[Shungite Trillionaire]

It seems these headphones are getting a pretty bad rap. No one is really excited about them even though they seem to have very good transparency and detail.

I'm not sure how to evaluate the posts I have read........ and come to any conclusions...

THe thing is I LOVED the Hedd 1- and the 2 is supposedly not that different-- so I'm confused...

My take:
It's not as flashy looking as others (people don't like the design)
It is/was not widely available, even here in Austria it took a while to get hold of it
Reviewers didn't hype it up
Not a household name in the headphone world (yet)
First model was slightly controversial
People on the fence about AMT still, if it ain't broken...
Target group is studio - head-fi, while having some studio traction (see Neumann NDH30), consists mostly of audiophile users
Price

I've already decided that I'll buy them eventually, it's just a matter of putting the funds together, but in the end, if you want a sales pitch, well, they're one of the few headphones I wouldn't mind buying new (and that's despite me hearing it on my Mojo 2 only, I can only imagine what it can do on my desktop rig). Without EQ, I would easily take it over Focal Clear, Arya, HEK, LCD-X '21, basically anything that's below ~2k new unless we're talking about underdogs like Aurorus Audio, Kennerton, JM, etc. (haven't heard the E3).

 

[biscottino]

these headphones need a long run-in, 3/400 hours, yes, you read that right, only then can they be evaluated! They need high energy amplifiers, otherwise they are flat, I put mine up for sale only because I'm queuing for an Immamis, I already have the wm1a and in the meantime while I'm waiting I'm trying to raise funds by selling a few things.

 

[tonyo442]

it's still about the heddphone 2 headset, my question is about the headphone cable that comes with it, have some people tried other cables, copper cables,... no silver cables or silver, which would make the restitution more aggressive,...