STAX SRS-2170 (SRM-252S Driver + SR-207 Earspeakers) Headphone SetDiscontinued model in excellent condition. Please note that this is the Japanese 100V version and that the headphone stand is not included.
The driver and headphones function perfectly well and are both in excellent cosmetic condition. A picture is worth a thousand words so please view all of the images provided. If you require any close ups of other parts of the unit please let me know. It is hard to see but there the foam inserts behind the electrostatic film is still in tact and present, a common problem of these ear speakers is that the foam disintegrates and lands on the film causing crackling noises. This set has been kept in extremely good shape and has no such issues.
Superbly detailed, liquid-holographic sound, suitable for all types of music. Wide sound stage and great instrument separation. My personal favorite of the many 'Lambda' style Ear Speaker systems I have owned.
This model is now discontinued and replaced with the SRS-3100 after the STAX was taken over by Edifier.
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ABOUT STAX:
Stax Ltd. (有限会社スタックス Yugen-gaisha Sutakkusu) is a Japanese that makes equipment. Stax is best known for their and , which they call “earspeakers.” Electrostatic headphones work similarly to , but on a smaller scale. In December 2011, Chinese audio equipment company announced that it had acquired 100% equity in Stax.
Stax Ltd. was founded in 1938. Twenty-two years later, in 1960, Stax released their first electrostatic earspeaker, the Stax SR-1. Over the following thirty-six years Stax produced a variety of amplification, earspeaker, tonearm, CD player, DAC, phono cartridge and loudspeaker products. In 1995, fifty-seven years after the company’s foundation, it became insolvent. The company was revived in 1996 as the new STAX company. In December 2011, loudspeaker manufacturer announced the acquisition of 100% equity in Stax.