Electrostatic headphones. Just mentioning to term conjures thoughts of supremely expensive systems and frustratingly confusing naming conventions. Example: the Stax SRS-4170 system is comprised of the SR-407 headphones and the SRM-006tS amplifier. But the official name is "earspeaker" instead of headphones, and "driver unit" rather than amplifier. And at $2,000 this is merely a mid-range system, with the top models selling for significantly higher prices.

Woo Audio aims to help make 'stats more accessible with their WEE transformer box. Read on to find out why this thing might just be your ticket to electrostatic goodness at a reasonable price.

I've often noticed some significant phase artifacts in multi-driver balanced armature IEMs, and wondered "What's up with that?" Evidently, Jerry Harvey's been thinking a lot about it too.

The flash of light must have been blinding when he figured it out.

As Dinny mentioned in his think piece the headphone market is rapidly finding its way toward maturity. A sure sign of this is when small companies start to have a more sophisticated sensibility in their product development efforts.

Jack Woo's new amp is swank indeed!

Editors Note: Before I go on to my favorite booths for this year, I want to take a little intermission. Dinny FitzPatrick is a long time headphone enthusiast and has seen this hobby grow from its very first large meet. I thought it would be fun to have his personal overview of this show. Quite thought provoking.