![]() ![]() ![]() They are priced at $3000 (retail) and are worth every penny of that. One of my all time favorite bookshelf sized speakers of our modern times is the Dynaudio Special 40. ![]() Being an audiophile or even audio fanatic can be a costly hobby. I bet a few of you reading this have been down this road before as well, at some point in your pursuit of replicated music. ![]() Just trying to find synergy in a system that sounded how I hoped it would. I lost so much money back then, buying and selling and trading gear. I kept trying to find a way to make them work and I never did. There was also zero synergy with my equipment as the dealer also sold me a Mark Levinson 383 integrated and it just could not power these speakers well, in my space (or there was a defect somewhere). IT WAS MY ROOM AND MY UPSTREAM GEAR but back then I didn’t realize it. In my space they had virtually no bass, they sounded thin and just lacking in any kind of musical flow. Later, after years of experience I can look back and know exactly why they sounded horrible. I remember back in 2001 (if memory serves me correctly) I bought a pair of Revel Studios (demo models) at the now closed down Sound of Music in Phoenix AZ and I just could not get them to sound good at all in my home. So the room is important, and in my belief THE MOST important aspect of what kind of sound you will get from your system. Some rooms will make your speakers sound bright and harsh. In fact, in small rooms larger speakers will overpower the room with bass frequencies which will result in your system sounding like mud or too boomy with a lack of details. I am of the belief that most good small speakers that are well made can sound much better than larger speakers if you are in a smaller space, or even a medium sized space. Even so, there are some pretty special bookshelf style speakers available today for under $3000 that can sound fantastic in a variety of rooms. Some are boring, some are exciting and some are way. Some small speakers can bring magic to your room but some can sound dull, some can sound thin, some will sound plump and and some just do not sound good at all. Small can be better than big in some rooms! The bad news is, it is very hard to discover what has synergy without trying everything out. Synergy is important as without it, your system will lack in some way wether it means it sounds thin, harsh, or even too bloated and warm. The good thing is, it’s not hard to do if you know what speakers and amps (and even cables if you want to go further) have synergy together and how to place them best in your space. When it sounds like music is just appearing from space, in a human and tangible way, that is when I know I have some soulful magic in my system. It’s a beautiful thing when you are playing music and can not tell where the music is emerging from. Also, I love how small speakers can just disappear and present such a huge soundstage while in my listening seat. My room is only 12X13 so most smaller speakers do pretty well here and horns do very well in here as well ( has taken me years to learn placement in this small almost square room ). There are many reasons for this, and why I prefer them to larger floor standing speakers 98% of the time. Those of you who read my audio reviews know how much I love bookshelf style smaller speakers. HiFi: B&W 705 S2 Speaker Review. Smooth Operator. ![]()
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