Electrostatic Headphone owners

[GT2CS]

Hi,
Am interested in what you guys are using to drive your phones - DAC and amps.
I've just dug out an old pair of Sony ECR-500's and am looking to get a decent setup for them so all ideas welcome.
thanks

[telecat]

I have Stax Gamma Pros and have a Chord DAC64. It's a nice change from the AI 500 and Impulse Lali's but it can sound a little "brittle" until every thing warms up.

[GT2CS]

does the Chord64 drive the stax headamp directly?

[telecat]

I have it connected via the Tape Inputs on the Amp so I can listen to other "sources" but as such it is direct as the SRD-X Energiser is line level input with a Volume Control and the signal passes straight though I have DPA Black Slink to the amp from the Chord and Kimber 4tc to the SRD-X. It is very detailed and the Phones themselves are very comfortable if different to "standard" types.

Edited by telecat on Tuesday 26th February 17:24

[GT2CS]

ok thanks

[Pontoneer]

Electrostatic headphones normally drive from the loudspeaker outputs of your amplifier .

When I had Stax many years ago , the energiser box was connected to my Quad 405 and the loudspeakers wired through the box .

[telecat]

Pontoneer said:

Electrostatic headphones normally drive from the loudspeaker outputs of your amplifier .

When I had Stax many years ago , the energiser box was connected to my Quad 405 and the loudspeakers wired through the box .

That's true of the Cheaper end but the PRO energisers have line inputs.