AFAIK they are only popular in Japan.
http://www.stax.co.jp <http://www.stax.co.jp/>
It is a complete different technology. Instead of using and electro magnetic system, like small speakers, it uses a high voltage (~500V) electrostatic system, hence the need of a dedicated amplifier.
You can get an used unit at eBay. http://www.ebay.com/sch/Consumer-Electronics-/293/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=stax <http://www.ebay.com/sch/Consumer-Electronics-/293/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=stax>
The one I tried was from the 80’s and sounded fantastic.
Cheers
Gian
> Em 16/12/2014, à(s) 19:06, Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf@email-addr-hidden> escreveu:
>
> On Tue, 16 Dec 2014 18:43:12 +0100, Gianfranco Ceccolini wrote:
>> Ever tried a Stax ?
>>
>> I once had the opportunity to try a SR-307 (Lambada series) and they
>> were amazing.
>
>
> Thank you,
>
> no, I've never seen such a thing in an audio or video studio, so I'm
> sceptic.
>
> Regards,
> Ralf
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