Dynaudio Special Forty Black Vine First Look

[@jamesbaranowski8755]

Damn looks great and thanks for the awesome camera work. Really shows what they look like which pics don’t!

[@martinboulden3540]

I am sat in St Tropez at 6am with a coffee and croissant being very entertained Carl ! Great video and gorgeous speakers.

[@swiss889]

Thanks so much for your wonderful videos! I listened to these today at a hifi shop near me in the midlands along with a naim supernait 3 and an auralic g2.1 streamer and it sounded great. Would love to hear Hegel with these

[@audiophilefool]

Absolute beauties, I love that Black Vine finish! I have a pair of Contour S3.4 LE in Bubinga High Gloss wood and the finish is just incredible. They are very few speaker companies that can compare to Dynaudio when it comes to speaker finishing.

[@Karim-ik5ij]

This was a close second to me getting the kef R3 meta in blue. They are beautiful

[@yayasgoal]

Love the finish, beautiful. I have the Red Birch finish, they are great speakers.👍

[@zjzozn]

What a pleasant job you have 😃👍🥸

[@geraldgreene5563]

I have the monitor gold 100 5 generation, great speakers and look fabulous.. I always wanted to try a pair of special 40’s

[@missionafricasafaris]

Waiting for your overall opinion of the Amphion Argon S3 and how to compares to the Dynaudios and similar bookshelf speakers.

[@nelsta77u.k53]

Best finish yet lovely 👍🏾

[@peterwood2633]

Look amazing I'd go for these printed birch. Probably the red, as you say, just art. Trouble is I want the evoke 50's which unfortunately do not come in the gangster finishes the fortys do

[@rwheller]

Nevermind the speakers your Playforever car collection is awesome 🙂

[@jasonme3557]

Gorgeous. I Had the Evoke 20's and sold them so I can get this pare. 3500 in the US. I do not have them yet. But I will. Very nice

[@jasonme3557]

@Car Guy daddyo I have the Arcam SA20 also looking into a hegel 190. Not sure if its enough of an upgrade to justify

[@nelsta77u.k53]

Jason ME Make sure the amp your looking into has a very good power supply, these dynaudio speakers demand it to be driven with conviction.

[@jasonme3557]

@@nelsta77u.k53 I have a Panamax MR4000. Not too impressed any suggestions are welcome. TY

[@jasonme3557]

@Car Guy daddyo The SA20 is very musical and warm in the bass. I am currently using the KEF's R3 and it sounds great. Not too bright not neutral. Sound stage is open and reviling. I have no need for the Dynaudios, I just want them.

[@simondemsar1766]

You probably shouldn't touch these speakers with bare hands :). I have had the same set, the same finish, for two months and haven't touched them yet without gloves on.

[@mauromartins2728]

Thanks for your comment, always excellent! I have 25 years old Dynaudio and I really like the sound. But I plan to upgrade and buy the S40. I have a Matantz Reference PM-11S2 amplifier (2x200W at 4 ohms) powerful but never squeaky at high frequencies. Will it be a good pair? (Marantz and S40)

[@connorduke4619]

I have the Marantz Reference PM-11S2 amplifier too and it pairs very well with my Dynaudio Excite X12s. I am sure it will pair well with the S40. For my small study I plan to replace these with Evoke 10s. If I had a larger room free, I would go for Confidence 20is ahead of S40s.

[@Peterfromplace]

Hey mate. The shops in Australia have the 2 listings for these speakers now. The new and the old. Apart from the colours, I assume the hardware doesn’t change? Do you know anything on your end?

[@ogopogo1397]

Nice work. That looks WAY different then I expected. I dont know .... its a bit halloweeny and I like black and I like different but I just dont know about this finish.

[@Studioincar]

It certainly decides opinion, this one.

[@Infynyte]

Thank you for this review! To pairing with these Special Forty, wich integrated amplifier do you think will be work better, the Musical Fidelity M6si or the Atoll IN300? Regards!

[@Studioincar]

I can only comment on the M6si, it has more than enough grunt to get the Special 40 moving!

[@Infynyte]

@@Studioincar Thank you for your answer :) My question was more about matching in terms of sound. Both the M6si and the IN300 have more than enough power delivery I guess :). Regards!

[@andrewburton4863]

Fantastic looking speakers which I'm definitely considering,currently running some pmc twenty5 21 with naim atom,do you think it's worth upgrading? Cheers

[@andrewburton4863]

Thanks for the reply,the only reservation I have in getting these will be the fact that I need to place them 10cm from rear wall thanks