Stax headphone sockets?

Wavebourn · 7th January 2009, 04:50 AM

Hi fellow DIYers,

I'm looking for source of sockets for headphone amps, to plug in Stax electrostatic headphones.

Any suggestions?

n_maher · 7th January 2009, 03:24 PM

I believe that Allied Electronics carries them. I'll try to track down the part numbers but you might see what Google turns up for you.

audiotux · 7th January 2009, 03:32 PM

maybe on www.headwize.com
Dr. Kevin Gilmore uses these sockets
for his amps also .

Greetings from Germany
Jürgen

Wavebourn · 7th January 2009, 03:47 PM

Thank you!

What sockets use Koss and Sennheiser, are they different?
And what are differences between bias voltages?

I am new in this field, my friend from Australia asked to develop an universal driver for him...

n_maher · 7th January 2009, 08:36 PM

The Koss plugs and sockets are not available anywhere to the best of my knowledge, ditto the Sennheiser stuff.

As far as power requirements goes you've got a lot of research to do there with little in the way of hard and fast answers.

audiotux · 7th January 2009, 10:44 PM

Hi Wavebourn ,

look at headwize (see the amps from Kevin Gilmore)
he explains the things there !

Jürgen

Wavebourn · 8th January 2009, 05:43 AM

Yes, Kevin's articles are the best sources of information so far. He writes that he used Amphenol microphone sockets he bought a bag of about 30 years ago.
Another person on Head-Fi.org forum suggests WPI - 78-S6S - Allied Electronics as compatible with Stax, but for me they look like vintage tube sockets!

I think I will go with my own proprietary sockets and adapters. Probably some Russian military ones would look nice, like a tank.

One more question: what max DC bias is allowed between stators?

7th January 2009, 04:50 AM	#1
Wavebourn diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pleasant Hill, CA	Stax headphone sockets? Hi fellow DIYers, I'm looking for source of sockets for headphone amps, to plug in Stax electrostatic headphones. Any suggestions? __________________ If I disappear suddenly, that means I finally created a time machine and pushed wrong button that brought me to Stalin's Russia. In any experiment any result is the result. Even if it is negative.

7th January 2009, 03:47 PM	#4
Wavebourn diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pleasant Hill, CA	Thank you! What sockets use Koss and Sennheiser, are they different? And what are differences between bias voltages? I am new in this field, my friend from Australia asked to develop an universal driver for him... __________________ If I disappear suddenly, that means I finally created a time machine and pushed wrong button that brought me to Stalin's Russia. In any experiment any result is the result. Even if it is negative.

8th January 2009, 05:43 AM	#7
Wavebourn diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Pleasant Hill, CA	Yes, Kevin's articles are the best sources of information so far. He writes that he used Amphenol microphone sockets he bought a bag of about 30 years ago. Another person on Head-Fi.org forum suggests WPI - 78-S6S - Allied Electronics as compatible with Stax, but for me they look like vintage tube sockets! I think I will go with my own proprietary sockets and adapters. Probably some Russian military ones would look nice, like a tank. One more question: what max DC bias is allowed between stators? __________________ If I disappear suddenly, that means I finally created a time machine and pushed wrong button that brought me to Stalin's Russia. In any experiment any result is the result. Even if it is negative.

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7th January 2009, 03:24 PM	#2
n_maher diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Seacoast, NH	I believe that Allied Electronics carries them. I'll try to track down the part numbers but you might see what Google turns up for you.

7th January 2009, 03:32 PM	#3
audiotux diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bruchsal/Germany	maybe on www.headwize.com Dr. Kevin Gilmore uses these sockets for his amps also . Greetings from Germany Jürgen

7th January 2009, 08:36 PM	#5
n_maher diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Seacoast, NH	The Koss plugs and sockets are not available anywhere to the best of my knowledge, ditto the Sennheiser stuff. As far as power requirements goes you've got a lot of research to do there with little in the way of hard and fast answers.

7th January 2009, 10:44 PM	#6
audiotux diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bruchsal/Germany	Hi Wavebourn , look at headwize (see the amps from Kevin Gilmore) he explains the things there ! Jürgen

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