Open Back Electrostatic Headphones
All Stax headphones and in-ear-phones are electrostatic and operate with a push-pull principle. This means that they need to be operated by a Stax amplifier.
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The MK2 models have adopted the cable-exchangeable structure as well as the case holder made from aluminum aiming at user-friendliness and wearing comfort when listening to music.
Exchangeable cable structure
The exchangeable cable structure of recent trend for high-quality headphone has been employed. This enables the prospective correspondence to a high-definition cable, and the easy maintenance to sudden disconnection, thus improving the user-friendliness of earspeaker.
To the SR-L500MK2 the parallel 6-strand low-capacity HiFC* wide cable is supplied as an accessory. This copper conductor with very small quantity of titanium added features not only superior transmission characteristic, but also excels in softening effect for easy handling.
Case holder made from aluminum
The change of material has enabled the mechanism design with more high flexibility. In the MK2 models, changing the case holder design from conventional linear style into moderate curve form produces the effect that ear pads fit more naturally on both-sides-of-the-head part. Moreover, the curve form gives high rigidity and prevents from generating unnecessary distortion or twist at the time of wearing, resulting in the great improvement of fit feeling. In an open-air type earspeaker, the degree rise of adhesion at the time of wearing greatly contributes to the improvement of low-frequency reproduction.
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Technical Data
Device | STAX SR-L500MK2 |
Type: | Push-Pull Open Back Oval Electrostatic Earspeaker Headphone |
Frequency Response: | 7 - 41,000Hz |
Electrostatic Capacitance: | 110pF (including cable) |
Impedance: | 145k Ω (including cable, at 10kHz) |
Sound Pressure Sensitivity: | 101dB / 100V r.m.s. 1 kHz |
Maximum Sound Pressure: | 118dB / 400Hz |
Bias Voltage: | 580V DC |
Left & Right Identification: | "L" and "R" indicated on the arc assembly Left channel cable is marked with a solid line. Right channel is marked with a dotted line. |
Ear Pads: | High quality synthetic leather |
Cable: | HiFC parallel 6-strand, low-capacity special wide copper cable, 2.5m full length |
Weight: | 0.75lb without cable / 1lb with cable |