted August 1, 2006 Author Report Posted August 1, 2006 It is my humble opinion that 580V isn't that different from 600V.
philodox Posted August 1, 2006 Report Posted August 1, 2006 You might want to consider Peter McAlisters new EA-4 amplifier for ~$1k. It sure looks purdy. I am sure he could put a Koss connector on there. www.mcalisteraudio.com PS. I think it is balanced as well, like the Stax amps.
aerius Posted August 1, 2006 Report Posted August 1, 2006 It is my humble opinion that 580V isn't that different from 600V. It's about the same as the difference between a Senn 580 and Senn 600.
Dusty Chalk Posted August 1, 2006 Author Report Posted August 1, 2006 You might want to consider Peter McAlisters new EA-4 amplifier for ~$1k.Possibly, but not likely. After having heard Justin's KGSS and Blue Hawaii, I'm kind of spoiled. I have a Stax amp that will work for now (need to work out some sort of adapter) until I can save up the dosh. But it's not exactly on the top of my list of things to get, so this is quite a ways off. I agree it shore does look purdy, though. Wonder how it sounds, you heard it? And whether or not it is truly balanced.It's about the same as the difference between a Senn 580 and Senn 600. I don't think so. (folds arms and puts on faux-frowny face)
philodox Posted August 2, 2006 Report Posted August 2, 2006 Possibly, but not likely. After having heard Justin's KGSS and Blue Hawaii, I'm kind of spoiled.Higher price does not always mean higher performance, but to each their own.
Dusty Chalk Posted August 2, 2006 Author Report Posted August 2, 2006 I said I heard them, not compared price tags.
philodox Posted August 2, 2006 Report Posted August 2, 2006 I said I heard them, not compared price tags.True, but you haven't heard Peter's new amp!
Dusty Chalk Posted August 2, 2006 Author Report Posted August 2, 2006 True, but you haven't heard Peter's new amp! Yeah, sorry if I snapped -- I just resented the implication. I am the last person to be accused of "more expensive == better".
Dusty Chalk Posted August 2, 2006 Author Report Posted August 2, 2006 Alright, maybe second-to-last person.
Yikes Posted August 3, 2006 Report Posted August 3, 2006 Expensive does not automatically mean better. The flip side is less expensive does not always mean more bang for the buck, sometimes it just means cheaper.
hirsch Posted August 3, 2006 Report Posted August 3, 2006 Dusty=+$=+SQ Actually, the equation would likely be +$||+SQ (|| indicates correlation, IIRC). Since the relationship is not perfect, and actually rather difficult to calculate in the absence of a quantitative method of measuring SQ, r (correlation coefficient) < 1. OTOH, for the relationship +$||+price, I'd expect r=1. Normally, expensive gear does cost more
philodox Posted August 3, 2006 Report Posted August 3, 2006 bang for the buckAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! It's BANG FOR YOUR BUCK!!!!!!!!!! Damnit, I fucking hate that. Yeah, sorry if I snapped -- I just resented the implication. I am the last person to be accused of "more expensive == better".Cool, sorry if I was insulting with my comment. You might want to contact Peter about his new electrostatic amp design though... he seems pretty confident that it is the 'best EVAR'.
Yikes Posted August 3, 2006 Report Posted August 3, 2006 AAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!! It's BANG FOR YOUR BUCK!!!!!!!!!! Damnit, I fucking hate that. :DCool Hey Phil, If you?re going to attempt to be the Language Police you should at least get your shit straight. There is enough data indicating that what I said is appropriate. I?m not saying your version is inappropriate, but I?m not the person correcting other peoples use of English idioms on a fucking forum. http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/bang+for+buck Scroll down http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=19971219
philodox Posted August 3, 2006 Report Posted August 3, 2006 Well... both phrases when placed in quotes return 10 pages on Google, so I think it is safe to say that they're both highly used. My primary problem with "bang for the buck" is it makes you sound like an ESL student while "bang for your buck" seems to be a more correct phrasing.
aerius Posted August 3, 2006 Report Posted August 3, 2006 You're both totally right and you're both totally wrong. There, are you both fucking happy now?
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