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Dynaudio Special 40

I have been curious about these speakers for a while when a used pair came up locally. I got them and have been more than pleased. They are amazing. They present the music in a lifelike tonally pleasing manner. Exciting without being fatiguing. Great balance and excellent bass for a bookshelf. They outperform my CSS Criton TH1=X and JBL 1600 HDI speakers which are very good in themselves.

I've been listening to them via a Unico Primo and some Schiit gear. The bass is augmented with a SCS 3000 Micro sub. 

Just thought I'd share my thoughts in case someone is thinking about these speakers. The ones I got were flawless and in the red finish. Very attractive. 

 

fredcdobbs
fredcdobbs OP
127 posts
 

Keep an eye out for used. I paid $2500 delivered but new when new ones would have cost about $3900 with California. At least its one audio deal I won't take a hit on. heh. That said, they won't be going anywhere soon. My wife even likes the finish.

bluorion
438 posts
 

Congrats on the 40s! I have a pair (gray) paired with a Luxman integrated and a REL sub---amazing! All of my non-audiophile friends are amazed how good they sound. I'm very happy with them. 

 

nyaudio98
420 posts
 

Which Luxman ??,

bjesien
1,240 posts
 

Can these play loud? I had a pair of low sensitivity speakers and it was too difficult to get them to play loud with a 150 watt amp. 

extravaganza
373 posts
 

from my experience with dynaudio bookshelfs,countour LE could play louder without distortion compared to c1,which at louder volume started to compress sound very much

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