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

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. 

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

Marvelous speaker. Got a almost new pair for 2K. Running with a Pass labs integrated 60. It’s a wonderful combination.

Are you experiencing any of the cabinet resonances that Stereophile complained of?