WOW- JansZen Z-200!

[centaurus3200]

don't know Brian. i loved my old Bozak 302A Urbans. the JansZen Z-200 are just in another league IMHO. spooky realism and tonality. bass was adequate, but fast and detailed.

unfortunately, the Z-200 are in the garage. they would start arcing after an hour of listening (not blasting them). i figured it was time to rebuild the power supplies. new caps and rectifiers. my friend did the work. one was fine, the other motor-boated and blew the fuse. hope everything is okay.

i'm having a classical audio repair in vallejo, ca go through them next month. i bet he seriesed one of the diodes backwards.

in the meantime, i'm still rockin' my Yamaha NS-1000M ;-)

Robby

I had a set back in the very early '70s and they and other JansZens were my intro into electrosatics. There was not turning away from them until only a couple of years ago when I went with my Bozaks.

 

[Brian]

I too love my 302s but when I said the big Bozaks, I was referring tosomething like my Symponys or the even bigger Concert Grands. The Symphonys make the 302s sound - well small and light in comparison. Yes, I know, 302s sounding small is a bit hard to imagine.

The attributes of the JansZens you mention as positives are what originally drew me to electrostatics in the lates '60s and I used them in one form or another until about 6 years or so when the last pair of my KLH Nines gave out and soon thereafter I stumbled on the Symphonys. I still have a set of Z-412HPs but they need power supply work and probably refoaming after all the years in storage. This may sound surprising but I think the greatest strength of electrostatics is the mids down, meaning a full range as there are no hybris with dynamic tweeters and electrostatic mis and bass panels. Find someone who is running something like the M-L CLS, Acoustats, Koss Model 1, etc. but be forewarned if you like the JansZne, you'll think a Playboy bunny just walked in your bedroom wearing nothing and wanting to be your wife for the weekend.

 

[stuwee]

don't know Brian. i loved my old Bozak 302A Urbans. the JansZen Z-200 are just in another league IMHO. spooky realism and tonality. bass was adequate, but fast and detailed.

unfortunately, the Z-200 are in the garage. they would start arcing after an hour of listening (not blasting them). i figured it was time to rebuild the power supplies. new caps and rectifiers. my friend did the work. one was fine, the other motor-boated and blew the fuse. hope everything is okay.

i'm having a classical audio repair in vallejo, ca go through them next month. i bet he seriesed one of the diodes backwards.

in the meantime, i'm still rockin' my Yamaha NS-1000M ;-)

Robby

Robby,

just a couple of thing's, I unplug my 'Logans(for 12hrs before) and vacuum at least once a month, front and back(easy access on mine) dust being a big:nono: and all, smoking around them as well, the tar build-up only makes things worse. I'm pretty sure all early 'stats arced, Quad's are well know for this.
Your "Spooky" reference makes me want to hear these even more now:thmbsp: and the Z-200's are on my short list now, though I'll snap up a pair of Quad 57's (sorry if I got the year/model wrong, ya'll know which one's I'm talking about)

Having found out that panel's for my 'Logans are a take apart, drop in, connect, put back together job. I'd be Very interested in how your rebuild goes with your Janszen's panels. As many of ya'll know, I love me some 'stats And other info on the sound and placement requirements of these will help on how hard I hit the trail on finding some locally

Thanks, Craig