Monitors

A little while back we had in the new HEDD Audio Type 05s and Type 07 studio monitors. We were very impressed with what these were capable of.

Since then, we've had the flagship of the Type Series in to our demo stock. These are a three way, loaded with two 7" drivers handling the bass, a 4" mid range and the HEDD Air Motion Transformer, Klaus Heinz's latest take on the ribbon design. All the drive units are custom designs from HEDD. There are very few companies that actually make their own drivers. This puts HEDD at a bit of an advantage to most of the speaker manufacturers out there. They join a very select group of designers who are able to design the drivers around the performance of the whole monitor, rather than trying to adjust their amplifier, cabinet and cross over design to compensate for the performance of generic, off-the-shelf drive units. The cabinets are front-ported with a slot- design.

Designed as mid fields for decent sized rooms, they pack the kind of power you'd expect to see at this size with no less than four 300W ICEpower® amplifiers. This gives these monitors some serious welly.

On the back, there are balanced XLR inputs along with unbalanced RCA and the space for the HEDD Bridge cards- a series of digital expansion options that HEDD have developed, adding a very easy way to get their monitors working with digital gear or added to a Dante network. Along with that there are a couple of tuning trim controls for high and low shelf to adjust for any room discrepancies or personal taste.

In terms of performance, they're exactly what we'd expect for the money and fit exactly the aim that HEDD have set out for. Running some test tones through monitors can often reveal some of the characteristics of a monitor. Sweeping a sine wave across the cross over points shows a very balanced transition with no frequencies jumping out or ducking particularly. Similarly, getting down low, the design of the ports, HEDD seem to have fixed the port chuffing that some designs suffer from.

For mixing work, they produce a very well defined sound stage with instruments and vocal sounding very natural. Lows are very well represented and don't cloud mixes. The mids are clear and vocals project well but without the forced-feeling that some three way boxes give.  Tops are detailed and smooth with transients sounding very musical.

Overall, HEDD have created a very capable monitor. We'll be keeping these on demo for a while. If you're interested in hearing them, you can book a demo with us now.

Getting your monitors in the right position is key to getting the best out of them. IsoAcoustics make a range of stands designed just for that. Used on top of desks or stands, they let you adjust the position and angle of the speakers, getting them into the sweet spot for listening, and by decoupling from the surface that you have them set up on. They're effective. Once set up, you'll notice that your monitors sound more consistent with better imaging.

The ISO-L8R stands are available in a range of sizes suitable for monitors with small 4" drivers all the way up to large 8" speakers. There are larger versions available for guitar cabs- great for recording and stage use too.

Aperta are the next level up. Manufactured from high-grade aluminium, these are stands with a bit of finesse.

MOD-AL are full aluminium and rubber- designed for the most demanding of tasks. These customised stands can be made to any size and dimensions and are available as soffit mounts for studio main monitors.

Not sure which stands are best for you? We have a handy configurator on our site so you can find the best stand for your needs- or you can email us for advice on any of the available stands.

Genelec are known the world over for their range of professional monitors. Their 8000 series are ubiquitous in professional environments from location broadcast vans, to recording studios and post productions rooms across the world.

If you want to experience what these award-winning monitors are capable of, you can hear them first hand at Giraffe Audio. We carry the 8010, 8020, 8030, 8040 and 8050 on permanent demonstration at our showroom. If you're interested in auditioning any of the larger series we can arrange on site demonstrations for professional studios!

Call or email us any time for more information or see our website here for the range