[chesebert]

That's quite a a lot actually. Although when I was in Japan earlier this year I saw Stax being sold everywhere, including big box electronics stores in malls and whatnot. If you can get CFA3 to BestBuy or MicroCenter, I suspect you can probably sell few hundred a year. I mean folks buy $2k graphics card and $2k monitor every few years, so $5-7k amp you can use forever is not outrageous, right?

 

[Ciggavelli]

I dunno the market value of 100 CFA3s, but it’s still pretty good, I’d imagine. I never really thought I was in that niche of a niche market, but it is what it is. Most people don’t care about sound quality like that. I know we do, but “we’re” a small segment. It’s just cool these companies still make equipment for us. I don’t know the markets of scale for something like a mainstream CFA3 but it’s cool they are offering one. It’s a small world.

 

[jh88]

Any idea when the pre-orders will be released for shipment?

 

[HeadAmpTeam]

Any idea when the pre-orders will be released for shipment?

At present, with the current number of pre-orders, we're aiming to start shipping in December/January and aiming for Q1 2024 for new orders

 

[jh88]

Thanks!!

 

[CT007]

The TOTL headphone world is a lot smaller than one might expect. I was talking with the Spirit Torino guys at Can Jam NYC, and they said they only sold like 35 Valkyrias. Then I bought some limited edition th900mk2s a couple of years after the release year (which was limited to a 100). I'd say that there aren't as many hardcore headphone heads as maybe the internet suggests.

IEMs are where all the value is now, over these last several years. My struggle in the headphone world has always been finding a headphone that's actually good enough to pay the price tag for, since HE6 6-screw was bizarrely taken out of the marketplace.

 

[Ciggavelli]

IEMs are where all the value is now, over these last several years. My struggle in the headphone world has always been finding headphone that's actually good enough to pay the price tag for, since HE6 6-screw was bizarrely taken out of the marketplace.

Yeah, IEMs are really popular. I just can't wear them for any extended period of time without hurting my ears. I hate the way the earbuds feel inside my ears (I have strangely shaped ears apparently, as I can never get a good fit).

 

[kachoo]

Don't see anything on pricing other than the $200 deposit. Any ballpark range?

 

[project86]

Yeah, IEMs are really popular. I just can't wear them for any extended period of time without hurting my ears. I hate the way the earbuds feel inside my ears (I have strangely shaped ears apparently, as I can never get a good fit).

You should look into custom IEMs! I have the same problem with universal models, going custom is a night and day improvement in comfort (and in most cases they sound better too). It's a bit of a hassle to get started but totally worth it.

Sorry for going off topic... this amp looks like a beast.

 

[Luckyleo]

Yeah, IEMs are really popular. I just can't wear them for any extended period of time without hurting my ears. I hate the way the earbuds feel inside my ears (I have strangely shaped ears apparently, as I can never get a good fit).

Customs?

 

[briantrinh86]

I briefly heard the Susvara on the gs-x mk2 and this new amp at CanJam. I also heard the Susvara on numerous other amps at the show and it was all too bass lite for my taste. The cfa3 completely transformed the bass. It hit hard and had plenty of it. Wish I got to try it with some tracks I knew. Also wish I got to try my Caldera on this setup for comparison. But for the most part, the Caldera performs well on most setups and doesn’t change dramatically. The cfa3 and Susvar deserves a much longer listen.

Do u have change to compare it with the holo bliss kte at canjam ?

 

[CT007]

Yeah, IEMs are really popular. I just can't wear them for any extended period of time without hurting my ears. I hate the way the earbuds feel inside my ears (I have strangely shaped ears apparently, as I can never get a good fit).

Ever try custom fit IEMs? (Edit: oop, I see this was asked already 5 times lol)

 

[erik701]

@HeadAmpTeam What about some additional color options (front faceplate) at least as an option for premium version of this amp?
I really like polished red and polished/satin blue GS-X mk2 variants.

 

[Makiah S]

Don't see anything on pricing other than the $200 deposit. Any ballpark range?

We’re aiming for around ~$4,000 for the standard model, and then ~$5,000 for the deluxe

 

[justin w.]

That's quite a a lot actually. Although when I was in Japan earlier this year I saw Stax being sold everywhere, including big box electronics stores in malls and whatnot. If you can get CFA3 to BestBuy or MicroCenter, I suspect you can probably sell few hundred a year. I mean folks buy $2k graphics card and $2k monitor every few years, so $5-7k amp you can use forever is not outrageous, right?

Those graphic cards and monitors will be completely worthless in a few years! We work very hard to make sure our amps maintain very high resale value even 10 years later.