HEDD Type 07 MK2

I bought these speakers back in July of 2021. All was well until about 6 months in when one of them - the DSP module failed. I had to send it back to Thomann for repair and the whole process of sending it back and receiving it back took about a month. Then not even two weeks later my other speaker failed with exactly the same problem. Currently as I write this, it is on the way back to me and should be delivered within the week.

It is possible I received a faulty batch as the serial numbers of both speakers are less than 60 units apart, so if made in batches of 100 my batch was totally made with defected DSP. However because of this, I can't exactly recommend HEDD to anyone.

I will revisit this review in a year's time as I need to see if the repairs actually did anything.

Update: about half a year after receiving both monitors back from repair, one of them stopped working again - same exact issue as before and it will be a matter of time before the other one stops working. Fool me once, okay, but fool me twice... And this is all within a span of just over 1 year of usage, cheaper made in china monitors outlast this with no issues.

As of this update, I do not recommend these speakers to anyone.

Coming from an audiophile background, I've heard few set-ups that achieved this level of effortless precision, dynamics, imaging across the entire frequency range. Used as near-field monitors as intended, fed with digital input to circumvent the interface DAC - these speakers truly shine. In a properly treated room they're absolutely having no issues with controlled bass down to 30 Hz, phase linearisation all the way. Used for music production, mixes simply translate perfectly. Versatile in their configuration. In daily use since they were released, fully recommend - worth every cent and then some.

Habe mehrere Monate gebraucht um mich für die richtigen Boxen zu entscheiden und die HEDD direkt mit den Neumann KH 120 A verglichen, weche ja scheinbar als Studiostandard gelten. Die auch bestimmt für Vocals und akustische Instrumente super sind, aber für Sounddesign, Elektro, Ambient in meinen Augen die falsche Wahl sind. Dafür weicht das Klangbild viel zu stark von dem normaler Lautsprecher ab. Die HEDD hingegen klingen erst einmal einfach nur schön, für Laien kaum unterscheidbar zu Hi-Fi-Lautsprecher, aber die Auflösung ist eine andere. Letztlich habe ich den Unterschied beim Mastering gemerkt. Ich kann damit super schnell abmischen, fühle mich dabei 100 % sicher und weiß, wenn es hier gut klingt, klingt es überall gut. Das ist genau das was ich wollte und das war mit den KH 120 absolut undenkbar. Der Sound wich so stark von dem normaler Boxen ab, dass ich mir nicht vorstellen konnte mich jemals daran zu gewöhnen.