It ain't too hard to guess. I won the Jecklin electrostats on Ebay, hopefully the MkII version, which are the closest thing I will ever get to a Sigma or K1000... which is, to say, not very.

Edit: Btw, currently I'm using my old dead T40 pads on my ESP10. Comfort is much improved since my ears barely don't touch the metal anymore. Presentation of sound is quite different from the SR-5 pads.

The jecklin electrostatics and the K1000 are very very different. Got a link? it should be easy to tell which version they are if the pictures are decent.

Jecklin Electrostatic Float headphones + PS2 Energizer - eBay (item 280310213673 end time Feb-11-09 07:44:46 PST)

Thats the better PS2 with the larger transformers.

cool, better than girlfriends anyway.. certainly cheaper

Thats the better PS2 with the larger transformers.

Right, but what about the Floats themselves? I thought there were two versions of those as well.

You probably hate new year's, too, then.

Theres at least four, although the earlier ones are much rarer.

Those are the PS2 model, the last one. The PS1 has a silver label, not black ans red, and the PS0 has no label and a tapered bottom and a different shaped headarch where the taper is the opposite way. I've also seen one example with a circular cut out in a more solid looking version of the ps0 headarch.

The last time I tried to date someone, I ended up getting my ass handed to me and it took at least several months to get back up from zero. When I get emotionally invested in things, I get kind of obsessive.

... and back to your regularly scheduled Stax thread.

Edit: Thanks, Duggeh, would you say the last version is best?

Nice price for Floats. I hope you like them. If you don't keep me in mind

Will do. I was wondering if they were a good price... I guess I'll see when they get here.

I've heard two PS2 combos, one with the push button transformer and one with the flip switch. I can't comment on the other models.

So did you detect any difference between the two?

Putting the old dead T40 pads on the ESP10 improved comfort somewhat but killed all the bass. I put the SR-5 pads back on.

There was some gap between the periods of ownership and it was a while ago. The differences I thought were there weren't much to write home about.

I have 3 pages of notes of an O2/Smegma Pro comparison, which I was meaning to post in a full review. Then, real life got in the way and it had to be put on hold for stuff that had a higher priority. I really should dig out the notes and arrange them into something presentable, though it's been some time since I heard the cans.

Suffice to say that I thought that they were lovely cans with a good tonality and a very punchy but accurate bass. They were pretty forward and very engaging, solid rock headphones but also accurate enough for classical and jazz. Not O2-beaters but then again nothing is, and they were surprisingly similar in tonality though a lot rougher around the edges. Those old Stax drivers are good.

This was with the 840c and 717, not the best signal path but certainly good enough to give a very clear idea as to a headphone's performance.

Agree completely, and they are much better sounding than when I shipped the stock Gamma Pro to Smeggy. Smeggy, thank you soooo much!

Signed,

'stat boy

PS: I wonder if Smeggy would trade the K1000 for one of my O2?

Yah, you should totally sell one K1k and get an O2 Mk1. I doubt you'll like the Mk2 though, the mids are rather SR-404-like.

I don't want anything that sounds remotely like 404, tried it, didn't like it. Anyway Larry, I only have a SRD-7Mk2 to run stats. Plus, I only have one K1k left as I traded the other for a Beta 22.

All of a sudden I am somewhat interested in the O2 Mk2. Although the price is somewhat of a killer.

All of a sudden I am somewhat interested in the O2 Mk2. Although the price is somewhat of a killer.

If you really are interested, I may be selling one soon after I have a chance to listen to it on my KGSS.

Problem is I'd have to sell most of my stats first. I'll wait until the Jecklin Float electrostatics come and see how things are. Things would be much easier if I didn't keep impulsively buying things and just saved up money.

Saving up is the sensible way. Which is why nobody ever does it.

SAVING UP!!!!!! You Scot's and your crazy ideas...

Saving up or selling to buy. Except that sometimes when you try to sell, nobody wants what you're selling. Selling the Alpeh was supposed to help retroactively pay for the DAS-R1...

Did you ever try to sell the Aleph on Audiogon? There appears to be some market for the DIY Pass stuff. It's much cheaper the ebay too.