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So, What Are the Best Listening Formats for Music Today?
The best listening formats to listen to music today depend largely on your priorities such as audio quality, convenience, accessibility, and the overall listening experience. Here is a breakdown of the various formats available and why they might be considered the best under different circumstances:
Stax SR-L300 Electrostatic Headphones Reviewed
Stax is known primarily for one kind of component: electrostatic headphones. Its first headphone/amplifier combination, the SRD-1 and SR-1, were released in 1960 and are legendary today. Currently the company has nine models ranging in price from the $455 to $6,200, and rather than referring to their offerings as headphones, they market them as “ear speakers.” This time out, we’ll dig into their least expensive ear speaker, the SR-L300 (buy at Amazon). Like all Stax headphones, the SR-L300 requires either an adapter (which Stax no longer makes) that lets you use any power amplifier, or one of Stax’ dedicated ear-speaker amplifiers, which range in price from $6,825 for their top-of-the-line SRM-T8 BK to $1,299 for the SRM-400S, which Stax sent along with the SR-L300.