Cheap Electrostatic Headphones
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2020 8:42 am
For anyone interested just seen this. They were originally developed from Koss headphones costing $1000.https://drop.com/buy/massdrop-x-koss-es ... gecarousel
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Cheap Electrostatic Headphones
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Re: Cheap Electrostatic Headphones
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2020 9:28 am
Ooooh, nice !
Re: Cheap Electrostatic Headphones
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2020 11:12 am
I thought so Fretless, and they get good reviews.
Re: Cheap Electrostatic Headphones
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2020 11:27 am
Massdrop have some nice deals on quality equipment. We got our Grace DAC for the office from them.
There are a couple of things to know, though...
...the items are shipped from the US, so duty is payable (usually 20% of the USD value plus a handling fee), and has to be paid before the item is delivered. The Grace DAC took 2 weeks to arrive. If you need to return the unit - faulty or not liked - return shipping to the States is non-refundable and is going to be £20 to £40 depending on weight (more if you want full insurance) and I can't imagine getting the duty back will be an easy task. On a few items, they don't accept returns, at all - so check for that on the product page for the item(s) you are interested in.
Tomasz believes Massdrop are in the process of setting up a European warehouse, which will go a long way to overcoming most of those issues (assuming Brexit does not add complication).
There are a couple of things to know, though...
...the items are shipped from the US, so duty is payable (usually 20% of the USD value plus a handling fee), and has to be paid before the item is delivered. The Grace DAC took 2 weeks to arrive. If you need to return the unit - faulty or not liked - return shipping to the States is non-refundable and is going to be £20 to £40 depending on weight (more if you want full insurance) and I can't imagine getting the duty back will be an easy task. On a few items, they don't accept returns, at all - so check for that on the product page for the item(s) you are interested in.
Tomasz believes Massdrop are in the process of setting up a European warehouse, which will go a long way to overcoming most of those issues (assuming Brexit does not add complication).
Re: Cheap Electrostatic Headphones
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2020 12:30 pm
If you look on massdrops review page for these there are lots of posts relating to trouble with QC
Re: Cheap Electrostatic Headphones
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2020 12:56 pm
I picked up some cheap 'stat headphones on eBay a couple years ago - Stax SR3 + SRD5 for £120.
I'm still pleased with them. They are a bit bass light but give them a bit of a bass boost and they sound fab.
I'm still pleased with them. They are a bit bass light but give them a bit of a bass boost and they sound fab.