Hand-built in Germany, the new headphones look quite different from the outside, with carbon fibre and magnesium being used to reduce the weight of the headphones by a whopping 25% down to 550 grams. More than that, HEDD Audio has introduced a unique strap adjustment system to the headband called HEDDband that allows for customisation of the headband’s height, width, curvature and even clamping pressure. 

There are two sets of straps, the Shape strap and the Tension strap, with the Shape strap in charge of raising or lowering the earpads to find the optimal fit while the Tension strap adjusts the clamping force and the width between the earcups. 

The HEDDPhone Two uses a AMT driver with Variable Velocity Transform (VVT) technology and a Kapton polyimide film diaphragm that’s folded into pleats like an accordion, which squeezes out air from the folds, allowing air to accelerate towards the ear quicker than it would with a beryllium or diamond dynamic driver. 

That same pleated design means the driver’s surface area is up to three times larger than the drivers in contemporary dynamic, planar or electrostatic headphones. HEDD Audio claims that this produces a “speaker-like, evenly balanced soundstage with stunning definition, permitting long listening periods with very little fatigue.”

The headphones come with plenty of accessories as well, including a travel case, spare earpads and two cables, a 6.3mm unbalanced cable and a 4.4mm balanced cable, along with an unbalanced 6.3mm to 3.5mm adapter and a balanced 4.4mm to XLR adapter. 

Perhaps what’s most intriguing is the five-year warranty that HEDD Audio offers with these headphones, showing the company’s confidence in the quality of the HEDDPhone Two. 

Priced at €1999 | S$3,199, the HEDD Audio HEDDPhone Two is now available for pre-orders, with availability slated for late September in North America and mid to late October globally.

For more information visit HEDD Audio