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Heed Audio
Website:https://heedaudio.com/main-page/home/
Est. year: 1987
Heed Audio is a small Hungarian electronics maker whose first own-brand product, the Obelisk integrated amplifier, appeared in 1993. The company builds compact amplifiers, phono stages, DACs and power supplies by hand in Hungary in small batches. It grew out of a hi-fi import business and its name is linked mainly with the narrow Obelisk boxes that can be expanded step by step.
Range & what it's known for
The Obelisk family remains the backbone, with integrated amplifiers such as the Obelisk SI and external power supplies like the Obelisk PX that take over the output stage supply. Alongside sit the Elixir integrated amplifier, the Thesis amplifier series, the Quasar phono stage, the Canamp headphone amplifier, the Abacus S DAC and streamer and the limited Helikon. The company credits its in-house Transcap amplifier circuit as its main engineering trait, and printed circuit boards are soldered by hand.
Who owns it and where it's made
Heed is run by its founder Zsolt Huszti, who imported British amplifiers into Hungary in the 1980s. The Obelisk design was adapted from the Ion Obelisk after Huszti befriended its British designer Richard Hay. Production stays in Hungary, using components sourced from European suppliers.
The lineup in this catalog
The Obelisk SI integrated amplifier with a built-in DAC and five single-ended inputs, and the Obelisk PX external power supply, measuring 220 x 85 x 325 mm, which upgrades the amplifier's power section.
Who it's for
Heed makes sense where shelf space is limited and the owner wants a compact integrated amplifier with the option to grow it later. Starting with the Obelisk SI and adding the PX supply is the typical upgrade path.
Range & what it's known for
The Obelisk family remains the backbone, with integrated amplifiers such as the Obelisk SI and external power supplies like the Obelisk PX that take over the output stage supply. Alongside sit the Elixir integrated amplifier, the Thesis amplifier series, the Quasar phono stage, the Canamp headphone amplifier, the Abacus S DAC and streamer and the limited Helikon. The company credits its in-house Transcap amplifier circuit as its main engineering trait, and printed circuit boards are soldered by hand.
Who owns it and where it's made
Heed is run by its founder Zsolt Huszti, who imported British amplifiers into Hungary in the 1980s. The Obelisk design was adapted from the Ion Obelisk after Huszti befriended its British designer Richard Hay. Production stays in Hungary, using components sourced from European suppliers.
The lineup in this catalog
The Obelisk SI integrated amplifier with a built-in DAC and five single-ended inputs, and the Obelisk PX external power supply, measuring 220 x 85 x 325 mm, which upgrades the amplifier's power section.
Who it's for
Heed makes sense where shelf space is limited and the owner wants a compact integrated amplifier with the option to grow it later. Starting with the Obelisk SI and adding the PX supply is the typical upgrade path.
