The Impossible Dream
KOSS Model One Electrostatic Speakers
Until the development of the KOSS Model One electrostatic speaker, the promise of electrostatics was merely a dream. And one that dates back to the 1870's. Because it was then that a British scientist recognized the electrostatic trnsducer as the ultimate means of high accuracy sound reproduction.
Yet even though the audio industry was aware and even convinced of the superiority of electrostatic transducers, the lack of suitable materials and the difficulty of manufacturing electrostatic transducers kept all but the most dedicated from persuing the electrostatic dream.
The development of high powered transistor amplifiers and the emergence of the high performance acoustic suspension bookshelf speaker in the 1950's heralded a new level of interest in exotic loudspeaker designs. In such fertile soil the seeds of many of today's major speaker manufaturers were planted. From bass reflex to corner horn to acoustic suspension, from directional to omni-directional, they were all exciting and all unique. But the electrostatic dream lingered on, and saw partial fulfillment in a rash of hybrid speaker design and at least three designs purporting to be full-range electrostatics. But the discerning audiophile was not satisfied with partial fulfillment of the electrostatic promise, and demanded more.
Into this void came the long-promised KOSS Model One. A speaker unlike any other speaker. A speaker so unique that new standards of acoustic performance are automatically established by its introduction. A speaker that offers over 20 basic design innovations never available before in electrostatic loudspeakers. A speaker that you truly have to hear to believe . . . because the KOSS Model One is without question a dream come true.
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