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Updates on Stock, Wait Times,
and Colors
April 8, 2012
Pico DAC/Amp
In Stock - Silver, Gray, Purple, Gold, Blue, Red,
Orange, Green
Available Soon - Black
Pico
Portable Amp
In Stock - Black, Silver
Pico USB
DAC
In Stock - Black, Silver
Pico Slim
In Stock - Silver, Gray
Available Soon - Black, Purple, Red, Gold
Blue Hawaii
SE Electrostatic Amp (BHSE)
Current production run sold out. Parts for next
production run are on order, estimated completion end of
summer. Make a refundable deposit now to secure the earliest
place in line.
Aristaeus
Electrostatic Amp
I have parts for one more small production run of the
Aristaeus, and they'll be ready by end of summer/early fall.
Make a refundable deposit now to secure the earliest place
in line.
GS-1
Headphone Amp/Pre-Amp
Extremely limited stock. Please
email before placing
an order.
GS-X
Headphone Amp/Pre-Amp
Wait time is currently 12 weeks.
New Address - Important
July 25, 2011
Our address
has changed. Please check the
Contact
Us page for details.
Order Now - 10% of your purchase will go to relief efforts
in Japan (March 16 - March 24)
March 16, 2011
From March 16
thru March 24, Eastern Standard Time, we will donate 10% of
all order revenues to benefit relief efforts in Japan, from
the earthquake and tsunami.
All our amps/DACs/accessories
can be
ordered here through PayPal/Google Checkout/Credit Card.
The "fine print" since I'm sure some will ask.
- This is a donation of 10% the total amount we receive by
PayPal/Google Checkout, after they take their fees, and
excluding shipping costs. It is not 10% of "profits" or
anything tricky like that.
- If the order is for a
Blue Hawaii SE, and you make the required 1/4 deposit,
then it is 10% of that deposit that will be donated.
Leather case
now included with all Pico
March 15, 2011
Effective
immediately, the custom leather case will be included with
all
Pico Portable Amp,
Pico USB DAC/Amp, and
Pico Upsampling USB DAC orders (it was previously
available for $15).
A leather case
has always been included with the
Pico Slim amp.
GS-1 Amplifier: Now In Stock
December 16, 2010
The
GS-1 is now In Stock, as all pending orders have been
shipped.
Pico Slim
Portable Amp: Lead Time Update
November 29, 2010
Now that all
orders from the
pre-order list have shipped, the lead time
for the
Pico Slim has been reduced from 8 weeks to 2 weeks.
The
Pico Slim can be ordered on
the Order
page.
GS-1, GS-X
Amplifiers: Lead Time Update
November 29, 2010
The lead time
for the
GS-1 and
GS-X amplifiers has been reduced from 8 weeks to 4
weeks.
Weekend +
Cyber Monday Sale: Pico USB DAC
November 27, 2010
Saturday, Nov
27 thru Monday, Nov 29, receive 20% off the
Pico Upsampling USB DAC. You must use the purchase
buttons below to receive the special pricing.
Pico Slim
Portable Amp: Now Open to Website Orders
September 3, 2010
The new
Pico
Slim Portable Amp is now available to order on this website.
New orders placed here will ship in the order they are
received, AFTER existing pre-orders (see the below post)
have shipped. The estimated wait at this time is 8
weeks.
You can find
the Pico Slim on
the Order
page.
If you have
already placed a pre-order on Head-Fi, there is no need to
order again, it may just cause a delay.
Pico Slim
Portable Amp: Pre-Ordering Now Open
December 10, 2009
The Pico Slim
Portable Amp can now be pre-ordered here:
Pico Slim Pre-Order Requests
We are
offering a special price for any amps ordered during the
pre-order period, which will be open until the first amps
are ready to ship.
Also, a
lifetime warranty and lifetime batteries is being offered
for the first 250 units only. This special status will
be engraved onto each amp. See the
pre-order thread for more details.
Pico Slim
Portable Amp: Update
November 25, 2009
Please keep
checking the
Head-Fi Pico Slim Sponsored Thread for the latest
updates on the Pico Slim portable amp.
Pico USB DAC/Amp:
All Colors Now in Stock
June 10, 2009
The
Pico USB DAC/Amp is now in stock in all colors.
Please always check the
Order
page for the latest status.
Pico Slim
Portable Amp: A Preview
May 5, 2009
A release of a
new portable amp, the Pico Slim, is planned for late summer.
What will the Pico Slim offer?
- Thinner than
an iPod Classic or iPhone (about 0.4" thin).
- 1.75" wide front panel with 3.5mm input & output, volume
knob, and illuminated power switch; 3" length.
- Up to 4.2V/250mA output per channel
- 40 to 50 hour battery life (Lithium Polymer).
- Charging by USB or DC Adapter.
The above specifications are subject to change.
But most
importantly the Pico Slim is different.
The heart of the Pico Slim is a feature not found on any
other portable amp.
With the growing popularity of IEMs that have extreme
sensitivity, portable amps have enough power but fall short
in other areas. The Pico Slim will solve these
problems and still be a fraction of the size of other
portable amps. That's why the Pico Slim will make the
most sense as the amplifier in your portable rig.
A few months
ago, an early prototype was sent to a Head-Fi member for
evaluation. Here are his thoughts. Parts of
these impressions have been removed to hide details of the
Pico Slim's design.
"I believe
that [the Pico Slim] is the perfect solution for IEMs. It's
the no holds barred approach to dealing with providing an
amp for IEMs. The degree to which you can ___________ is
insane. [The Pico Slim] is a design tailored specifically to
address the issues with current tech portable amps, namely
the fact that it is impossible to ____________. So [HeadAmp]
dealt with this in a way that as far as I know has never
been done in any headphone amp, portable or otherwise. So
you custom IEM freaks might want to be on the lookout, you
ain't seen nothing like it."
For now, we're
keeping the feature that sets the Pico Slim apart under
wraps. More info will be revealed this month at CanJam
2009 - be sure to bring your IEMs and full-size headphones
too!
Pico
Upsampling USB DAC Available for Pre-Order
March 9, 2009
The Pico
Upsampling USB DAC is now available for pre-ordering.
We are taking pre-orders through a
Sponsored Thread on Head-Fi. You can also place a
pre-order by sending an email to
justin@headamp.com.
Please specify what color you want (black or silver), the
country you live in, and if you want a USB Mini-B cable for
$5 - they are available in 1, 3, or 6 foot lengths.
See the
Sponsored Thread on Head-Fi for detailed information
about the Pico Upsampling USB DAC.
Blue Hawaii SE
Electrostatic Headphone Amp
March 9, 2009
The
first Blue Hawaii SE
(BHSE) electrostatic headphone amp has been completed and
shipping will begin. The BHSE has sold out, but another
run is planned for this summer. Please see our
Order
page if you're interested in reserving a spot for a BHSE.
Some photos of
the first unit are below (click for enlargements).
Electrostatic
Headphone Amp Page Updated
January 28, 2009
The
Electrostatic Headphone
Amp page has been updated with a spot for the upcoming
Blue Hawaii SE
(BHSE). Some photos of the prototype unit have been
made available. The first BHSE orders will begin
shipping in about 3 weeks.
HeadAmp Audio
in 2009
January 2, 2009
Here are some
updates and new products to expect from HeadAmp in the first
few months of 2009.
-
The
Pico USB DAC/Amp
will be in stock for next day shipment in most of the
popular colors
-
The Pico
USB DAC will be released - this will be just a DAC, with
both RCA and mini line outputs. It's the same
great DAC found in the Pico USB DAC/Amp, but no
headphone amp, battery, or charger. Check
Head-Fi
for a sponsored thread soon.
-
Wait time
on the GS-1 and
GS-X amps will
drop to no more than 1 week.
-
The
Gilmore Lite and
AE-2 have been
in stock and that will continue.
We'll also be
creating a newsletter for new product announcements, special
offers, and even asking for your input on future products.
The first newsletter will be sent out to all email addresses
that have placed an order with us before. If you have
never placed an order but would like to be added to the
subscriber list please send an email to
justin@headamp.com.
HeadAmp
Order Page Updated
December 14, 2008
We have
extensively updated the Order
page. Here is a summary of the changes.
Please
Contact Us if you find any
bugs, mistakes, or have questions about the new
Order page.
HeadAmp
Pico USB DAC/Headphone Amp
December 2, 2008
The
HeadAmp Pico is a
new portable headphone amp, with a unique optional 24/96 USB
DAC.
We have
been taking orders through a Sponsored Thread on Head-Fi.org, or you can send an email with your request to justin@headamp.com. As time permits, the Pico Pre-Order
List page will be updated.
The current wait time is 4-6 weeks, and once the order backlog has been cleared they will be available for purchase on our Order page. However, the fastest way to get a Pico is to ask now!
Blue Hawaii SE Electrostatic Headphone Amp
December 2, 2008
A new version of the Blue Hawaii electrostatic amp will be shipping soon to those who have made a reservation for one of the 20 units to be built. All have been reserved and because of the demand, another run of the
Blue Hawaii SE will be built to ship in Spring/Summer 2009.
A reservation can be made with a refundable 25% deposit on
the Order page.
The
Blue Hawaii SE features a separate power supply of a new design, many improvements to the amplifier circuitry, higher quality components, and build quality on a new level for electrostatic headphone amps. Inputs are 2 RCA and 1 XLR, and a set of XLR and RCA tape outputs. There are 2 headphone outputs, which can be for Stax or Sennheiser Orpheus, or one of each. The volume control is a DACT CT2 stepped attenuator or an optional Alps RK50 potentiometer. |
