ES Lab EX-1a Open-Back Electrostatic Headphone Fern and Roby ZeosPantera focuses on the clarity

ZeosPantera focuses on the clarity and detail retrieval of the Arcanis in his in-Ear Fetish review

The Solitaire P is one of the more transparent planar headphones available

1dB from 12Hz to 25kHz

Build & Ergonomics

a precision-built

ES Lab EX-1a Open-Back Electrostatic Headphone Fern and Roby ZeosPantera focuses on the clarityThe ES Lab EX 1a is an open back electrostatic headphone from Hong Kong's ES Lab, a boutique shop that spent decades repairing and restoring rare Stax and vintage electrostats before building its own designs. If you've wanted true electrostatic speed and resolution without flagship pricing, the EX 1a is the most direct way in. Type and Technology A full size electrostatic transducer with an ultra thin 68 mm diaphragm runs on a DC 580 V bias and