The HIFIMAN Shangri-La Sr Electrostatic Over-Ear Headphones

The HIFIMAN Shangri-La Sr Electrostatic Over-Ear Headphones are open-back headphones designed to deliver detailed reproduction of dynamics and frequencies. When driven by the Shangri-La Sr headphone amplifier (available separately), the headphones yield a 7 Hz to 120 kHz frequency response via low-distortion Nanotech drivers. Acoustically transparent mesh grating and nanometer-thick dust covers protect the diaphragms without compromising sonic integrity.

The combination of lightweight aluminium alloy construction, padded earcups, and a hybrid headband design ensures comfortable wearing even for extended periods of time. The 6.6′ attached cable is terminated with a 5-pin headphone connector, which allows direct hookup to a compatible electrostatic headphone amplifier.

Shangri-La’s Nanotech driver couples near zero distortion with a lightning-fast response. Its nano-particle-coated diaphragm provides an extremely high-frequency response.

Advanced Technology

Metal mesh stators working close to the ultra-fine diaphragm offer superior openness and minimize distortion. Frames incorporate special alloys to ensure sonic stability and reduce distortion. The width of the mesh grating is only 50um so that sound waves below 1 million Hertz can pass through, making it acoustically transparent.

HIFIMAN Shangri-La Sr Electrostatic Headphone Amplifier

It features four of HIFIMAN’s custom-designed, custom-made, 300B tubes as the warm beating heart which pumps the audio lifeblood of the Shangri-La. The 300B tube works as the direct driving stage. There are neither capacitors nor transformers between the tubes and the headphones, meaning the Shangri-La might be the only audible system where you can directly listen to 300B’s heavenly sound.