Woo Audio ES8 Fully-Balanced Electrostatic Headphone Amp/Preamp

Overview Music lovers have trusted Woo Audio amplifiers to power their headphones since 2004. Our pure tube electrostatic headphone amplifiers have served a vast number of electrostatic headphone enthusiasts around the world for 15+ years. Introducing the all-new ES8 electrostatic headphone amplifier and preamplifier. Created with the goal to extract the most performance out of electrostatic headphones while being compact in size at an obtainable price for all music lovers. Similar to most Woo Audio's dynamic headphone amplifiers, the ES8 utilizes a pair of custom-made output transformers. The output transformer is a crucial part in converting energy from the tubes to provide a high-voltage output required to power electrostatic headphones. We spent immense efforts in developing output transformers that are low-loss, highly efficient, and to deliver an unparalleled sonic performance. The ES8 employs four EL84 power tubes, which are wired in triode, in a matched quad. They are driven by