Hedd Type 20 vs KH310

[dfuller]

Got the KH310s for a good price (~3200). This leaves me a few hundred dollar budget for more treatment (more traps, more broadband).

 

[allan]

Got the KH310s for a good price (~3200). This leaves me a few hundred dollar budget for more treatment (more traps, more broadband).

how are you liking them? Deciding between these and the HEDDs.

 

[dfuller]

how are you liking them? Deciding between these and the HEDDs.

I quite like them. The midrange is magical. Like, really something.

 

[allan]

I have another person telling me the midrange wasn’t as good as it was on the HEDDs. I wish I lived in LA haha! Is the low end strong enough for dance music production?

 

[dfuller]

I have another person telling me the midrange wasn’t as good as it was on the HEDDs. I wish I lived in LA haha! Is the low end strong enough for dance music production?

It comfortably goes into the 30-40hz area, but they're strong candidates for crossing with subs as the small sealed box design doesn't lend itself to low distortion at high volumes in the sub bass area - not that it's particularly audible, mind.

 

[allan]

It comfortably goes into the 30-40hz area, but they're strong candidates for crossing with subs as the small sealed box design doesn't lend itself to low distortion at high volumes in the sub bass area - not that it's particularly audible, mind.

That’s a good point, I hadn’t considered it. Although, I doubt I would ever push them close to that hard.

 

[Bartic]

Got the KH310s for a good price (~3200). This leaves me a few hundred dollar budget for more treatment (more traps, more broadband).

What year is your KH310 from? Have they been reliable so far?
I have a chance to get an 8 year old used pair. They look great. Apparently they weren't used too much at all.
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[dfuller]

What year is your KH310 from? Have they been reliable so far?
I have a chance to get an 8 year old used pair. They look great. Apparently they weren't used too much at all.
.

Rock solid. Not sure what year, though.

 

[Bartic]

Rock solid. Not sure what year, though.

Nice. Glad to hear that.
Would you consider buying an 8 year old KH310 or would you say its too much of a risk?
Before you know it, its going to be a 10 year old speaker. (and again, that doesn't have to mean anything)
The kh310 came out in 2013, so we still don't know how well they hold up after 10+ years.

 

[dfuller]

Nice. Glad to hear that.
Would you consider buying an 8 year old KH310 or would you say its too much of a risk?
Before you know it, its going to be a 10 year old speaker. (and again, that doesn't have to mean anything)
The kh310 came out in 2013, so we still don't know how well they hold up after 10+ years.

I see no reason to not. KH310s aren't particularly complex to repair - the only parts that will really fail outside of random catastrophic explosions are electrolytic caps, and the caps in mine were all good-to-excellent quality (Yageo main bulk cap in PSU, Japanese everything else, all 105C parts).

 

[Bartic]

Did you open each speaker up and check the condition of the internals before purchasing?
And is it an SMD?

 

[dfuller]

Did you open each speaker up and check the condition of the internals before purchasing?
And is it an SMD?

I did not, as I bought them over the internet. Most stuff is SMD, the electrolytic caps are snap-in or through hole radial, power amp ICs are through hole as well IIRC...