Hand Made Headphones
The Legendary: Nectar HiveX
The Nectar HiveX: The HiveX brings in the running changes for the Hive including a looped harness strain relief for robustness to stress, with a solder-less tipped 5 pin connector and a longer cable at 7 feet. Cable thickness recently bumped up for the third time from 24->22->20AWG! Gold plated stators and a tiny 0.5mm diaphragm spacing, 100mm sheepskin slanted Orion earpads to give you the mind melting sound you come to expect. Still individually hand crafted in my work-space, the HiveX currently sells for $649. If you are new to Estats and on a budget, the Topping EHA5 amplifier sells for $399 or bundle it with a discounted Kingsound M3 from me for $300. See my “Amplifiers” section for an extensive video I did on these products.
What is special about the HiveX? It uses a very controlled driver tension that has a measured self resonance that is 70Hz lower than a Stax L-series headphone! While this can cause them to “stick”, after some practice, it’s not an issue (More in FAQ). In return, you get a unique full bodied electrostatic headphone that has a bass response down to 20Hz while maintain the fast, detailed response you get from a traditional electrostatic headphone.
New DYNAMIC: Nectar Ambrosia
The Nectar Ambrosia: Ambrosia is the nectar of the Gods. An open back 50mm, 32 ohm, dynamic driver headphone that was painstakingly tuned and balanced for a neutral, reference sound signature, but with body. This hits all the notes with a wide bass extension, detailed highs and a deeper midrange. Same popular driver as some headphones that sell for an order of magnitude more with my own painstaking tuning! Choose this headphone if you want a wider extension with intimate and emotive vocals. A well constructed, beautiful, traditional, audiophile headphone weighing 460 grams that has optimal tuning with fenestrated 100mm pads. More in the “about the headphones” section. The Ambrosia currently sells for only $399.
New DEALS: Nectar HiveX + KingsoundM3 Amplifier
The Kingsound M3 + HiveX: I finally got around to trying the M3 and ended up really enjoying this amp. With the amp being mobile, or easily tied into your desktop rig, and with plenty of volume, I ended up getting more use out of my headphones. I was so entertained by it that I decided to buy a handful and see if I could pair them with the HiveX as a bundle that would provide a discount to the customer and reduce the cost of entry. The biggest challenge is communicating what the product offers. For that I made a lengthy video here with both my subjective view and measured data. The Kingsound M3 and HiveX is bundled with limited quantity for only $949.
The Pollinator SE : Inspired by some comments from an old customer, for a limited build I’m bringing back the Pollinator as part of a special edition blue. With all the harness and gold plated stator improvements from the HiveX. The thinner pads allows the stators to sit closer to the ears and gives it more air and also provides a slightly more aggressive imaging. There is certainly something magical about the affordable Pollinator which inspired me to build a more updated version for myself and customers. It currently sells for $499. With the discounted Kingsound M3 you can also have both, giving you a complete Estat setup for only $799!
The DIY Amplifier: Nectar Agave
The Nectar Agave: The Agave is my latest high quality electrostatic amplifier design. I have made the design open source. I don’t sell amplifiers but you can learn all about it on my DIY amplifier page and build your own if you’re so inclined.
“As for the HiveX themselves, I am absolutely blown away by them, I adore them with their damn near match of the clarity of my Lambda Pros, and the some really really satisfying and detailed bass. These have quickly become my most used headphone. Thank you for crafting these.”
Last Updated 11-09-2024
