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Stax 4070 Close-back Type Earspeaker
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STAX, the pioneers of the world's first open-air electrostatic type headphone combines over 40 years of experience and new technology to create the 4070 earspeaker, the world's first enclosure electrostatic type headphone.

The 4070's employ an original "bass-reflex like" ventilation air structure, which results in open-air sound quality while eliminating outside noise, thus making a new type of ear speaker.

The high quality sound of electrostatic type music listening can now be obtained even in loud environments. Before, monitoring live recording was difficult. Now, monitoring with the highest form of reproduction is possible without the interference of outside noise.

STAX electrostatic headphones use neither magnets nor coils like ordinary (dynamic) headphones, instead an electrostatic field reproduces sound.

Two parallel-arranged fixed electrodes, which receives the music signal and super thin diaphragms which receives 580V of dc voltage create an electrostatic field that drives the diaphragm. By this principal, the nature of the sound is detailed, sincere, and a reproduction of all nuances.

Recommended Driver unit: SRM-717
Works only with Stax headphone amps
Manufactured at time of order
Actual color of product may differ from photo
Lead time on this item is more than 3 days and may vary

Specifications

Type: Push-pull Electrostatic Oval Shaped Units. Closed- Back Enclosure
Frequency Response: 7-41,000Hz
Capacitance: 110pF including cable provided respectively
Impedance: 145kOhms 10kHz
Sensitivity: 97dB/100Vrms Input/1KHz
Maximum Output Sound Level: 118dB/400Hz
Standard Bias Voltage: 580V/DC
Left/Right Indication: L & R indicators are provided on the enclosure and the left channel cable is marked with a solid line while the right channel cable is marked with a dotted line.
Ear Pads: High quality synthetic leather
Cable: 6-core parallel special low capacitance wire/2.5 m(98-inch)
Cable Conductor: PC-OCC
Weight 625g, 480g without cable
Operation Temperature: 0-35 Degree
Specifications and appearance due to Improvements are subject to change without notice.

Colors available: Dark Brown Metallic





Stax SRM-717 Full Range, High Output Driver Unit
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The STAX SRM-717 Driver Unit is a newly designed Solid-State model featuring DC amplifying circuitry. Dual FETS are used in first stage amplification with rugged emitter followers that combine to achieve superb reliability and extremely low impedance. Results are a remarkable improvement in Earspeaker Driving Power.

The SRM-717 has also been designed to produce a constantly stable output voltage of more than 400V in all frequencies up to 100kHz thus ensuring compatibly with all new audio formats including DVD Audio and SACD.

The renowned STAX attention to detail and build quality continues with a non-magnetic chassis and the elimination of coupling capacitors throughout the circuit ensuring a sound as pure and natural as the real thing.

The STAX SRM-717 features a balanced input to fully utilize the newly designed balanced amplifier circuitry. Fidelity is also enhanced by the use of a precision quality 4-gang volume control.

The STAX SRM-717 provides a bypass mode that enables "direct" connection to preamplifiers, passive volume controls or integrated amplifiers and receivers with "pre out' facilities.

Specifications

Type: STAX SRM-717 Driver Unit. Exclusively designed and manufactured to drive STAX Pro Earspeakers
Frequency Response: DC - 100 kHz (when a SR-007 or SR-404 is connected)
Maximum Output Voltage: 450Vr.m.s. 20-10kHz
Total Harmonic Distortion: Less than 0.01%, 100-10KHz/300Vr.m.s.
Amplification: 60dB
Rated Input Level: 100mV/100V output
Input Impedance: 50 k ohmײ
Bias Voltage: 580Vײ
Supply Voltage: AC100V, (?5%) 50/60Hz 
Power Consumption: 45W
Operation Temperature: 0-35C
Dimension: (W)195רH)103רD)420 mm
Weight: 5 kgs

Colors available: Silver


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Stax 4070

http://froogle.google.com/froogle?q=Stax+4070+&btnG=Search+Froogle

$1500? Eek Eek

Maybe if I win the lottery but if some one is being paid top dollar for accurate ears for mixing and tracking I suppose thay could pay for themselves by really getting the sound like you want it at tracking.


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4070's retail for $2600 and SRM-717 driver unit retails for $1800.


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