Today I was able to purchase my Heritage and I’m very happy... Someone upgrade before they arrived in the shop and I’m getting a closed box, but at a preowned price!
The seem to prefer transistor amplifiers over valve, you need to listen to them with amplifiers with good current capability, I am driving mine with Hegel H590 wish has very good synergy with the Dynaudio’s also recommend Pass Labs. Not saying they wouldn’t work with a high powered Valve amp, but you will need something that drives them with a bit of power.
Thank you 😊 My favourite bookshelf of the last 5 years for sure, great value in my opinion. Wish I still had them, but it’s better to have loved and lost, than to never have loved at all! 👍
Absolutely wonderful review and terrific, descriptive, real world review! I believe you've summed up these very special Heritage Specials in spot on fashion...brilliantly done. Newly subbed...Cheers!
Totaly my fav speaker too,, until I got a taste of the Dynaudio Confidence 20,s,, 🥰. Craaaazzy good stuff. ❣️🥰❣️ Cheers and thanks for your time and work SRA,, 🍻😎👍
My tube amp has been in for service since I got my Heritage Specials. It's 30 watts but runs triode and pentode simultaneously. Pentode kicks in to support the bass. I was a bit nervous about driving the DHS so I picked up some Monarchy Audio monoblocks. I'll be picking up my tube amp in a couple weeks 🤞
Nice Video. Haven't heard much of Harbeth but familiar with SF. I was thinking midrange of the Amator really nice. Harbeth tone better? SF sounds kind of rich full sounding....
thanks for the review. I am trying to decide between this Heritage special, Contour 30 or the Audiovector's R1 Arrete. using NAim 250 amp for mostly classical and would much appreciate your take on these options.
Very nicely done and a good description of the sound of the HS. But is the NAD fit for the job? I doubt it. I think that this pair of Dyns would shine even more with better amplification.
listening to them now (with Mino Cinelu) as i write this post - near field with the uniti atom, and low volume. drop dead gorgeous with resolution in spades. ps - i do have a small svs sub also.
Excellent video, I have seen this video 2 times . I’m looking for a good pair of speakers for my Hegel h 95 . And I like to see videos so informative that helps me make a decision . Thanks for the video and will keep looking
@@Coolesttech Good for you! I am curious if these speakers would produce anything impressive with $800 amps like Rotel a11, Iota stack, or Audiolab 6000.
I do now these speakers need a lot more power then 50 watts, even more then 100 watts to make them sing unless you have a class a high current amplifier then these speakers are fine with lower watts. Other then that great review!
This is a fantastic review, loved the comparisons. Glad to have you back. If you like a holographic soundstage and natural tone you need to listen to Totem.
I currently have the Dynaudio Focus XD 200s, but I think I'm gonna go audition these. This is the second review I've watched that put them in such high regard. Cheers.
I never heard a Dynaudio that I don’t like …. Currently I don’t dare to review these 🤣 I assume this is Dynaudio Evidence performance but without the crazy scaling and bass capabilities of the Evidence series… that could make the speakers a bargain 🤔
I have the Focus 60XD for several years now and recently bought a pair of Heritage Special. In terms of resolution and detail, the Special are much much better. They are just more fun.
@@SmallRoomAudio Thank you for being honest and daring to say that the bass is fast but not weighty. The people who rave about HS as the ultimate listening experience must be those who lean towards “lean” speakers or Dynaudio dealers. For that extra excitement and muscle there are other, albeit more expensive choices, out there, like the Sonus as you pointed out. Thank you for being frank with your reviews. Subbed.
Nice review, but why take the SF Electa Amotor III instead of the SF Minima Amator II?? Same price and maybe better than the Heritage special! Even better looking with the same stand but without the marble footplate on the speaker.
new to your channel..... just curious whats your best recommendation for a small audio room and near field listening in a computer desktop environment ???
Welcome to the channel! I always like a concentric driver in near field, especially for good imaging close up - so a kef or baby tannoy works really nicely. 👍
@@tango_gru True, things can get boomy quickly in limited space. You could go active with a KEF LSX/LS50w and tame the bass with the app, or use the ‘sock method’ and just bung the port a bit to stop things booming. If you use a desk that’s hollow or resonant you will definitely need to decouple the speakers, some iso acoustics stands or pucks are expensive, but they work well. Hopefully there are some good January sales next week!
Great review! Welcome back. Are you going to review the c298 you were using? I just got an open box bargain and it has taken my system up to the big time.
Well, just because you are a Small Room Audio, I expect you to soon review the Lyngdorf TDAI 1120 with RoomPerfect, which is especially suitable for sound correction of small rooms like mine...
Thank you 🙏 I have a BT Acoustics QRD N23 diffuser but this is more for cool looks than sound improvement as the room isn’t really big enough to benefit from it. I prefer the GIK acoustics alpha panels with binary diffusion, this does make a big difference to the room.
Hey hey, great to see you posting again! Lovely speakers. Seems you and 'Mark on Hi-Fi' have similar tastes by both choosing these as your weapon of choice. Enjoy!
Thanks for the review. Which Harbeths would you compare these with? I'm a Compact 7 fan and know there's a huge price gap between them and the models that would seem to appropriate comparisons with the HS
@@SmallRoomAudio This room is about 12x15, is that to large? Also, please, I have the Luxman 595. It's a bit on the warm side and sounds stuffy on my Sonus Faber Lumina IIs. Like vocals sound like behind a wall. My Yamaha 3200 sounds nice and open on the Lumina IIs, so it is confusing. Would these Dynaudio open up the Luxman so it sounds more open and less stuffy?
@@dman7776 The tweeter on the HS is nicely revealing so I wouldn’t say the pairing is stuffy, that said, you may prefer the Yamaha sound signature which is slightly leaner. Subjective preference will definitely play a part here - the only way to truly know is to try it out and see how you get on 😊
@@SmallRoomAudio yeah, I think I'm looking to pair these with the Yamaha 3200 instead. The 3200 can sound a bit bright on some recordings, so I'm hoping maybe these can tame the brightness.
Very enjoyable, engaging video as always. How much better do you find the heritage specials, compared to the Special 40? I found the latter (slightly) bright/explicit in the highs, even if they were very smooth. Do the Heritage Specials share that trait, or are they a bit less bright?
Thanks David 😊 🙏 It’s hard to quantify - maybe 20-30% better, although it depends on how much you value speed. The sound signature is similar to the S40, so if you found that wasn’t to your taste these might not be either. I think the contour series might fit the bill in-between, although I’ve not auditioned them in my room.
Thanks Joseph - I had all of the referenced speakers available to directly compare at the time. I’m very familiar with Harbeths but they were not in-house during the review.
@@SmallRoomAudio Ok, right, fair enough...but thinking back, what would be your purely subjective comparison between the Dynaaudio HS and the Harbeth 30.1/2s which I would think would be the nearest comparable?
I prefer the HS for their lightening bass and top end resolution. The 30.1 did human voices so well though - both are great speakers, it’s going to come down to personal preference.
@@SmallRoomAudio Thanks again, I know what you mean about personal preference. The 30.1s are/were great, but I heard the 30.2s at a show and I didn't like them. Alan Shaw has taken the warmth and relaxed presentation out of the speakers for a more forward and (I think) sterile sound. My sense was reflected in at least one review which said the 30.2s are great, but they don't have the personality of the previous iteration of Harbeths.
@@josephfranceski1041 Sterile is the last word i would use to describe Harbeth.30.2 has super flat response and some might not like that. They are still lot warmer than Heritage which sounded bit dry in the upper mids. The Dyn is like a big headphones no coloration at all and has tight punchy bass.Scary dynamics!
I own the Evoke 10s and love them. These were next on my list until I dropped six grand on a pair of JBL Classic L100 75 edition speakers. First world problems I suppose.
You really had to try these with a powerful Class A/B amp with a beefy transformer. Class D is ok with it but not the best. Someting like a Rotel Michi X3 or even X5 would be a better match.
I could be wrong but it seems to me that the C1 is a more musical sounding speaker than this HS...please correct me if i'm wrong...also i'm thinking dynaudio has better sounding speaker than Dali?
I’m a first timer on your channel and this review is a great start! Ironically, last spring I auditioned for purchase - for a small room - three of the four speakers you addressed, the Dynaudio Heritage Special, the Sonus Faber Amator III, and the Bowers and Wilkins 805 D3. I loved the SF and the looks matched my mid-century Italian decor perfectly, but on a big McIntosh MA8900 integrated amp it sounded like the “loudness button” was engaged, though the tone controls were bypassed. The Dynaudio on a then-new NAD M33 Masters Series integrated sounded bloated and boomy. The salesperson thought it was fine but I think the M33 was seriously misadjusted, a distinct possibility with a new amp having more features than an AVR. Too bad. I really wanted to like that speaker (and it was in stock!). The 805 D3 was Goldilocks just-right on audition, unexpectedly so as the room it was in was very small, untreated, and had a large glass doorwall behind the seating. It was balanced, airy, three dimensional and had a satisfying rich and detailed bottom end. The higher efficiency of the Bowers and Wilkins as compared to the other two was a bonus and allowed my Luxman 30 WPC Class A integrated to sing sweetly.
Dan, I have an M33 that I am thinking of pairing w the Dynaudio Heritage speakers. Are you saying that the M33 could be adjusted for better performance or not possible to get them to sound great. Thank you. Great review.
@@frankfleischman4003 I’m sure I just had a bad demo at the dealership I heard the M33/Dynaudio combination. The M33 was new to them at the time and somebody might have been playing with it. I know the M33 does have some kind of DSP speaker/room correction built in which might explain my bad demo. Though I didn’t hear the Heritage Special at their best, it’s always a must for you to hear the combination for yourself, preferably in your own home. I think I might have missed hearing a great speaker. Let me know how it goes. Happy listening and enjoy the search!
@@daniannaci3258 the M33 has Dirac room correction and if it was implemented based on a “scan” of another speaker pair it Could make corrections that wouldn’t relate to the speakers they are demoing (the HS’s). Hard to demo in home but I’m not worried about having to resell them if it came down to that. Thank you for your input.
Great but expensive speaker. Beware, you really need a powerful amp. My 250 W Hegel 390 is just enough to get the bass out, but a H590 or H600 is the better choice.
Not necessarily true about SF Electa III... I have it in a small room, near field, and it's absolutely gorgeous to listen... And when you take into consideration different rooms, amps, sources, cables, recordings...
Today I was able to purchase my Heritage and I’m very happy... Someone upgrade before they arrived in the shop and I’m getting a closed box, but at a preowned price!
The Dynaudio Heritage Specials are a superb sounding speaker, once you listen to them with decent equipment, there midrange just sucks you in!
Absolutely agree! 👍
What decent equipment for example?
The seem to prefer transistor amplifiers over valve, you need to listen to them with amplifiers with good current capability, I am driving mine with Hegel H590 wish has very good synergy with the Dynaudio’s also recommend Pass Labs.
Not saying they wouldn’t work with a high powered Valve amp, but you will need something that drives them with a bit of power.
I NEVER EVER heard a Dynaudio speaker that I did not like 🤩
I can only Imagine Heritage Special is indeed special special special 😍
over hyped like the special 40
Welcome back! I just got a pair of red Special 40s. The red color was worth it alone. Love them.
Great to be back! The S40 has a beautiful finish, one of my favourites! 👍
Heartfelt review with sincere thoughts and feelings. Needless to say it sparks the wish to hear those Dynaudio Heritage Specials !
Thank you 😊 My favourite bookshelf of the last 5 years for sure, great value in my opinion. Wish I still had them, but it’s better to have loved and lost, than to never have loved at all! 👍
How would these compare with ATC or KEF Ref 1?
The dancing lady made me feel unexpectedly happy. Thanks to you both, for that
Haha no problem!! 😃
Absolutely wonderful review and terrific, descriptive, real world review! I believe you've summed up these very special Heritage Specials in spot on fashion...brilliantly done. Newly subbed...Cheers!
Thank you Josh for the kind words, and welcome to the channel! 👍
@@SmallRoomAudio Absolutely, you're welcome! Well-deserved and happy to be here...looking forward to more in the new year!
Really enjoying my music with these, N° 0546, with stand 20 and adapter plate.
Lovely and accessible description. Thank you so much.
Thank you for watching! 👍 😊
Woo you’re back! Loved the video
Thanks Gregory! 👍
Good to see you back!! Awesome video by the way. 😊
Thanks Chuck 😊 👍
Happy……just bought a pair of it!
Totaly my fav speaker too,, until I got a taste of the Dynaudio Confidence 20,s,, 🥰.
Craaaazzy good stuff. ❣️🥰❣️
Cheers and thanks for your time and work SRA,, 🍻😎👍
Thank you 🙏 😊
I’ve heard some reviewers say Confidence 20 may be more precise etc but heritage has more special sound. Did you find otherwise?
thanks for your video, I bought these speaker some weeks ago and I fully agree with your review.
My tube amp has been in for service since I got my Heritage Specials. It's 30 watts but runs triode and pentode simultaneously. Pentode kicks in to support the bass. I was a bit nervous about driving the DHS so I picked up some Monarchy Audio monoblocks. I'll be picking up my tube amp in a couple weeks 🤞
Nice Video. Haven't heard much of Harbeth but familiar with SF. I was thinking midrange of the Amator really nice. Harbeth tone better? SF sounds kind of rich full sounding....
thanks for the review. I am trying to decide between this Heritage special, Contour 30 or the Audiovector's R1 Arrete. using NAim 250 amp for mostly classical and would much appreciate your take on these options.
Very nicely done and a good description of the sound of the HS. But is the NAD fit for the job? I doubt it.
I think that this pair of Dyns would shine even more with better amplification.
They do scale brilliantly with anything you throw at them, still one of the best bookshelf speakers I’ve heard 👍
You should try it with Aragon Iridiums
You will then all the imaging you can imagine
A very very fun speaker that benefits from the best electronics
listening to them now (with Mino Cinelu) as i write this post - near field with the uniti atom, and low volume. drop dead gorgeous with resolution in spades.
ps - i do have a small svs sub also.
lovely speakers, great review, mate!
Thank you 🙏
Loved this review ...you spoke to the point Keep Going ..
Thank you! 🙏 💥 😊
Excellent video, I have seen this video 2 times .
I’m looking for a good pair of speakers for my Hegel h 95 .
And I like to see videos so informative that helps me make a decision . Thanks for the video and will keep looking
That’s very kind of you to say Jose! Thank you for watching, and good luck on your speaker search! 👍
Best bookshelf for the money, but I'm biased since I bought them. Previous best for money was the Special 40. The HS is many levels above the S40.
Special 40 with the GR Research crossover upgrade is incredible.
How much did you spend on the amplifier?
@@gokhanersan8561 it's a Hegel H390, $7500 Canadian +tx
@@Coolesttech Good for you! I am curious if these speakers would produce anything impressive with $800 amps like Rotel a11, Iota stack, or Audiolab 6000.
@@gokhanersan8561 I'm sure they would be good but you will get much further with good amplification
I do now these speakers need a lot more power then 50 watts, even more then 100 watts to make them sing unless you have a class a high current amplifier then these speakers are fine with lower watts. Other then that great review!
This is a fantastic review, loved the comparisons. Glad to have you back. If you like a holographic soundstage and natural tone you need to listen to Totem.
Thanks Neil! Would love to get my hands on a skylight!! 💥
@@SmallRoomAudio the ones to listen to are the fire v2.
They even have a fierce name, like it!
Try these with Gato monoblock power amps! Oh my goodness! Rivals systems way pricier
It’s been too long, but your back 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Thanks Frederick! 👍 💥 😃
I currently have the Dynaudio Focus XD 200s, but I think I'm gonna go audition these. This is the second review I've watched that put them in such high regard. Cheers.
I never heard a Dynaudio that I don’t like …. Currently I don’t dare to review these 🤣
I assume this is Dynaudio Evidence performance but without the crazy scaling and bass capabilities of the Evidence series… that could make the speakers a bargain 🤔
I have the Focus 60XD for several years now and recently bought a pair of Heritage Special. In terms of resolution and detail, the Special are much much better. They are just more fun.
Excellent review
Thank you 😊 🙏
@@SmallRoomAudio Thank you for being honest and daring to say that the bass is fast but not weighty. The people who rave about HS as the ultimate listening experience must be those who lean towards “lean” speakers or Dynaudio dealers. For that extra excitement and muscle there are other, albeit more expensive choices, out there, like the Sonus as you pointed out. Thank you for being frank with your reviews. Subbed.
Nice review, but why take the SF Electa Amotor III instead of the SF Minima Amator II??
Same price and maybe better than the Heritage special!
Even better looking with the same stand but without the marble footplate on the speaker.
new to your channel..... just curious whats your best recommendation for a small audio room and near field listening in a computer desktop environment ???
Welcome to the channel! I always like a concentric driver in near field, especially for good imaging close up - so a kef or baby tannoy works really nicely. 👍
@@SmallRoomAudio thanks 🙏 ….I am not sure if there is a kef or tannoy that doesn’t have a back port. Backports are usually horrible in limited space.
@@tango_gru True, things can get boomy quickly in limited space. You could go active with a KEF LSX/LS50w and tame the bass with the app, or use the ‘sock method’ and just bung the port a bit to stop things booming. If you use a desk that’s hollow or resonant you will definitely need to decouple the speakers, some iso acoustics stands or pucks are expensive, but they work well. Hopefully there are some good January sales next week!
Great review! Welcome back. Are you going to review the c298 you were using? I just got an open box bargain and it has taken my system up to the big time.
Yes that’s going to be next - it’s amazing value for money, congrats on your purchase! 👍
Welcome back.
Thanks Shawn! 👍
Thanks for the great review. Which harbeth speakers are you referring to that are better in vocal presentation?
Thanks Ronis - they are great across the range, but specially the 30.1 and P3ESR
Well, just because you are a Small Room Audio, I expect you to soon review the Lyngdorf TDAI 1120 with RoomPerfect, which is especially suitable for sound correction of small rooms like mine...
I’d love to if they send me one!
May I ask the name of the wooden diffuser (the one on the top)? Great review, the comparisons were are always very useful.
Thank you 🙏 I have a BT Acoustics QRD N23 diffuser but this is more for cool looks than sound improvement as the room isn’t really big enough to benefit from it. I prefer the GIK acoustics alpha panels with binary diffusion, this does make a big difference to the room.
Good review, but unfortunately a bit (massively) out of reach for me. Any chance of a review of the new Emit 10 or 20? Thanks.
Check out my friend Simon’s review of the Emit 20 - he’s very honest with his opinions, and loved them! m.th-cam.com/video/xtotYztNj7Y/w-d-xo.html
Great review!
Can we get review for this new NAD ? :)
Thank you Markus - that will be coming up next! 😃
@@SmallRoomAudio great! Thank you!
Bienvenue encore! Merci pour votre avis digne (plus de rita, s'il vous plaît)
Merci, rita vous dit bonjour!
Are Heritage superior to Focal Sopra NO 1?
I haven’t heard the Sopra in my listening room so can’t answer that yet. Hopefully I’ll get a chance to review them soon.
Hey hey, great to see you posting again! Lovely speakers. Seems you and 'Mark on Hi-Fi' have similar tastes by both choosing these as your weapon of choice. Enjoy!
Thanks Anton, hope to have more videos coming! I really enjoy Mark’s content, seems like a really sound guy with top experience!
Thanks for the review. Which Harbeths would you compare these with? I'm a Compact 7 fan and know there's a huge price gap between them and the models that would seem to appropriate comparisons with the HS
Would a simaudio 600 be a good match for these speakers
Would you be able to do a Harbeth monitor review one day?
Absolutely - great speakers - I have them on the list!
were you able to try these one the Luxman 595 class a amp?
Yes it was a good combo, although you’d want a bit more power for a bigger room
@@SmallRoomAudio This room is about 12x15, is that to large? Also, please, I have the Luxman 595. It's a bit on the warm side and sounds stuffy on my Sonus Faber Lumina IIs. Like vocals sound like behind a wall. My Yamaha 3200 sounds nice and open on the Lumina IIs, so it is confusing. Would these Dynaudio open up the Luxman so it sounds more open and less stuffy?
@@dman7776 The tweeter on the HS is nicely revealing so I wouldn’t say the pairing is stuffy, that said, you may prefer the Yamaha sound signature which is slightly leaner. Subjective preference will definitely play a part here - the only way to truly know is to try it out and see how you get on 😊
@@SmallRoomAudio yeah, I think I'm looking to pair these with the Yamaha 3200 instead. The 3200 can sound a bit bright on some recordings, so I'm hoping maybe these can tame the brightness.
Very enjoyable, engaging video as always. How much better do you find the heritage specials, compared to the Special 40? I found the latter (slightly) bright/explicit in the highs, even if they were very smooth. Do the Heritage Specials share that trait, or are they a bit less bright?
Thanks David 😊 🙏 It’s hard to quantify - maybe 20-30% better, although it depends on how much you value speed. The sound signature is similar to the S40, so if you found that wasn’t to your taste these might not be either. I think the contour series might fit the bill in-between, although I’ve not auditioned them in my room.
They are so smooth in the treble,there's no brightness they almost sound dull. My harbeth are brighter.
Very thoughtful review, but I wonder why you referred to Harbeths but didn't use any of their monitors as a comparable to the Heritage Specials?
Thanks Joseph - I had all of the referenced speakers available to directly compare at the time. I’m very familiar with Harbeths but they were not in-house during the review.
@@SmallRoomAudio Ok, right, fair enough...but thinking back, what would be your purely subjective comparison between the Dynaaudio HS and the Harbeth 30.1/2s which I would think would be the nearest comparable?
I prefer the HS for their lightening bass and top end resolution. The 30.1 did human voices so well though - both are great speakers, it’s going to come down to personal preference.
@@SmallRoomAudio Thanks again, I know what you mean about personal preference. The 30.1s are/were great, but I heard the 30.2s at a show and I didn't like them. Alan Shaw has taken the warmth and relaxed presentation out of the speakers for a more forward and (I think) sterile sound. My sense was reflected in at least one review which said the 30.2s are great, but they don't have the personality of the previous iteration of Harbeths.
@@josephfranceski1041 Sterile is the last word i would use to describe Harbeth.30.2 has super flat response and some might not like that. They are still lot warmer than Heritage which sounded bit dry in the upper mids.
The Dyn is like a big headphones no coloration at all and has tight punchy bass.Scary dynamics!
I own the Evoke 10s and love them. These were next on my list until I dropped six grand on a pair of JBL Classic L100 75 edition speakers. First world problems I suppose.
Fantastic speakers, congrats on the purchase! 👍
You really had to try these with a powerful Class A/B amp with a beefy transformer. Class D is ok with it but not the best. Someting like a Rotel Michi X3 or even X5 would be a better match.
How is this at lower volumes? Thank you in advance
They are very good - not as effective as something super sensitive like a Klipsch, but still very enjoyable 👍
What stand mount height is good for these?
I could be wrong but it seems to me that the C1 is a more musical sounding speaker than this HS...please correct me if i'm wrong...also i'm thinking dynaudio has better sounding speaker than Dali?
Imaging: The Focal Sopra 1 is a tough contender...
How does this compare to the tone and midrange of Harbeth?
Almost as good 👍
How many watts is your tube amp?
Regards
50w - although I don’t have it anymore; run with a Luxman 595 now 😃
would these be good pairs with Gold Note Is-1000 (deluxe?) integrated amp?
I paired up Dynaudio once with a Gold Node amp and it didn’t work at all.
Super sir
Thank you 🙏 😊
I’m a first timer on your channel and this review is a great start! Ironically, last spring I auditioned for purchase - for a small room - three of the four speakers you addressed, the Dynaudio Heritage Special, the Sonus Faber Amator III, and the Bowers and Wilkins 805 D3. I loved the SF and the looks matched my mid-century Italian decor perfectly, but on a big McIntosh MA8900 integrated amp it sounded like the “loudness button” was engaged, though the tone controls were bypassed. The Dynaudio on a then-new NAD M33 Masters Series integrated sounded bloated and boomy. The salesperson thought it was fine but I think the M33 was seriously misadjusted, a distinct possibility with a new amp having more features than an AVR. Too bad. I really wanted to like that speaker (and it was in stock!). The 805 D3 was Goldilocks just-right on audition, unexpectedly so as the room it was in was very small, untreated, and had a large glass doorwall behind the seating. It was balanced, airy, three dimensional and had a satisfying rich and detailed bottom end. The higher efficiency of the Bowers and Wilkins as compared to the other two was a bonus and allowed my Luxman 30 WPC Class A integrated to sing sweetly.
Welcome Dan, and thank you for sharing your experiences! 👍 😊
Dan, I have an M33 that I am thinking of pairing w the Dynaudio Heritage speakers. Are you saying that the M33 could be adjusted for better performance or not possible to get them to sound great. Thank you.
Great review.
@@frankfleischman4003 I’m sure I just had a bad demo at the dealership I heard the M33/Dynaudio combination. The M33 was new to them at the time and somebody might have been playing with it. I know the M33 does have some kind of DSP speaker/room correction built in which might explain my bad demo. Though I didn’t hear the Heritage Special at their best, it’s always a must for you to hear the combination for yourself, preferably in your own home. I think I might have missed hearing a great speaker. Let me know how it goes. Happy listening and enjoy the search!
@@daniannaci3258 the M33 has Dirac room correction and if it was implemented based on a “scan” of another speaker pair it
Could make corrections that wouldn’t relate to the speakers they are demoing (the HS’s).
Hard to demo in home but I’m not worried about having to resell them if it came down to that.
Thank you for your input.
@@frankfleischman7285 That makes sense. Are there any Heritage Special pair still available in the US?
4 ohms?
Yes 4ohms 👍
wonderful British accent
Why thank you very much!
I don't doubt these speakers sound sweet but those prices are out of control.
Great but expensive speaker. Beware, you really need a powerful amp. My 250 W Hegel 390 is just enough to get the bass out, but a H590 or H600 is the better choice.
I heard an online demo where the trebble was a bit tipped up and harsh - too harsh for seven thousand bucks.
These are definitely not tipped up or harsh, the treble is super refined. Maybe a poor recording?
@@SmallRoomAudio could be.
Wish they make this kind of a system in a slightly more modern design. This is better than Contour 20i by a huge margin.
Do you still moronly prefer your B&W 705s2 ? …🤦🏼♂️
These are my favourite bookshelf speakers . Not that you deserved a reply with such a rude comment.
Too bad top tier amplification was omitted in your review.
Not necessarily true about SF Electa III...
I have it in a small room, near field, and it's absolutely gorgeous to listen...
And when you take into consideration different rooms, amps, sources, cables, recordings...
We all like different flavours of sound, and that’s what makes the world a fun place 👍 enjoy the music 🎶 😃