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. See my “Amplifiers” section for an extensive video I did on this product.

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. 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, 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 open source high quality electrostatic amplifier design. You can learn all about it on my DIY amplifier page.

Please explore my site to learn more and email me your mailing address to nectarsoundnet@gmail.com if interested in purchasing anything. Please see the “buy now” page for more information.

The Nectar Bee has been discontinued. Maintaining three headphones is difficult so I am focusing on the favorites, the HiveX and the Ambrosia. Also a new special edition Pollinator SE for a limited time.

Last Updated 03-23-2024