The History of Heed Audio
The Heed Evolution Heed Audio Ltd is a specialist hi-fi manufacturer in Hungary,
led by chief designer Zsolt Huszti. He and his small team design and manufacture
high-end products at reasonable prices. The first Heed Audio product, a
solid-state pre/power amplifier based on a unique circuit topology, was launched
on the Hungarian and German markets in 1993. The Beginnings Our hi-fi story goes
back, however, to 1987 when Zsolt Audio was formed to import famous British
products into Hungary: Audiolab, Arcam, Celestion, Creek, Epos, Exposure, Ion
Systems, NAD, Rega, Roksan, Royd and Spendor, amongst others. Becoming more and
more attracted to the idea of manufacturing products to his own design, in 1991
Zsolt introduced his first creation, the StandART loudspeaker. Nearly 1,000
pairs of this floorstander were sold - an astonishing success on the small and
underdeveloped Hungarian market. At that time we met Richard Hay, the legendary
designer of Nytech, and later Ion Systems products, and this acquaintance proved
to be very important in our activities. We started to assemble on our premises
the unique ‘shoebox-design’ Obelisk amps, a kind of Naim for people on a budget,
which turned out to be a big hit on the Hungarian market. These two years of
cooperation with Ion Systems were useful experience for us in hi-fi
manufacturing, as well as an invaluable learning process in developing and
realizing ideas well beyond the run-of-the-mill thinking disappointingly all too
common today. Consequently, we have kept many of the unique ideas and technical
principles of Richard Hay - use of balanced circuits, external power supplies,
active crossovers, avoiding of DC coupling, and so on - even though Ion Systems
were ultimately unable to overcome their financial troubles and went out of
business. We decided to carry on the spirit of Ion, and formed Heed Audio.
Whilst Ion's famous amplifier, the Obelisk, found a second life in our Heed
Obelisk Pro, a new amp concept was also elaborated and realized alongside that.
Based on one of Richard Hay’s brain-waves, the Heed Nexus power amplifiers were
born - a second-to-none circuit topology in which a highly unusual bridge-mode
approach has been used to avoid DC coupling and to realize a fully balanced "floating"
system. Although this exceptional product range - which has very little in
common with solid-state amplifiers apart from the transistors generally used in
both - is not in production currently, we strongly hope to revive it with a new
finish and some minor changes in the foreseeable future. Heed Audio 2000 A new
era began at Heed Audio in 2000 when our former German distributor - Marvel &
Heiss - ordered one of our auxiliary components, the Orbit PSU, which was
originally designed for Zsolt’s DIY hi-fi magazine Hang & Technika (Sound &
Technology), as a power-supply kit for Rega Planar turntables. The idea of a
product which could successfully tie in to the over 300,000 Planar turntables
sold world-wide proved to be right on the money: "this analogue
performance-enhancing drug is bloody cheap in comparison with rival products,
not least those selling in huge quantities", as the German high-end magazine
Image Hi-Fi declared in its rave review.The success of the Orbit led us to
develop further products: for example, again with the encouragement of our
German distributor, the Heed team designed another vinyl-related product, the
Quasar phono stage. Press and retailers alike give high praise to this
discretely built, two-box phono device ever since it has appeared in the
high-end scene.We would like to express our sincere thanks to our English copy
editors and language consultants, James Patterson & Jeff Gibson for their
thorough and devoted assistanceNo question, the vast majority of hi-fi
manufacturers have the same goals. They do their best to meet the latest
requirements in terms of modern technology, features, and measurements, as well
as build and finish, and above all the indispensable sonic criterion of music
reproduction: true information retrieval at negligible noise and distortion
levels. We at Heed Audio, however, are strongly convinced that the real
challenge begins beyond these criteria - our main design priority is to convey
the emotional content and ambience of a recording faithfully, and to create
atmosphere and tension in music reproduction. Regrettably, only a few
manufacturers can fulfil this true hi-fi expectation. We genuinely believe that
we are amongst them.
TESTINE
HEED
ZENE €.833,00
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ZENE Testina MC a bassa
uscita con Geiger S, costruita dalla BENZ su specifiche per la Heed
 Heed
ZENE low-output MC cartridge In spite of our recent foray into the
digital domain, we have not lost sight of vinyl, our all-time favorite
source for music reproduction. After all, some of our leading products, like the
Orbit power supplies and the Questar & Quasar phono stages, were designed to
facilitate high quality vinyl replay, and we continue to maintain emphatically
that any decent vinyl rig can give the vast majority of digital players a run
for the money. Accordingly, our latest product is dedicated to vinyl reply once
again. Designed and hand-crafted to our own exacting specifications by BENZ in
Switzerland, the ZENE is a highly sophisticated low-output moving-coil cartridge
with performance well beyond its price category. It is equipped with the newest
Fritz-Geiger-S-type stylus, precision bonded to a 5.5mm solid boron cantilever.
It also includes the improved pole piece featuring a machined insert for the
O-ring damper, resulting in greater mechanical linearity in its suspension.
Trackability is truly excellent, even with a rather lowish optimum tracking
force of 1.7 mN. A "real world" output voltage of 0.4 mV and an internal
impedance of 12 ohm make the ZENE universally suitable for most MC phono stages
– our top-of-the-line 2-box Quasar phono stage with 220µV/470Ohm jumper setting
represents an optimal match for extracting the ZENE's inherent musicality – and
can be used with a wide range of turntables and tonearms from lower-mid to
high-end models. We have successfully used it in various Rega, Raven, Nottingham
Analogue and Thorens models, but it excels even in high-end setups featuring a
Roksan Xerxes 20 and Linn LP12 record decks.
ALIMENTATORI PER
GIRADISCHI
 
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ORBIT 2
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Alimentatore per giradischi a
2 velocitŕ 33/45 giri 220V ( plug "N" play)
Heed
Audio ORBIT 2 Turntable Power SuppliesThe speed accuracy and stability of
many belt drive turntables driven by a synchronous motor depends entirely upon
the quality/consistency of frequency delivered by the domestic mains supply.
However, mains frequency at 50Hz leaves much to be desired since it is subject
to fluctuation, distortion, and other innumerable problems prior to reaching
your listening room.The Heed ORBIT 1 and Heed ORBIT 2 off-board turntable power
supplies offer a sophisticated solution to stabilise and improve any 4-pole,
110V syncronous motor drive, elevating your deck's sonic performance to
startling new levels of musicality. The ORBIT was, in its early version still as
single-speed (33 1/3 RPM) device, originally designed to compliment the Linn
Sondek LP12 as an affordable alternative to Linn's top-of-the-line LP12/Lingo
combination. Even more excitingly, the ORBITs can be the ideal partner for the
vast majority or Rega turntables (Planars 2&3, P2, P3, P25), their OEM
derivatives as marketed by the likes of NAD and Goldring, and various models
offered by Nottingham Analogue, Thorens, Manticore, and Kuzma to name just a few.
That's more than a half-million turntables out there just begging for
improvement! The ORBIT 1 requires only a small modification of the motor
circuitry (the capacitor used to provide phase shift needs to be removed from
the circuit - preferably carried out by your qualified dealer/technician). The
ORBIT 2 is all that and more, adding the convenience of genuine Plug'N' Play
compatibility (no modification necessary) for any deck equipped with a 4-pole,
110V synchronous motor.The ORBIT 2, as well as the current ORBIT 1, make it
possible to switch speed between 33 1/3 and 45 RPM via one single, elegant
push-button in lieu of the rather fussy manual speed change arrangement of many
turntables (removing the platter and shifting the belt on the motor pulley time
and time again.)Both models regulate your turntable's motor drive via an
intricate quadrature-quartz speed generator, providing unsurpassed speed
accuracy and pitch stability. Packed into their hefty shielded steel casework (protecting
the units from electromagnetic interference and vibration) are two
mains-filtering transformers, and a high-current amplification circuit to assure
that the power passed onto your motor is silky-smooth and constant, with no
fluctuation and virtually immesurable distortion. All told, the resulting sonic
performance is previously unknown in this price category. Backgrounds become "blacker",
bass gains added depth, and the overall soundstage widens accordingly. In fact,
until the introduction of the ORBITs, we might only have expected to achieve
such levels of grip, authority, and musicality with high-end turntables costing
several times as much as, say, a Rega P3.
AMPLIFICATORI PER
CUFFIE
  
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CANAMP €.410,00
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CANAMP
Preamplificatore in classe "A" per cuffie: Caratteristiche tecniche: Sensibilitŕ
in ingresso/Impedenza: 200 mV/10 kOhm Potenza d’uscita: 300 mW (100 Ohm)
Rapporto segnale/rumore: (non pesatp): 85 dB, Distortione (THD, 1 kHz, 100mW):
<0,05% Risposta di frequenza: 10 Hz-50 kHz (±0,5 dB)
Heed
Audio CanAmp Headphone Amplifier Many audiophiles use headphones to enjoy their
system. While some people are compelled to do so by their living circumstances,
others simply prefer cans to loudspeakers. However, some amplifiers either have
no headphone output, just as they don't have phone stages, or if they do have
one, it is often just a simple IC-based stage. Regrettably, even many outboard
amplifiers resort to this simple - and cheap - solution, making it impossible
for headphones to perform at their best. Let us introduce the CanAmp, offering a
no-compromise solution at a realistic price - in fact, given its technology and
manufacturing quality we might even say at a "discount" price.Headphones can be
considered as high quality loudspeakers, but with a much lower power requirement.
For this reason, they have distortion levels an order of magnitude lower than
conventional speakers, and therefore are capable of showing up amplifier
deficiencies more clearly. What's more, headphones are one-way systems, with
very few exceptions, and for this reason crossovers do not interfere with sound
quality. Consequently, a headphone amplifier must offer the best possible sound
quality, even at very low volume levels, whilst working not unlike a real
power amplifier. The CanAmp is a two-stage amplifier. While the first - voltage
gain - stage is based on an integrated circuit of the highest audio pedigree,
the second - power gain - stage is a single-ended, pure Class-A amplifier.
It enables the CanAmp to drive virtually any headphones from 32 ohms up to 600
ohms. The unit has no internal wiring, and the signal path is kept to a minimum
on its PCB. Its high-quality, 1 dB-tolerance Blue Alps volume pot goes through a
further selection process during manufacturing to achieve an even tighter, 0.5
dB tolerance. The CanAmp not only has a line-level input but offers a line-level
output to boot; it can therefore be connected to the TAPE MONITOR output of an
amplifier, leaving the TAPE output free for additional components (MP3, MiniDisc,
CDR, etc.). Gold-plated RCA terminals are used, and soldered directly onto the
fibreglass PCB.Technical specifications Input sensitivity/impedance: 200
mV/10 kOhm Power output: 300 mW (100 Ohm) Signal-to-noise ratio (unweighted):
85 dB Distortion (THD, 1 kHz, 100mW): <0,05% Frequency range: 10
Hz-50 kHz (±0,5 dB)
PREAMPLIFICATORI PHONO
 
HEED
QUESTAR MM
€.328,00
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QUESTAR MM
Preamplificatore phono MM con possibilitŕ alimentatore separato Q-PSU.
Caratteristiche tecniche: Ingresso: 3 mV/47 kOhm, Risposta di frequenza: 20 Hz -
20 kHz/± 0,3 dB, Guadagno: 42 dB, Rapporto segnale/rumore: 82 dB, Massima
dinamica: 20 dB Separazione tra i canali: 50 dB (1 kHz)
Heed
Audio QUESTARMM and MC Phono StagesThe QUESTARs are destined to be the MVPs (Most
Valuable Phonostage) of the Heed analogue range. At first glance, they
physically resemble the Pulsar, our previousentry-level MM phono stage, but
looks can be deceiving. Under the hood of their hefty, shielded steel chassis
beats the heart of our award-winning audiophile Quasar MM/MC phonostage,
conveniently divided into neatly-specialized a' la carte portions.The QUESTAR MM
incorporates the Quasar’s unsurpassed MM circuitry. Its sibling, the QUESTAR MC
deploys a streamlined version of the Quasar’s MC stage, eliminating the need for
jumper switches by optimising the amplifier to suit the 300-600 µV output range
characterising the vast majority of today’s moving coils. Considering its
generous 18 dB headroom, ideal cartridge matching is virtually assured.The
internal construction of the QUESTARs meets the most critical high-end standards
in every respect. The amplifier employs an entirely dual-mono configuration and
uses a two-stage - passive/active - RIAA equalisation. Gain adjustment has been
optimised for maximum headroom and highest signal-to-noise ratio. Component
parts are selected to exacting tolerances matching those of our flagship
Quasar.The QUESTARs are suitable for any line-level amplifier input, and can
easily drive virtually any length of interconnect. There is no internal wiring
or binding, and all high-current parts of the circuit are shielded. Both models
feature gold-plated RCA terminals soldered directly onto the PCB, limiting all
signal paths to a bare minimum.The QUESTARs utilise an external “wall-wart”
power supply to avoid undesirable electro-magnetic interference within the
chassis, distinguishing them from their predecessor, the all-in-one-box Pulsar.
Sonic performance can be even further enhanced by upgrading to the Quasar’s
substantial separate box PSU, constructed around a massive 60 VA toroidal
transformer with low-density magnetic field and minimal dispersion. With
substantial 40,000 µF capacitor filtering, the Quasar PSU can feed the QUESTAR’S
circuitry with the kind of super-clean current usually delivered only by
battery-based supplies, even with extreme dynamic swings.Technical
specifications Input: 3 mV/47 kOhm (Questar MM) 220 µV/100ohm (Questar MC)
Frequency range: 20 Hz - 20 kHz/± 0,3 dB Gain: 42 dB (Questar MM) 64 dB (Questar
MC) Signal/noise ratio: 82 dB (Questar MM) 74 dB (Questar MC) Headroom: 20 dB (Questar
MM) 18 dB (Questar MC) Channel separation: 50 dB (1 kHz)
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QUESTAR MC €.328,00
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QUESTAR MC
Preamplificatore phono MC con possibilitŕ alimentatore separato
Q-PSU.Caratteristiche tecniche: Ingresso: 0,22 mV/100ohm, Risposta di frequenza:
20 Hz - 20 kHz/± 0,3 dB, Guadagno: 64 dB, Rapporto segnale/rumore: 74 dB,
Massima dinamica: 18 dB Separazione tra i canali: 50 dB (1 kHz)
Heed
Audio QUESTARMM and MC Phono StagesThe QUESTARs are destined to be the MVPs (Most
Valuable Phonostage) of the Heed analogue range. At first glance, they
physically resemble the Pulsar, our previousentry-level MM phono stage, but
looks can be deceiving. Under the hood of their hefty, shielded steel chassis
beats the heart of our award-winning audiophile Quasar MM/MC phonostage,
conveniently divided into neatly-specialized a' la carte portions.The QUESTAR MM
incorporates the Quasar’s unsurpassed MM circuitry. Its sibling, the QUESTAR MC
deploys a streamlined version of the Quasar’s MC stage, eliminating the need for
jumper switches by optimising the amplifier to suit the 300-600 µV output range
characterising the vast majority of today’s moving coils. Considering its
generous 18 dB headroom, ideal cartridge matching is virtually assured.The
internal construction of the QUESTARs meets the most critical high-end standards
in every respect. The amplifier employs an entirely dual-mono configuration and
uses a two-stage - passive/active - RIAA equalisation. Gain adjustment has been
optimised for maximum headroom and highest signal-to-noise ratio. Component
parts are selected to exacting tolerances matching those of our flagship
Quasar.The QUESTARs are suitable for any line-level amplifier input, and can
easily drive virtually any length of interconnect. There is no internal wiring
or binding, and all high-current parts of the circuit are shielded. Both models
feature gold-plated RCA terminals soldered directly onto the PCB, limiting all
signal paths to a bare minimum.The QUESTARs utilise an external “wall-wart”
power supply to avoid undesirable electro-magnetic interference within the
chassis, distinguishing them from their predecessor, the all-in-one-box Pulsar.
Sonic performance can be even further enhanced by upgrading to the Quasar’s
substantial separate box PSU, constructed around a massive 60 VA toroidal
transformer with low-density magnetic field and minimal dispersion. With
substantial 40,000 µF capacitor filtering, the Quasar PSU can feed the QUESTAR’S
circuitry with the kind of super-clean current usually delivered only by
battery-based supplies, even with extreme dynamic swings.Technical
specifications Input: 3 mV/47 kOhm (Questar MM) 220 µV/100ohm (Questar MC)
Frequency range: 20 Hz - 20 kHz/± 0,3 dB Gain: 42 dB (Questar MM) 64 dB (Questar
MC) Signal/noise ratio: 82 dB (Questar MM) 74 dB (Questar MC) Headroom: 20 dB (Questar
MM) 18 dB (Questar MC) Channel separation: 50 dB (1 kHz)
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QUASAR €.877,00
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QUASAR Preamplificatore
phono MM/MC con alimentazione separata Q-PSU. Caratteristiche tecniche: Ingresso
MM: 3 mV/47 kOhm /100 pF Ingresso MC con sensibilitŕ regolabile: 100 μV - 220 μV
- 600 μV Impedenza: 100 Ohm / 220 Ohm / 470 Ohm Voltaggio in uscita: "Bassa
uscita ": 220 mV/100 Ohm "Alta uscita ": 775 mV (0 dBm)/ 22 Ohm
Heed
Audio QUASAR State-of-the-Art MM / MC Phono Stage The signal processing of
cartridges is one of the most delicate jobs in amplification. All the more so
because it isn't done merely by boosting a few hundred microvolts to a few
hundred millivolts. In fact, at this thousandfold amplification (60 dB) the
signal must be processed as cleanly and noise-free as possible. The extremely
low signal level and the frequency-related amplification which arises from the
RIAA equalisation curve applied in the cutting of LPs make the highest demands
of the circuit topology and technical realisation of a phono preamplifier.The
QUASAR, with its discrete conception and wide range of features, represents a
unique bargain at this price level. The QUASAR is built in dual-mono
configuration from the power supply upwards. There are two separate amplifier
stages for MM and MC cartridges, both being fed from their own regulated power
supply arrangement. Optimum adjustments to the cartridge in use can be applied
for sensitivity and load by various settings of the jumpers on the PCB. The two
separate outputs with different sensitivities make it possible for preamps or
recorders to be fed via 'Low Out', whilst its 'High Out' can drive power amps
directly.The output stage has huge headroom at extremely low noise levels and,
due to its low output impedance and high current delivery, can drive long
interconnect cables without any sonic degradation.The enhanced power supply of
the QUASAR is based around a 60 VA toroidal transformer with low-density
magnetic field and very little dispersion. This power, together with 40,000 µF
filtering, can feed the circuit with the kind of super-clean current usually
delivered only by battery-based supplies, even with extreme dynamic swings. The
entirely discrete conception, as well as the short signal paths of the QUASAR,
combine the best audiophile tradition with innovative circuit design. This new
phono preamplifier makes analogue high-end reproduction affordable at last!
Technical specifications MM input: 3 mV /47 kOhm / 100 pF MC input:
adjustable Sensitivity: 100 µV - 220 µV - 600 µV Impedance: 100 Ohm
/ 220 Ohm / 470 Ohm Output voltage: "Low Out": 220 mV/100 Ohm
"High Out": 775 mV (0 dBm)/ 22 Ohm The QUASAR was awarded first prize for
Best Phonostage in 2002 at the biannual "Image Hifi Awards" in Germany,
one of Europe's premier hi-fi accolades.
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Q-psu
€.351,00
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Q-psu
Alimentazione separata utilizzabile per Questar e Dactilus
Convertitore digitale
analogico
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DACTILUS
€.439,00
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DACTILUS Convertitore
Digitale Analogico con possibilitŕ alimentatore separato Q-PSU 439,00
HEED
DACTILUS+Q
€.760,00
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DACTILUS+Q Convertitore
Digitale Analogico con Alimentazione Q-PSU
AMPLIFICATORI FINALII
HEED
CANOPUS II
€.483,00
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CANOPUS II Finale mono da 40W
Heed
Audio CANOPUS Mono Power Amplifier Do you own a home cinema system which fails
to please when you listen to music?Or are you in the process of building up a
good but value-for-money, traditional audio system? Perhaps you need a couple of
identical power amps in order to bi-amp your speaker system, or even drive it
actively? Maybe you need help in setting up a multi-room system? For all these
purposes, our CANOPUS mono power amp could be the ideal choice.The vast majority
of amplifiers in our digital age - due to typically high input levels - do not
have a preamplifier, but instead have only a volume pot followed by the power
amplifier. Consequently, sound quality is entirely determined by the actual
power stage. However, power amplifiers are very often - especially those
normally used in less expensive home cinema components - of inferior quality.
This sonic result is less astonishing if one considers that power stages claimed
to deliver several-hundred watts of power are fed by one- or two-hundred-VA
power supplies. In more demanding applications, such as music reproduction, this
low-key approach is pathetically inadequate. However, as home cinema amplifiers
and receivers have outputs for outboard power amplification, this problem can be
cured by additional power amps, such as the CANOPUS. As a multifunctional
component, it can be used in multichannel home cinema set-ups, as well as in
true audio applications, with excellent resultsThe CANOPUS is a 3-stage,
Class-AB mono power amp design, using fully discrete components. Its power
supply consists of a 100 VA torodial transformer and two 10,000 µF capacitors,
manufactured by BHC to Heed's own specifications, whilst its output stage is
built with complementary Darlington, 25 A power transistors. Due to its balanced
circuit topology, the CANOPUS is barely susceptible to external interference.
Its input sensitivity and impedance enable the user to connect the CANOPUS
directly to a CD-player or one of our phono stages.But have compromises been
made for size and price? Absolutely not! The CANOPUS is a discrete design in the
best audiophile tradition, extensively hand-built with custom-made components
inside. This has all been achieved at a price that almost beggars belief, and
with an accomplished sound quality that high-end finicks cannot believe. In
short, it is almost a unique high-end bargain! Technical specifications
Input sensitivity/impedance: 600 mV/10 kOhm Power output (continuous,
20Hz-20kHz): 35/50 W (8/4 Ohm) Signal/noise ratio (unweighted): 96 dB
Distortion (THD, 1kHz, 1W, 8 Ohm): 0,06% Frequency range (with filter): 4
Hz-60 kHz (±1 dB)
HEED
OBELISK
PAS €.1.069,00
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OBELISK PAS Amplificatore
Stereo di Potenza (puň anche essere utilizzato con Obelisk integrato per fare
una Bi-
Amplificazione)
AMPLIFICATORI INTEGRATI
 
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OBELISK Si
€.1.388,00
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OBELISK Si Super Integrato
con V/RC
Unleashed
by ION Systems in what only now seems like the twinkling of an eye during the
early 1990s, Richard Hay’s original amplifier concept stirred emotions in Hi-Fi
freaks and music lovers alike. The Obelisk was something unabashedly different.
As Alec Issigonis set the automotive world on its head with his Mini in 1959 – a
groundbreaking design with front wheel drive, transverse engine, sump gearbox,
and phenomenal space efficiency –, so the half-width, shoebox-sized Obelisk
challenged the status quo with its decidedly austere exterior, flexible upgrade
possibilities, and controversial non-DC-coupled topology (by then, largely
considered virtual heresy for any serious transistor-based amplifier). But
above all, it managed to render recorded music, well, disarmingly musical.Like
the metamorphosis of the classic Mini into the ’new MINI’ under the BMW banner
with modern safety, emissions and manufacturing principles, so too we have
resurrected the Obelisk – by applying advanced design solutions, utilizing
superior-quality component parts, and meeting higher production
standards.Therefore, we take tremendous pride in presenting the Heed Audio
Obelisk Si integrated amplifier, its supplementary Obelisk X-2 outboard power
supply, and matching Obelisk PAS stereo power amplifier.This very first 21st
century Obelisk sports 5 line inputs, remote volume control, a beefed-up power
supply, stand-by facility, and the ability to accept either optional phono stage
or DAC modules. And that’s not to mention an entirely re-imagined
preamplifier section based upon, and yet newly refined from our innovative 2-box
Luna preamp. But we have never lost sight of the pivotal principles set forth by
its classic predecessor; the active involvement of Richard Hay throughout the
entire development of the new Obelisk range has been indispensable.Technically
speaking, the Obelisk defies conventional measurement. Mere specifications can
be wildly misleading here. Consider output power: the Si is conservatively rated
at 35 watts per channel into 8 ohms. While this represents a humble enough watt/cost
ratio, here 35 watts don’t exactly equal 35 watts, since the Obelisk’s
non-DC-coupled design behaves rather more akin to valve amplifiers (roughly
speaking, Richard Hay’s approach was sort of a “valve amp built with transistors”)
of similar rating. With this kind of power on board, better valve amps are
capable of astonishing dynamic authority, and we’re more than satisfied that the
Obelisk Si adheres to this paradigm and then some. The Obelisk X-2 power supply
(in fact, a dual-mono power amp PSU) ups the ante to a full 50wpc (again,
behaving more like so many valve-watts), while allowing the original on-board
power supply to dedicate itself entirely to the preamp section. In other words,
with the addition of this single device, the Obelisk Si evolves into a
fully-fledged dual-mono pre/power combination! Finally, the ultimate Obelisk
experience along the Si’s upgrade path is realized by the addition of the
Obelisk PAS stereo power amplifier in bi-amp configuration with compatible
loudspeakers.But perhaps the most distinguishing characteristic of the Obelisk
Si, in any configuration, lies in its inherent and exceptional musicality. With
each listen, we are keenly reminded of how organic and life-like recorded music
can be. But don’t buy this story from us. Just read the verdict of one of
the world’s most distinguished music & Hi-Fi publications, Diapason (France):
„The Obelisk deftly negotiates dense passages with aplomb, yet is always
accompanied by finesse and simplicity, indeed, consider the best tube amps. It
is much closer to the "live" magic of a reference-quality 300B than it really
has any right to. ...The Si’s dynamic range approximates the spontaneity we hear
attending a live performance, evoking the very same impression. A genuine
revelation at a price, after all, without competition.” (And just two short
months after this review was published, the Obelisk Si was named recipient of
the coveted Diapason D’Or Award for 2008.)For even a fleeting experience with
the real world is better than thousand words in hi-fi, do try and meet the
Obelisk wherever you can – trade shows, Heed Audio dealers, happy Obelisk owners.
HEED
OBELISK
x-2 €.
819,00
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OBELISK X-2 Alimentazione
Esterna per Obelisk Si
PREAMPLIFICATORI
HEED
OBELISK
PRE €.1.069,00
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OBELISK PRE Preamplificatore
Stereo di linea
HEED
vinyl-1 €.156,00
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vinyl-1 Scheda Phono MM per
Obelisk
HEED
dactil-1 €.185,00
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dactil-1 Scheda Convertitore
D/A per Obelisk
MECCANICHE CD
HEED
OBELISK
DT €.1.490,00
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OBELISK DT Meccanica di
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