Tape Op Review: HEDD Audio Type 20 MK2 3-Way Monitor

I have a polarizing position regarding monitors. Either I really dig them (when my mixes sound good across many sources post-mix), or I simply don’t have time for them. I also think we can all agree that when we like what we’re getting back from a set of speakers, we’re inspired, keep pushing, and ultimately do our best work. I don’t want to fight with my nearfields – struggling to really hear what’s going on at a deep level. I want them to properly respond to what I’m doing at all times while allowing me to listen for extended periods without fatigue. Obviously, we all have differing opinions on what a “good monitor” is, but unless I hear the details come back to me, I don’t want to use them.

When the opportunity to review the HEDD Type 20 MK2s came about, I was truly intrigued. I had been watching how HEDD, as a company, was beginning to make a serious name for themselves in the global audio world over the past several years, and I wanted to check out the Type 20s for myself. Unfortunately, the pandemic made it almost impossible for me to get a pair (in white) to audition when I began constructing my studio, SoundShop370. My space is bright, airy, and vibrant so having a set of monitors in white was a near must for me. After a long wait, a pair was sent to me via their manufacturing facility in Berlin specifically for this review.

Read the full review in Tape Op