Thank you for the review Erin. Although I am a little late to the party, I'd like to share our perspective on this review. I am not going to go through all the comments and answer directly, but if anyone has specific questions they'd like our input on, feel free to direct them to me, and I'll be happy to answer. First off, I think Erin captures the performance of the speakers really well in this review. I would encourage anyone to not just look at the measurements, but pay attention to the description of what Erin actually heard. While we use what is likely the most advanced measurement facility in the world, we do not aim specifically to make the end product provide beautiful measurements. The aim is good sound - and the measurements is a tool to achieve that. Like Erin points out in the beginning of the review, sometimes a non-linearity that looks bad on the measurement isn't really much of an audible issue, and sometimes audible issues don't look like much in the measurements, unless you already determined by listening that it actually is one. In other words, measurements can explain what you heard, but it is very difficult to determine what you are going to hear, just by looking at the measurements. Which is why Erin listens before measuring. I'd like to point out that none of the comments in the review are somehow revealing something we didn't already know about the speaker, before we put it on the market. There is nothing that Erin can measure that we can't, or haven't done. The main point I would like to point out here is that no loudspeaker, regardless of price, is perfect. I see a lot of assumptions that because a speaker costs a lot of money, the performance should be perfect. That is unfortunately far from the truth. All speakers are the result of a balancing act when engineering them. An example of this is the dip that is pointed out slightly above 1 kHz, which Erin correctly attributes to a "compliance issue" between cone and surround. However, the word "compliance issue" may lead some people to believe that this is an error, either in design or production. That is not the case, it is simply the result of deliberate design choices. It is very easy to design a woofer that doesn't have this dip. The problem is that the design changes you need to make to avoid the dip, leads to other issues that we believe are worse. It's not that we LIKE the dip, it is that we DISLIKE the compromises needed to avoid it. I hope this explanation makes sense to people. One point I found very interesting in the review, and some of the following comments, is that Erin points out the ability to go loud as one of the strong points about this speaker, which led to some comments about that high SPL is not by itself a target. Interestingly, we 100% agree, and actually we deliberately sacrifice high SPL to achieve the performance we are aiming for. Which is why I was actually positively surprised by the comments on high SPL capability being a benefit, and not a downside. Our speakers aren't the most sensitive on the market, due to the decisions we make in creating smooth sounding drivers. In our view, we design the speakers to go "loud enough", not "as loud as possible". The fact that Erin was able to push them to very loud levels, is simply a result of the quality of the components and the design of our drivers - you are able to drive them hard before they start misbehaving, assuming you have the amplifier power to do it. The ability to change loudness level without too much of a change in sound character is a key performance factor for us. I think this is a factor that is often overlooked in objective assessments of speakers - I often see measurements that show how it sounds at low levels, plus how loud it will go - but not what happens to the sound when you turn the volume up. I applaud Erin's approach here. Nitpick: In the beginning of the video, Erin describes the tweeter as a T330. Although it has been designed to look like a T330, the actual tweeter is the newer Esotar3, which is also used in our Confidence speaker line. If anyone has questions for us, feel free to comment here, and I'll do my best to answer. /Otto, Dynaudio Academy

Erin - you are the best in the game. I watch everyone from Amir, to Andrew, to Danny, etc. but nobody combines the subjective listening experience and objective data as well as you do. And you're so honest, humble, and relatable. So much respect.

I'm just gonna go ahead and say that you, Erin, are *the most* valuable voice in this world of speaker reviews. And it's not even close. I hope people continue to learn about measurement data and how to use it for smart purchases. May your channel surpass them all!

I’ve had a couple folks ask if this means the usefulness of measurements is minimized. -- First of all, let’s understand this performance isn’t objectively great but I’ve seen much, much worse. Barring a 4kHz peak, the response is within +/-3dB on-axis and this peak smooths out off-axis which is what I found sounded best as well. -- Back to the question about usefulness of measurements… It’s a perfectly reasonable question. The answer for me is “this doesn’t change anything”. Because: 1) I don’t view anything as absolute. There are always compromises in loudspeakers. At the end of the day you have to enjoy the speaker. 2) The data confirms the things I did hear such as the treble peak and the upper midrange “softness”. Despite those, however, there were other attributes I enjoyed. Those overrode the audible/objective cons for me. 3) It is still *my* subjective opinion. Others may not agree. So having the data as a reference helps keep everyone on the same page. I think this is a good place to reiterate the main reasons we have data. It’s to help establish a baseline for reference and understand the compromises in its design. It’s NOT to be wielded as a weapon, for or against objective vs subjective debate. Case in point, despite the speaker not measuring perfectly, I still enjoyed it. However, the things I heard that bothered me are in the data. Listening matters and so does the data. The thing to not to fall into is an “us vs them” mindset. I have seen other channels attempt to do that. To polarize their community. Some suffer from the Dunning-Kruger effect where they think they are experts at building/reviewing speakers and fail to see beyond their own (incredibly ignorant) point of view. Others intentionally misinform to create “sides”. Don’t let those guys manipulate you. Narcissistic tendencies are easy to spot when you question motives. Why wouldn’t you want more data? Why would another person try to keep you from getting all the facts you can? Why would a reviewer make clickbait videos disparaging measurements, as a means of evaluating performance, instead expecting you to rely solely on their opinions?… Frankly, if my goal was to push measurements as the end-all and make me the only person you can trust because I have data then I wouldn’t publish videos like this where I show non-ideal performance and then say I enjoyed the speaker despite the flaws. That’s not my goal, though. My goal is to have objective data to help understand the things we hear and why we like or don’t like what we do. As I always say, *at the least*, you can use measurements to help understand what you do and do not like about a speaker’s sound which helps you make better informed purchases in the future. Not everyone needs to agree with my assessment. You can skip my opinion and go straight to the data and draw from your own experiences in correlating the two. Hope that helps explain my position a bit more clearly. I love having data. But I’m sure as heck glad I have my ears, too. 😉 Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk. 😂 - Erin

Great way to point out that a speaker doesnt have to be perfect In regards to measurements to be enjoyable. Data is still very important, but so is listening. Some anomalies might not be as bothersome as one might initially think.

Great video. I got my HS about two years ago and I still enjoy them a lot. Before I had the B&W 805 and was annoyed of the heights after some listening sessions. The HS plays so musically and I really don‘t care how a speaker measured.

I saw the short looks like the parts aren't so bad after all. This was probably one of my favorite reviews .

Beautiful set of speakers. Good to see amazing attention to the crossover parts - looks like all Mundorf components 2:04 with only one sandcast resistor - probably parallel to the woofer where it matters the least. Great job Dynaudio!!! Great review Erin!!!

I used to be a measurements over all else kind of guy, I’ve owned Neumann KH80, Polk R200’s just so you can gauge where I am coming from. However after hearing the Wharfedale Denton 80ths which I currently own, I have been convinced that there are specific non-neutral presentations that are very pleasurable to listen too. The pattern I’ve identified with my Wharfedales and also these Dynaudios is an elevation in fundamentals around 500-900 hz, relative dip in upper mids around 3 khz, followed by a slight spike around 4-5khz. Particularly, the bump around 800hz seems to have very pleasing effects psychoacoustically. The tipped up sound in that fundamental lower-mid region has an enveloping effect, in that it does cloud the dynamics a bit, but pulls you into the music and allows you to turn the volume up much higher.

Are you sure that the sibilance you’re hearing isn’t coming from one of the other components in the chain of equipment?

Thanks for the review Erin. Comparing the impedance and FR graphs, the tweeter seems to have two impedance humps which - combined with the 6dB/octave crossover - might lead to the rugged HF FR. And then the cabinet resonance - one might think Dynaudio made the cabinet extra thin & cheap to sell the Confidence speaker line better.

Thanks for the review. First, it's not a TD 330 it's an Esotar 3. I seriously doubt anyone can hear the small blip at 4k, humans are very poor at discerning volume levels that's why we measure it in db's. I'd like to see you do it in a DBT. I get a kick out of people who would change a manufacturer's crossover setups and other factors. I'll stick with Dynaudio's expertise and their 50 plus years of experience.

Erin, the internal bracing issue wouldn’t be too difficult to correct. A combination of quarter round and half round should stiffen the inside of the cabinet without any fanfare. There may be some who disagree, but they are not used to fixing this sort of thing. Could send the speaker to GR Research at let Danny have a crack at correcting that crossover issue and maybe get the inside lined with No Rez. The bracing, No Rez lining and crossover fix will turn this into a great speaker.

Love your reviews........I trust you more than anyone else!

I own Dynaudio Special 40’s and indeed Heritage Specials are my dream speakers right now, which are absolutely out of my price range. Considering the fact that I paid roughly $2400 for a practically new pair of SP40’s I really don’t think that I will get 3-4 times “better” sound if I switch to HS, and this review confirms it for me. I’m eager to see what Dynaudio is going to do next!

That is quite a measurement apparatus you have! Thank you for a fantastic review. I wonder how much of hifi listening is psychological. Your told a speaker is amazing yet it has issues and measures ok. Yet people rave about it. Like the controversial cable issue. I’m going down that rabbit hole now. Thanks again and keep the honest talk going!

Some idea , is it possible to film woofer with high speed camera and after that play it with slow fram to see mechanical movement, it helps a lot to find out THD where it comes from .

It's so interesting, Dyns always have this slightly scooped but zingy signature - just like is shown here, and in the Special 40 video. I noticed it with the BM15A, the BM6A... I think it must be something they don't mind with their sound from that compliance issue and the low order crossover slopes.

So are the graphs based on music or a sine wave sweep type sound. Thank u fir any explanations like v wut u do just never thought to know this detail.

Erin, enjoy your thoughtful reviews and commentary. $7K is a pretty steep price that should ensure darn good performance. Crossover parts quality appeared good, but does not add more than $400. What technical reason for the tweeter to have that large a face plate? Large voice woofer voice coil good for power handling, but what are to negatives? Did Dynaudio design this speaker to play at ear splitting dB level just because they could, or is there a correlation to sound quality? Some may like it, that is fine. The measurements and listening impressions seem to point out flaws that should not exist in a $7K speaker.

Hi Erin, now I hear you say that Dynaudio Heritage has some problem with resonance because the cabinet does. I want to do a simple exercise, but you must need some equipment like joinery clamps that you can use around the cabinet and if the resonance stopped or reduced you have the correct answer. Another way is to use a small device like a piezo disk and put it on the cabinet wall and use a multimeter that reads Hz.

Erin, I'd like to compare my REW freq response measurements to yours. What smoothing value should I use in REW? Thanks plenty! Great work you do!

There comes a time where you all realise that you can build 100 ruler flat speakers, and they all sound different. :) That is why the best speakers are tweaked to sound best interacting with a room (floor for starters). Wide dispersion means the driver in question needs towing down at certain frequencies because your ears receive to much info otherwise. Etc. Keep up the good work Erin.

Did you mention what amplifier was used on these speakers?

Hello Erin from Montreal !. . . I own a pair of these exceptional speakers so don't expect my comments to be neutral LOL First I'm in complete agreement with you that measurements are not the be all and end all of speaker performance OR purposeful design for that matter. If there is ANY speaker maker that is VERY highly technically aware of what it is doing, it is by ANY measure imaginable, Dynaudio. Now whether your measurements match Dynaudio's or not, Dynaudio is SUPREMELY aware of measurements in their R&D for a given speaker but err on the side of LISTENING to UN-amplified instruments and pleasure over perfect measurements. For instance the idea that the highs can sound different at different listening angles is VERY consciously designed-in so that one can "tune" the H S's to one's liking IN ROOM. I'm guessing that the little bit of high frequency sibilance that you hear on certain tracks just might be attributed to your source or amplification or maybe even wiring because I don't hear ONE bit of it in my system no matter the source, or placement - (OKAY once or twice on very badly recorded stuff :-) As a matter of fact a friend of mine who owns a pair of Sonus Fabers which are well respected for their beauty of construction AND more importantly, their beauty of sound, asked me to come over to his place for a blind test with my H S's with all his equipment vs his S F's which cost him close to DOUBLE of the H S's . . . after listening, he immediately made arrangements to bring his S F's to his cottage while awaiting their sale and went out and bought a pair of H S's the very next day LOL The Heritage Specials are also on Gutenberg's list of 10 favourite of all time speakers . . . I found THAT out AFTER I bought them but frankly that wouldn't have swayed me all that much anyway . . . just a listen for a half hour with different tracks was all I needed . . . after all is said though, I have to admit that they are silly money but if I ever have to let them go, which at this point I have no intention of doing LOL, I think they will hold their value quite well. Thanks for your good well intentioned work!

Hey man! Have you done any videos on the dispersion characteristics of dented vs. non dented tweeters? The topic comes up often and I’d love to see actual results on a klippel.. Cheers, my friend!

Great review thank you!

Any reviews or tests on other kinds of equipment? Might be a thing to consider just sayyin

As somebody who really enjoys the (used) pair of Special 40s I run in one of my setups, I find these type of reviews captivating. I happen to want to know how my gear measures, but I also don't dictate what I buy/keep/choose to listen to based solely on measurements. I use them as kind of a gateway to competency and then go by listening to whatever it is, in my room, with my gear. If that tweaks anybody's 'objectivity" well, you get to buy your own stuff and I get to buy mine. The Special 40s are great little speakers, the best small standmounts I've had, and they work great in my somewhat difficult small sunroom.

These less than straight forward reviews are the best ones 😊

What was the setup? Amp, DAC, etc.

Thanks Erin, great review. Would be interested in what you think of the Emit 20's, there by some way the best speaker I've heard for around 1k and in my opinion are pretty much the equal of the Evoke 20's at more than double the price.

I watch the videos from GR Research as well. I found it interesting to note in one of Danny’s recent videos, he attributed a resonance to the lack of a chamfer on the inside edge of the driver opening. The photos of the Dynaudio opening don’t appear to have this procedure done. Perhaps this is a reason or insufficient bracing.

Awesome video! Thanks for that. What’s you take on special 40 vs heritage special?

I think the first order crossover is to blame for linearity issues..the first order filter also has advantages

Thank you for this un-biased and informative review. Staying within the bookshelf category, is it better than say; the Marten Duke 2 or the Focal Diablo Utopia BE?

Kef r3 meta with sub vs Heritage? I think you could get a killer sub and still come well under the price of the heritage if you could find one.

Brilliant review! Be awesome if you could get some Spendor 3/1 Classic’s to review… can’t find anything much on the web……

Excellent review and i think you're the first to measure them extensively. In short - due to distortion and nonlinearity in frequency response these speakers will be both hated and loved... One thing though... Tweeter here seems to be distorting quite a lot. Much more than special 40. Are you positive that it is not faulty pair or something? It looks bad actually. Both speakers measures the same?

Question: THD at level 8.95v , how do you know that it is not from amplifier? How do you separate THD from speaker and amplifier, is it perhaps that THD from amplifier is far a way below speaker THD .

Great review from 1 of my favorite reviewers, yes I like data and science. 🎶 🔈 🧮

Most times i have them pointing nearly straight forward. When I'm doing an "actual" listening session I toe them in slightly. I've never heard any sibilance.

this review is spot on, I've owned both these and the 40's, both are outstanding, I would recommend the 40s for most people and the Heritage for the 'audiophile' crowd, the Heritage could easily be considered end game by many, its limitations particularly around dynamics are synonymous with speakers of its size and design, unfortunately this was an issue for me as when turned loud you could go from vocals from the gods to a bit of a mess, its attributes are incredible, I've eq'd them to sound more like the 40's in an attempt to get the best of both worlds, mixed results on that

That peak at around 4.3 khz means Dynaudio did not made a great work on the crossover, I can fix that with a LCR choke, that 1.3 khz disturbance looks like a ringing on the woofer and that can be solved lowering the crossover point to 900 hz with a 24 db per octave crossover design to protect the tweeter, besides that I believe this speaker sounds good because that tweeter is the little brother of my prefered tweeter the T-330 Esotar

How about reviewing more Dynaudio speakers? Contour 20i? Confidence 20?

Yes, quality parts, even in the crossover, but for that kind of money there are much better options.

Hi Erin, I know it's a tough and subjective question, but which do you prefer? These or the KEF R3 Meta?

I always have to ask, how can speaker cables matter at all when you get inside the speaker and they are using RadioShack wire and TIN crimp on connectors. what good does gold banana plugs do when they get terminated to TIN at the binding posts inside the speaker?

hey erin, when you say you aim the speaker 30deg off-axis, do you mean pointing both speakers so that they don't form an equilateral triangle with your head and are just pointing straight at the wall behind you? it's a bit confusing to me lol also apologies if you've explained that before 😅

Thanks for the review, and I know this was a limited run but I have been very curious about these speakers. At AXPONA they had the 50's, those big funky looking ones. They had them on some octave tube amps and man that was in my opinion the best sounding setup in the entire show. Blew me out the water when I heard it the first time and I went back and got to listen to songs of my choice towards the closing of the show. I was extremely impressed. They had them last year as well, but it wasn't as crazy but I do not recall what the pairing equipment was. Especially price to performance vs other rooms

How to get most of the classical Dynaudio sound without ruining your bank account? Go and buy PRO active studio monitors BM5 MKIII. For $1.000 a pair in US (I get mine here in Europe for $700 even with great XLR cables) you get nice build quality (made in Denmark, not China), 99% identical woofer and tweeter (which are much closer to each other), decent power 94W each, strong deep bass (in rooms up to 30m²), smooth highs,... You will not get marketing BS and real veneer (only vinyl), but you can save 6.000 for speakers and another $5.000-10.000 for amp, stands and cables. I had Confidence C1 and C2 II Signature and now I can happily live with these small cheap, but great Dyns. I hope that Erin will be able to test them sometimes. I would like to see real differences in measurements.

Distortion audibility and masking at different frequencies? Nice review.

Erin, why do some manufacturers put a dip in the lower midrange area, say 200hz - 600hz region, when it is easy enough to make it flat in that region? What effect are they trying to achieve with that dip? Ive seen quite a few with that dip in that area.

Graphs apart, they sound like no other stand speakers... Simply terrific!

I liked Dynaudio when they used to sell their drivers to, We Peasants, for less than pennies on the dollar compared to the outrageous sums they are now charging for completed systems.

When are you building your own design?

Interesting. My impression on this speaker is that the price to value ratio is a bit modest.

Erin looked so perplexed in the beginning😅😂

some folks simply love first order crossovers.. my ears are not that educated to recognize such subtleties, meaning i enjoy all kinds of speakers :) my guess, this was priced so as a collectable item. thanks for the review, have a nice day :)

At 12:21 , a port has by definition ALWAYS a resonance. You cannot have a port/tube/pipe without a standing wave in it, just by the rules of physics. Unless Dynaudio did something special with their port, but as far as I know, it's just a straight port. You have to completely fill up this port to get rid of the resonance. By just blocking one side, you go from a port/tube with two open ends, to a port/tube with one closed end. Which still, by the laws of physics, will end up with a resonance (standing wave), just at a different frequency. Unless they made the port shorter than about 12cm. Which I don't see working very well with this tuning frequency or severe port noise.

I think it’s a 3” voice coil. Back in the 80s they made a 17W75XL (3” coil) and a 24W100 (4” coil). I suspect that 450Hz resonance is from the woofers polymer chassis (basket). Try adding some blu tac to the chassis and see if the changes.

7000$? Where are they placed? There's no more than 1000$ in parts in these speakers. Add another 500 for the chassis and cosmetics.

Damn. I'm trying to place your t-shirt and it's driving me crazy because I know that I recognize it. My head keeps going back to Steve Miller Band, but there's something about the background grid pattern that's hinting at something else and making me doubt myself. So anyone who can instantaneously place Erin's concert t-shirt, please chime in and let me know. Thanks. Remember when buying concert t-shirts was a thing? Wish I still had all of them from 40 - 45 years ago....

The real bargain of the line are the Emmit 20's. I compared them side-by-side at my local dealer in AZ, and found I couldn't really determine a big difference in performance between the Heritage Specials, the Evoke 20's and the Emmit 20's. I went home with the Emmit 20's and I've never regretted my decision.

As far as resonance 300hz-400hz In the midbass Might be the cut out for the midbass driver The edge on the inside needs too be routed It’s loading the driver A specral decay will show everything Stored energy from the drivers as well Break up

I've owned Dynaudios for many years (Contour S3.4s), but at the price these sold for, I'm disappointed that Dynaudio used a cermet (aka, sandcast) resistor in the crossover. At this price, IMHO, a Dueland, Mundorf, or Vishay-Mills resistor should have been used.

Can you please review the loxone audioserver? Can’t decide if it is worth it…

Dude, you need to get your hands on a pair of Revival Atalante 3's... exceptional balance, openness and realism. Very linear top to bottom, nothing sticks out in a bad way, very smooth with a touch of warmth, but with so much micro detail and clarity. A neutral, transparent, uncolored speaker that doesn't suck the life, emotion, energy, or heart and soul out of the music like most other "accurate" speakers do (I'm not talking about the Dyn HS here though).

On what did you listen to them on ??

Yikes! $7K. Could nearly get the Kef reference 1 meta for that price.

Crossover parts looked good, for the price the cabinets should be a bit nicer,like the sharp edge on the front baffle . They look thick and braced properly. The tweeter should be recessed better for better alignment of the voice coils.

Another great one Erin.

My HS were a bit too bright in the higher treble. Especially with human voice, some sibling, not as good as my LS50 meta’s. I am streaming most of my music with a Bluesound node. After modifying the Node with an ultra low noise power supply the sound is much better, so that’s the bottleneck. My Hegel amp is very neutral. The HS need a bit of power so 250 watts at 8 ohm does the job.

how the heck did they hit 100 dbs average with music at 3.5 meters? feed them 600 watts? lol

I wouldn’t say these measure bad. The listening window is smoother in that 4kHz region and the ER/SP are mostly linear other than at 1500Hz. The radiation is wide, which is something you enjoy, so it’s all tradeoffs.

Dynaudio if you area reading this send the Confidence 20 or 30 to Erin's audio corner.

I’ve never detected any hint of sibilance at all in my system, nor have I heard other reviewers detect any sibilance…

I you want a woofer workout listen to war and peace by dj die and suv. It has some pretty bad clangorous mid sounds but the bass is the deepest I know of.

cant get my head around how much people spend for those t330d tweeters, as if they are something special?! its the same construction as 99% of dynamic textile 1inch dome tweeters out there, just done right it seems. what makes them so special

I think a mention of the cab quality build and crossover parts should of been noted, data is one thing not all of it, regardless how you hear it because at the end its subjective. To note the Dynaudio Special 40 ( at $4,000us I believe ) well reviewed, sounds great noted by a lot of people, actually has cheap quality parts in the crossovers ( which you should not expect at that price point ) Curious to know, does the Heritage Special continues the cheap addition of parts ?

Surprisingly similar to the Triangle Borea BR03, which also seems to be liked by many. I've heard neither and so I cannot comment..., but interesting never the less.

I bought these and sold them quickly. That esotar tweeter was killing me. Still haunts me actually.

They got floorstanding speakers now!

I don’t understand why a such capable company makes such a expensive products that doesn’t measure well. Ok, it sounds good but… for who? If a use this standard, a Klipsch 600m sounds good for some people too.

That Kanye track is such a good one. I'm not even that big of a fan of his, but that track is so unique and all over the place I love using that as a test track to see what a system is capable of.

How much…$2000?

Love the content. Any chance of making a script and picking up the pace? I run at 1.5x speed but it makes you sound like a chipmunk😂

I am always shocked to see that expensive speakers have such a normal housing and components. I mean, Q Acoustics Concept series are the halfe price but much much better cabinets. Or Fischer&fischer with natural Slate and made in Germany are cheaper... I would buy this Heritage definitely for the sound but its also definitely too expensive for the Hardware... Imo

Can You make A video about B&W 706 s2 ? 😉

That is Kef R-11 non meta money!

Look at magnet/voice coil on an ATC some time...7K for Heritage Special?!. I'd be more interested in their Contour 20i for far less $ and a much more modern design. Can't seem to find any good reviews with measurements for them, and so far, the two you tested don't impress.

Where is the money going into these speakers. I just dont understand it.

The price of this speaker is very high - for what you're getting, in my opinion. The seemingly oversized tweeter plate forces the tweeter to be mounted farther away from the woofer, which harms the off-axis dispersion. It also greatly increases the diameter of the hole in the front baffle, making the web between the drivers weaker. Yes, there is a window brace, but it is relatively light. The port is quite large in diameter, and the binding post panel is also quite large - this similarly weakens the rear baffle. The brace is linking two relatively narrow webs; so the front and back baffles can't strengthen each other all that much. The tweeter isn't flush (as you mentioned); and the groove at the edge of the front baffle is another source of diffraction. The inside edge of the woofer opening is not beveled or radiused, and this is a source of diffraction. You do not show us the crossover - and judging by your assessment of the sound, it may not be built using parts of a quality that I would expect in an expensive speaker? The push-on connectors and wires look pretty ordinary.

Are you the Erin that used to drive a Jetta and worked for PG? if you are I am an old friend......

You always could substitute the word “plug” instead of bung. 😅😂😊

I was interested in your presentation of this speaker Erin because I understand that you are very much a measurements person, yet this review seems to legitimise, those who go principally by audition. To illustrate this I was looking at your review of the Triangle Borea BR03 which received a rather lukewarm (to put it kindly) response from you. I have to admit that I don't fully understand all of your graphs, but looking at the respective estimated in-room response curves for the Dynaudio and Triangle speakers, they both seem to exhibit marked departures from your line of best fit, though admittedly in different frequency areas. Your comment in the BR03 review that a peak followed by a trough followed by another peak then a trough indicates a badly designed speaker would seem to apply equally to the Heritage. However, you like the Heritage and not the BR03 and there are those in the comments for the BR03 who, nonetheless, like that speaker. All this does seem to point toward people having differences in what they like to hear despite the sound departing from some absolute symmetry.

I would love to see some cheaper Dynaudio speakers reviewed, emit 10 or evoke! Great stuff as always, keep em coming :) ohh and this is way overpriced, you can get Wharfedale Elyisian 4 in my country for 6000...

Dude show the parts on the crossover, talk about the binding posts etc....

This just shows how measurements aren’t the be all and end all. I did not end up keeping the heritage special speakers. The Harbeth 30.2XD is a far more engaging listen

I’ve heard a few Special 40 owners say after hearing the 40 compared to the Heritage, overall they enjoyed the fuller range of what the 40 produces, making the music more enjoyable. Louder, warmer and just more rich sounding. The 40s even found themselves on some discounts after the Heritages came out which made them the steal in audio bookshelves that had ability to fill rooms with such a small footprint. 40s over the Heritage all day long, in my opinion, others more critical of sound quality might disagree, and with certain music could be right. Hey man, good to have you back in the full saddle again! ✌️