sealman
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I take it the Stax or electrostatic headphones in general need a different standard of measurement or expectations due to their inherent mechanical/electrical design differences from transducer based headphones?Sure it could. If the manufacturer has standards to follow then everybody else down the chain has expectations that can be filled with more standards applied to the hardware and software etc. Then we can easily dialup PEQ and effects to fit our individual special needs. Do we need a certifying body for this or can we use a present none for profit engineering regulatory body?
If that is the case then I (now) see what you are saying and agree regarding standards.
However since there is no current "standard" for electrostatics and until there is they will continue to be graded based on the standards available to us.
For the current selling price the Stax 009s (and any other headphone in this price range) they should be literally great right out of the box. If the headphone needs EQ to sound better then the company should freaking explain why and provide options for possible EQ settings. A lack of standards is not going to change my mind on that aspect of this and any other headphone out there in this price range.