I will touch a bit more of the separation but mids are given their own space to breath in the mix. The mids are an interesting aspect of the sound.
While not a bass can, it can hold its own and make me forget that this is an electrostatic. When compared to the HD 6XX, it extends much further, but has a similar feeling of slam and impact that the HD 6XX has on the Asgard 3. Layering can get slightly muddled in complex bits. The bass is well extended, with slight rolloff in the lower frequencies but nothing that is dramatic. I have done research on electrostatics and this is where many say they are lacking. This is the part that surprised me the most. The connector is a standard STAX 5 pin that was sourced from Moon Audio. I have not tried this yet but will in the future. The headband is made from a nice mesh material, and the earpads are from Brainwaves, although these can be pad rolled, and a user has successfully been able to use ZMF pads on these.
When holding them they do feel quite robust, but I would be careful not to drop them. This is claimed to be more durable than regular 3D resins used. The headphone is 3D printed, but with a “ABS Like” resin. Modius SE -> Asgard 3 -> ZMF Auteur/HD 6XX Modius SE -> Bottlehead Tube Energizer -> Nectar Hive
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I will try to update as time goes on when acquiring other energizers and how this influences the sound. I have not been able to test the Hives on other energizers, so I can’t say with certainty which aspects of these headphones are the headphones themselves and which aspects are those being influenced by the tube energizer. I know that each headphone has a different use case, and as such they can not be compared fairly without bias. These will not be a comparison on which is better, rather a way to keep a reference.
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Due to this I have come to the conclusion to reference aspects of these headphones to my dynamic driver headphones, namely the ZMF Auteur and HD 6XX. I will not be able to compare and contrast to other electrostatic headphones, and as such might be lacking a point of reference that one could attach themselves to. This is my first entry into electrostatics and as such I have a limited experience with energizers and electrostatic headphones. I will be adding a review of the Bottlehead Tube Energizer to the proper thread, but since I have a lack of reference to know how it compares to other energizers, it will be more informational with less subjective bits. The price of the headphones are $600.Īfter a couple of weeks, I was able to get my amp built and the headphones delivered. I quickly pulled the trigger since it seemed to be exactly what I wanted, and with a higher end amp from Bottlehead it would be a good investment for other electrostatic headphones in the future. I quickly reached out to Sajeev, the owner to inquire about his headphones, and upon talking to him learned that Bottlehead had created a tube energizer to match his headphones. They were producing electrostatic headphones out of their garage, but touted the experience of an electrostatic, while keeping the redeeming qualities in dynamics that I wanted, primarily impact and bass. I learned from about a new “startup”, if you could classify it as such, known as Nectar Sound. But something about the quickness and speed made me lust after them. After lots of research, I thought that they would be a waste of my money, since they seemed to be the antithesis of what I normally enjoyed, being bright, airy, and lacking bass punch. I quickly realized that planars weren’t what I was searching for, so I turned my eyes toward the elusive electrostatics. Planars were a natural step with my curiosity and I demo’d some, primarily the Audeze lineup. This has been my path my whole time inside of this audiophile hobby, but as time went on I started to wonder if I should have been more open minded about the headphones I purchased. I wanted dynamic driver headphones to pair with tube amps. I have gone on my audio journey knowing what I wanted from the beginning. As I took my first step into electrostatics I was afraid of what I would find.
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