Nectar Sound Releases New Nectar Bee Planar Headphones

[VSG]

Nectar Sound Research is known to those in the electrostatic headphone game as the company behind the popular HiveX—an e-stat that comes in $649 and challenges the whole notion of how good electrostats have to be expensive. There are plans in motion to get a review of the HiveX done here, but in the meantime the company has been busy. When I say company, I really should be one person given everything is done by a single guy from design to prototyping to assembly to sales and even customer support. Somehow the person behind Nectar Sound found enough time to work on a brand new headphone concept that, fitting in the company theme, is called the Nectar Bee. It uses a 12 µm thick diaphragm and single-sided magnets to make for a planar magnetic driver that is extremely low in impedance at all of 10 Ω. The Nectar Bee has been undergoing private tests for a while now and has an adaptable sound signature courtesy external removable ear cup covers too. Those interested might want to check out the company website where you will see the Nectar Bee is now shipping for $619.



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[zlobby]

Nice!

 

[Space Lynx]

@VSG never heard of this. can't wait for you to review it and compare it to your high end STAX. the Hives I mean.

 

[VSG]

@VSG never heard of this. can't wait for you to review it and compare it to your high end STAX. the Hives I mean.

I don't have any STAX on hand, but I do have the Hifiman Shangri-la Jr and Sr as well as the Audeze CRBN in various stages of review. All three are flagship-class headphones though, as is the STAX SR-X9000 I spent time with recently, so that's why I am quite interested to see what the Nectar HiveX can do.

 

[zlobby]

I don't have any STAX on hand, but I do have the Hifiman Shangri-la Jr and Sr as well as the Audeze CRBN in various stages of review. All three are flagship-class headphones though, as is the STAX SR-X9000 I spent time with recently, so that's why I am quite interested to see what the Nectar HiveX can do.

I too haven't heard Hives with me own ears but they are generally higly praised. Being designed by a single guy nonetheless is a feat on its own!

 

[Waldorf]

Still doesnt mean its comming with a sound "profile" i like,
nor if its "best" for my type of media..

Not saying they arent worth its money, but ...

 

[zlobby]

Still doesnt mean its comming with a sound "profile" i like,
nor if its "best" for my type of media..

Not saying they arent worth its money, but ...

True. Yet, you are still free to choose whatever you feel like.

 

[Waldorf]

Lol, meant it more in "limited" selection, as ppl have different taste when it comes to music/sound.
I have some hearing issues, and besides that i hate harsh highs,
i do like mids to be a "litte less" (especially with vocals), and without the advantage of having retail presence of bigger brands,
and no way to "try" them before purchase, makes it less interesting for me than say spending the same on cans
from Senn/Beyer and the like.

 

[zlobby]

Lol, meant it more in "limited" selection, as ppl have different taste when it comes to music/sound.
I have some hearing issues, and besides that i hate harsh highs,
i do like mids to be a "litte less" (especially with vocals), and without the advantage of having retail presence of bigger brands,
and no way to "try" them before purchase, makes it less interesting for me than say spending the same on cans
from Senn/Beyer and the like.

Yes, often words take extra to convey a specific sentiment or a feeling. I too am often misunderstood for the same reason.

+1 on the harsh mids and highs. So far I've been blessed with good hearing and for the exact same reason I've ditched not one or two pair of headphones after a minute of listening.
I hate EQ! I just like bit-perfect to the pre-amp and to leave it to the phones then. I'm yet to find a over-$1000 pair that are worth keeping at the 'price' of little EQ. They either nails it or I just jump to the next thing, and as we know, there are plenty of things out there.