{"id":133632,"date":"2025-10-20T09:44:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T09:44:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/133632\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T09:44:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T09:44:16","slug":"this-hedd-audio-limited-edition-studio-monitor-is-inspired-by-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/133632\/","title":{"rendered":"This HEDD Audio limited edition studio monitor is \u201cinspired by gold\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/musictech.com\/brands\/hedd-audio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">HEDD Audio<\/a> is launching the Type 05 A-Core Edition X, a limited anniversary edition of its acclaimed Type 05 A-Core studio monitor.<\/p>\n<p>There are just 100 pairs available worldwide, with each offering luxurious detailing and upgraded materials. EDITION X commemorates both HEDD\u2019s 10th anniversary and founder Klaus Heinz, as he celebrates 40 years of pioneering loudspeaker design.<\/p>\n<p>The standard version of the Type O5 A-Core studio monitor was a huge hit at its <a href=\"https:\/\/musictech.com\/news\/gear\/hedd-audio-a-core-analogue-speakers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">release back in May<\/a>, and scored a prestigious <a href=\"https:\/\/musictech.com\/news\/gear\/hedd-audio-a-core-analogue-speakers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">10\/10 from MusicTech<\/a> for its \u201cexceptionally coherent sound\u201d. The Type 05 A-Core model launched at the same time as a Type 07 model, with both said to \u201cdistill\u201d\u00a0 the last four decades of Heinz\u2019s design work.<\/p>\n<p>At the heart of the new, limited Edition X model is a custom ENIG-finished PCB that HEDD says will guarantee unmatched signal purity, stability, and long-term durability. Each pair of the new Type 05 A-Core Edition X monitor has been handcrafted in Berlin, and features luxurious 18k gold-plated details, including Italian-crafted elements such as the backplate, tweeter grille, screws, and knobs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGold has long symbolised the very qualities that define Edition X,\u201d says HEDD Audio. \u201cIts purity mirrors the all-analogue signal path, which delivers uncoloured and unprocessed sonic truth. Its longevity, rooted in gold\u2019s resistance to tarnish, is reflected in Edition X\u2019s ENIG-finished PCBs and premium-grade materials, ensuring decades of consistent performance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Edition X will be available this October, exclusively through select HEDD Audio partners. As a tribute to Heinz\u2019s 40 years of innovation, one pair of Edition X conceals a gold-plated, engraved warranty card offering a whopping 40 years of coverage. Beyond this special edition, all HEDD products, including Edition X, come with a standard five-year warranty.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaterials define components, and components define speakers,\u201d comments Heinz. \u201cWith Edition X, we wanted to create a monitor that embodies permanence, purity, and precision \u2013 both visually and sonically.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>To find out more, head over to <a href=\"https:\/\/hedd.audio\/pages\/10-years-of-hedd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">HEDD Audio<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/rachel-roberts@2048x2048-400x400.jpg\" alt=\"Rachel Roberts\" height=\"64\" width=\"64\" class=\"w-16 h-16 rounded-full object-cover !my-0\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"leading-relaxed !my-0\">Rachel is a DIY musician who began learning guitar and keyboard from her bedroom at 14. She has written news and features for MusicTech since 2022, and also has bylines across Kerrang!, Guitar.com, and The Forty-Five. Though a lover of heavy music, her guilty pleasure is 2000s pop.<\/p>\n<p>Get the MusicTech newsletter<\/p>\n<p class=\" mb-4 max-w-xl\">Get the latest news, reviews and tutorials to your inbox.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HEDD Audio is launching the Type 05 A-Core Edition X, a limited anniversary edition of its acclaimed Type&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":133633,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[74],"tags":[18,19,17,79962,82],"class_list":["post-133632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-eire","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-monitors","tag-technology"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133632","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133632"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133632\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/133633"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}