HEDD Audio HEDDphone® TWO GT
The HEDDphone® TWO GT pairs punchy dynamics with rich mid-bass texture, delivering natural tone, lucid detail and precise, expansive imaging from its distinctive AMT driver. Reviews By WaveTheory highlights its smooth, highly resolving presentation, while The Headphone Show finds its articulate drum impact a standout. A refined, warmly voiced flagship with genuine all-round appeal.
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Deliciously Crispy
Sound Quality
90/100
Comfort Fit
91/100
Build Quality
89/100
Features Usability
85/100
Value for Money
94/100
Pros
Exceptional dynamic punch and articulate drum transients, combining note weight with snappy attack.
Highly resolving, textured sound with a smooth, forgiving presentation that avoids harsh edges.
Warm, weighty mid-bass gives instruments satisfying body and natural, organic mids.
Deep pads, adjustable clamp and interchangeable leather or velour pads support strong long-session comfort.
Cons
Sub-bass rolls off below roughly 60–80Hz, limiting ultimate rumble and slam.
Treble response can be uneven, with a noticeable 7–8kHz dip and 10kHz peak for some listeners.
Stage favors lateral width over frontal depth, and is less expansive than the original HEDDphone TWO.
Vocal timbre may sound shouty or edgy on certain recordings and head shapes.
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What Reviewers Are Saying
SOUND QUALITY PERFORMANCE 90/100
The HEDDphone TWO GT is widely described as a warmer, weightier and more natural-sounding flagship with unusually strong technical ability. Its standout traits are its detail retrieval, spatial precision and especially lively drum transients, though reviewers note some treble coloration, limited sub-bass rumble and a stage that favors width over frontal depth.
Bass
90/100
Reviewers praise a weighty, textured and punchy low end, with satisfying body and a distinctive woody character on bass instruments. The emphasis is more in the mid-bass than the deepest registers: WaveTheory hears roll-off below roughly 60–80Hz, so it is not the most rumbly or slam-focused presentation.
Midrange
87/100
The midrange is generally characterized as warm, organic and naturally toned, with Z Reviews calling vocals pure and immersive. There is some disagreement, however: one Headphone Show review found vocals occasionally shouty and edgy, which limits its consistency across recordings.
Treble
84/100
Treble has welcome incisiveness and upper-frequency clarity according to The Headphone Show, while WaveTheory finds the overall presence slightly reduced. Still, a pronounced 7–8kHz dip followed by a 10kHz peak is clearly audible to one reviewer and gives the top end a noticeable coloration.
Resolution Detail
94/100
Detail retrieval is a major strength. WaveTheory calls its resolution and textural insight astounding for the price, while Z Reviews says it lets the listener closely examine recordings; The Headphone Show also considers its technical performance superior, even if some Hifiman alternatives extract a little more outright detail.
Soundstage Imaging
89/100
The presentation is spacious, with strong imaging, separation and three-dimensional placement. Multiple reviewers describe more width than forward depth, and the GT is considered less expansive than the original HEDDphone, but positional precision remains a clear asset.
Dynamics
94/100
Dynamics are repeatedly singled out as exceptional. Reviewers hear punchy, heavy yet articulate drum hits, fast snare attacks and an energetic sense of drive that sets it apart from many planar competitors; the reduced deepest-bass extension only slightly tempers ultimate slam.
Assessments of Build Quality, Usability, and Overall Propositions.
Comfort Fit
91/100
Despite its large form factor, reviewers find the TWO GT tremendously comfortable. The deep, square pads avoid ear contact, clamp is said to be reduced versus the original, and the alternative pad materials allow owners to choose the more comfortable option without a meaningful sonic trade-off.
Build Quality
89/100
Reviewers describe the construction as solid, with a convincing mix of metal and plastic. Z Reviews particularly praises the finish and the sense of care in its assembly, while stopping short of treating it as something designed for rough handling.
Features Usability
85/100
This is a conventional wired open-back headphone, with both balanced and unbalanced cable options plus lamb-leather and velour pads supplied. The pad choice is particularly useful given the reported comfort benefits; the reviews offer little further discussion of day-to-day hardware usability.
Value for Money
94/100
At roughly $2,000, reviewers see the TWO GT as a compelling high-end option rather than an indulgence justified only by its flagship positioning. Z Reviews gives it an emphatic approval at its asking price, and WaveTheory places it among headphones that meaningfully reshape the price-to-performance curve in this class.
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Specifications
- Design
- Open-back over-ear headphone
- Drivers
- Air Motion Transformer with VVT technology and a multi- layered Kapton polyimide diaphragm
- Frequency Range
- 10 Hz - 40 kHz
- Impedance
- 41 Ω flat
- Power
- Min. 200 mW, recommended ≥1000 mW
- Inputs
- 3.5mm jack
- Weight
- 550g
- Maximum SPL
- 88 dB SPL at 1 mW
- Pads
- Lamb leather and velour ear pads and head cushion
- Cable
- 4-Core 5N SPC, nylon-woven and hand-braided; Balanced and Unbalanced; 1.6m long.
Manufacturer's Description — HEDD Audio
Developed with the audiophile world in mind, the HEDDphone® TWO GT has been designed for listening enjoyment rather than technical work. Based on the successful HEDDphone® TWO design, key details have been refined for an exceptional listening experience: the GT features a new, warmer tuning that combines precision and emotion, an updated AMT driver with even lower distortion, new premium cables (4-core 5N SPC); additional visual touches on the logo and HEDDband stitching; and improved comfort with new velour and leather ear pad options, which can be switched at your leisure. The result is a richer, smoother, yet still incredibly detailed and fast sound with an innovative ergonomic design for an engaging and luxurious listening experience.
- Redesigned AMT driver features new multi-layered Kapton polyimide film with even lower distortion
- Variable Velocity Transformation (VVT) allows reproduction of frequencies from 10 to 40kHz
- Warmer tuning for music lovers
- Two sets of changeable, soft ear pads: real leather and velour
- Premium, hand-braided and nylon-woven high-grade cable (4-core 5N SPC)
- High-end GTC upgrade cable (8-core LC OFC) available separately
- HEDDband allows to adjust height, width, curvature, and clamping pressure
- High-quality, durable materials including carbon-fibre and magnesium minimize weight and ensure extended product life
- Visual updates with embossed logo and stitching details on the HEDDband
- Sturdy travel case
- Includes 1.6m unbalanced headphone cable with 6.35mm termination; unbalanced adapter – 6.35mm to 3.5mm; 1.6m balanced cable with 4.4mm termination; balanced adapter – 4.44mm to XLR 4-pin
- 5 year warranty after registration
Air Motion Transformer
Handmade in Berlin using high quality components, the HEDD Air Motion Transformer delivers a precise and wonderfully open sound. Thanks to ultra high frequency extension and remarkable transient response, natural sound reproduction is not distorted in any way.
Variable Velocity Transformation
VVT is a rethinking of the geometry of our AMT driver to achieve even frequency response across the entire audio spectrum, by letting folds vary in width and depth. This HEDD innovation made it possible for the HEDDphone to become the world's first full-range AMT headphone.
HEDDband
We created HEDDband so that you can forget you are wearing headphones and focus on the music you are creating or listening to. This innovative design uses a smart strap system that adjusts the shape and tension to comfortably fit heads of any shape or size.
Designed and made in Berlin
All HEDD products are designed and assembled in Berlin by talented engineers and craftspeople who draw from a rich history in audio reproduction to create products tuned to the key of you.
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