[Viva Egoista STX]

On 8/4/2023 at 6:38 PM, spritzer said:

Because idiots think this sounds good?  What gets me are the cheap parts and just pure stupidity of using power supply caps which are known to fail as a dead short for audio coupling. 

I confirm you it sounds very good, using ears, not eyes ..don't mean is the best. However curious soldering.

[Viva Egoista STX]

Oh my, why that mess?

[Best closed-back to use in the office.]

@Dusty Chalk  @swt61

At office I use it with the Xduoo XD05 bal, sounds good for my taste, very clean, bass and sub-bass tight and precise, handy size, good in BT too.

In office also have an Arcam Solo I use sometimes to listen classical music with the DT880 600 ohm (in evenings of extra work ), works well with that too, but prefer the Xduoo.

At home I have Stax.

[Best closed-back to use in the office.]

After tried many CB in the past, I am now happy with the Hifiman Sundara closed, although less 'audiophile' such as the Denon 9200,  I enjoy the bass much and no fatigue.

[Viva Egoista STX]

It sounds very very well with the x9000, miles away from the T8000. 

[Hifiman Jade II]

I drive the headphones Jade II  with the little D10 since the beginning and I like the couple. Sounds slightly different from the L300, with some recordings I prefer the Jade, e.g. classical and some jazz, with the majority of other recordings  and music such as Rock prog prefer the L300, especially when drilling trebles are  in the record (cymbals and trumpets can hurt badly).

Then I bought the Hifiman amp because I was curious, it sounds quite different from the D10, has much less extension upper and lower, maybe is made this way in order to tame the highs, however I don't like it even with poor recordings, adds a sort of middle bass that annoys me, D10 is more trasparent, for me here: the 'smaller' the 'better' 

It is in line with other HFM amplifiers I heard, nothing special and dims even its own headphones, Jade II can sound better with a competent amplifier, about the quality, based on my experiences with previous Hifiman cans I'm not expecting they last many months, will see.

 

[Koss ESP/950 electrostat thread]

Oh, good to know.

 I like the sound  of my 95x, but they leak too much for night listening 

[Koss ESP/950 electrostat thread]

Are those the only closed electrostatic headphones on the market?