Blue Hawaii Special Edition
Specified output is 1,600 V peak-to-peak with 0.003% THD at 1 kHz, and frequency response 5 Hz to 20 kHz within 0.3 dB.
- Type
- Electrostatic amplifier
- Bias
- 580 V
- Weight
- 14.1 kg
- List
- $6,995
No published output curve
- Type
- Electrostatic amplifier
- Bias voltage
- 580 V
- Weight
- 14.1 kg
- Made in
- USA
HeadAmp publishes no output power for the Blue Hawaii Special Edition, so there is no curve to draw against the headphones in the catalog.
Build a setup with it
Start with the Stax SR-X9000, then add a DAC, a cable and a chair.
Open in the setup builder →Where to buy
$6,995
Price: New, DACT 24-step volume; ALPS RK50 stepless $7,995; Factory B-Stock $5,995.
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Title block
- Maker
- HeadAmp
- Model
- Blue Hawaii Special Edition
- Type
- Electrostatic amplifier
- Made in
- USA
- Bias voltage
- 580 V
- Weight
- 14.1 kg
- List price
- $6,995 USD
- Topology
- Two-chassis electrostatic energizer (amplifier plus separate power supply) with two Stax Pro-bias (580 V) outputs; 2 RCA and 1 XLR inputs, RCA and XLR preamp outputs
- Finish
- Colours: satin black, polished silver, satin grey, satin blue, satin champagne, satin sunset; machined aluminium spike feet
What it drives
How the matching worksElectrostatic headphones
Drives the Stax Pro bias electrostatics in the catalog.
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