No sorry. Rolf Harriss is new to me. -----Original Message----- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Walter Ramage Sent: Monday, September 28, 2015 12:08 PM To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: RE: Electro Static Headphones
Hi. I'm no electronic engineer so the best way I can describe Electrostatic speakers (or headphones ) is to compare them with regular speakers we are all familiar with. Your regular speakers use an electro magnet to cause the Speaker cone to vibrate causing the cone to move the air in front of it giving you sound. Generally speaking, the larger the speaker cone the greater the bass response. If you touch a speaker while playing you will feel the vibrations. Electrostatic speakers however don't use a magnet but an electric current to vibrate a panel and this vibration moves the air in front of it and gives you the sound. These speakers are very accurate reproducers of sound but since the vibrating panel doesn't move very much the bass response is very poor and has to be augmented by the use of a subwoofer. I don't know if you have heard of a guy called Rolf Harriss? he used a wobble board in his music; the flexing of that board produced rhythmic sounds and that is the principle upon which electrostatic speakers and headphones work. Walter. -----Original Message----- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Hamit Campos Sent: 28 September 2015 16:44 To: 'PC Audio Discussion List' Subject: RE: Electro Static Headphones But what's that mean? What do they do differently from regular headphones? -----Original Message----- From: Pc-audio [mailto:pc-audio-boun...@pc-audio.org] On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Monday, September 28, 2015 10:58 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Subject: Re: Electro Static Headphones A long time ago, like probably 30 years, I had a pair of Stax electrostatics. They were pricy; I don't remember how much, but certainly nowhere near a thousand. Then again, that was 30 years ago. Yes, they did require a special amp. They even had a special connector that plugged into the amp that came with the phones. And these phones were just wonderful, except for those who want major bass. For folk and classical, they were amazing! And they were light and quite comfortable, but of course, they wouldn't have worked on a pc or a portable device, due to the special connections and power requirements. I didn't even know they made electrostatics any more. Mary --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com
