Warwick Acoustics
Aperio
Introduced 2019$35,000 MSRP
The Aperio is a complete electrostatic headphone system (headphone plus dedicated amplifier/DAC) from Warwick Acoustics, a small UK engineering firm using patented electrostatic-laminate transducer technology rather than off-the-shelf drivers (Moon Audio).
MSRP
$35,000
Used market · Good
$16,500
-53% vs MSRP
as of Sep 1, 2026MSRP to used market
From $35,000 at launch to $16,500 today.
Specifications
- Price
- $35,000
- Weight
- 405g (14.2 oz) without cable
- Driver type
- Balanced-Drive High Precision Electrostatic Laminate (BD-HPEL) transducer; symmetrically driven, dual-sided metal mesh with patented cellular structure
- Bias voltage
- 1,800 VDC
- Output level
- ~104 dB (digital input), ≥106 dB (analog input), per EN 60065/A12:2011 (EN50332)
- Diaphragm area
- 3,570 mm² effective diaphragm area
- Build materials
- Injected magnesium ear cups/structural components; stainless-steel fasteners; closed-cell foam gaskets; natural top-grain Cabretta sheepskin leather ear cushions with copper-thread heat-dissipation mesh
- Limited editions
- APERIO Black limited to just 50 units worldwide; APERIO Gold custom hand-finished in 99.9999% pure 24-karat gold
- Frequency response
- 10 Hz–60 kHz
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