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Stat Electrostatic Headphone Energizer

Headphone Amp

RRP

USD $1,500

Released

2023

Type

Headphone Amp

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About this gear

The Stat is Bottlehead's tube-based electrostatic headphone energizer kit, designed to drive electrostatic headphones like Stax by amplifying a line-level signal up to the very high voltages these transducers require. As a DIY build, it's aimed at hobbyists who want the famously fast, detailed, and airy sound of electrostatic headphones without paying for a commercial energizer, while also getting the satisfaction and tunability of hand-built tube gear.

About Bottlehead

Bottlehead is an American DIY tube amplifier company founded by Doc Bottlehead (Dan Schmalle) in 1998 in Poulsbo, Washington. They sell headphone amplifiers and speaker amplifiers as kits — you solder them yourself — which keeps prices low while giving owners the satisfaction and knowledge of buildi...

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