Teufel Ultima 40 MK3 2018 | how good is this 500€ (pair) speaker?

Teufel Ultima 40 MK3 2018
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[@pavelmetodiev9835]

picked a pair of these for 180 euro today. they sound amazing! First buy of the hi-fi world. These replace my trusty edifier bookshelfs. What an upgrade it is...

[@sergioguerra4002]

Hey Damir, thank you for the review in English, Please more products from Teufel

[@mtpolatti]

Just got yourself a subscriber thanks to this review. Am looking for new speakers and since my German is not yet (oder noch nicht) so good, the English review was much appreciated. Keep up with the good work!

[@JimacGTti]

Definitely appreciated. Would love more speaker, amplifier, dac reviews etc.

[@liviubaba5157]

Thank you very much for the review (in English). Really useful for me, and it answered to all my questions , as I just wanted something entry level but quite capable/versatile. I just ordered them on Amazon.

[@mosesndeleva1255]

Thanks man. Not very many English reviews of German audio. Very much appreciated. Bought mine on the strength of your English reviews.

[@Holt196]

Great video, really appreciate it as a dutchy! I felt like im the perfect audience for this video haha you judged it very very well!

[@rainerlorenzo2986]

Thanks for the great review; I really enjoyed it and have put these Teufel speakers on my shortlist when I am ready to buy new speakers. Keep up the good work! :-D

[@OGSTLS]

this is a good detailed review! especially for me, in the netherlands there is no place to listen to teufel speakers. and this review is a good way for me to know what i might be buying. thanks!

[@blacksunlori]

How much better is the Definion? IF it is. Thank you!

[@marcbungener1877]

thank you, difficult to find reviews on them so I really appreciate

[@stephanel.4555]

Nice review. Good job. Very sensible advice to spend on room improvement.

[@vektor57]

Thanks for the English review!

[@Ser-tz1bp]

I also liked your video. It wasn’t boring at all. You made me even more interested in this speakers. Keep up the good work. Greetings from Holland!😉

[@alexandredeoliveira8075]

Thanks for the english ! I'm french and glad I can understand your review, because they sell in france, I didn't know them before and think their products seem very interesting !

[@bighands69]

They are quality hifi equipment similar to what the likes of Sony, Panasonic and other brands used to do. The market now only seems to be very high end with enough quality gear at reasonable prices.

[@emiel333]

There is a store in my country from Teufel. Also, the subscription e-mails I get are written in my own language. Hello from your neighbor country!

[@chigga76]

Definitely wanted to hear this in English. Many thanks for this!

[@vasilpandev8651]

I have those speakers. They are worth for the money. The vocals and midtones are reproduced very well, the highs are a little bit emphasized for my ears, but can be easily lowered at 10kHz by ton control at amp. The bass is deep and loud, but is boomy and lacks a little bit more punch from 80Hz-120Hz but is possible this to be caused by my room acoustics.

[@gipdog4]

Great review! I'm thinking about buying a pair of Teufel Ultima 40 and I'm wondering what are your long term feelings about these speakers. I'm planning to pair them with an Audiolab 6000a, do you think this can be a good fit?

[@stefankoopmans2200]

Do you have them paired with the Audiolab 6000a now? Because I have that exact setup right now, I recently bought a 6000a and I have the Ultima40 MK2's for about 4 years. I do have some room accoustics problems though and overall It's a bit of a hit/miss situation. Sometimes it lacks higher frequencies but sometimes it's nice and balanced, really dependant on the type of music and without tone controls its not easy to get it to my taste. The 6000a is very clean and linear though but just maybe a little subtle on the high frequencies. Could be a matching issue though, the amp overall reminds me a lot of my home built Power Amp, a 2x 200watt Class A/B symmetrical amp with 2x400 watt transformers, although way bigger and heavier, it just sounds almost identical. Just no nonsense very simple circuitboards, no tone controls either. The electronical parts also sound identical, the 50hz hum at power-on and the delayed relays to power the final stage. Overall the 6000a is very well built and just a nice discrete amplifier that does not take up a massive amount of room and doesn't draw crazy amounts of power. I use this setup mainly to watch youtube video's, movies and play games on a big TV via a computer. I somehow never really liked the Ultima 40's sound, It's a bit boomy in the mid-low and I don't always like how voices sound, they are very present and maybe a bit too much so. But this also depends very much on the source as well. Speaker cases could definately use some bracing, they sound a bit hollow when tapping on the sides and the slight resonance that comes with that has annoyed me from day one. I'm going to try out a set of Definition 3's soon I guess, it's quite a jump up in price but perhaps it's worth it. I also think a great amp like the 6000a should be paired with better speakers anyway. The MK40's are great for the price (Bought them for just 350 euro's for a set!) but are essentially just budget speakers... They do have the best finish I have ever seen for the price though and they also look the part (In my opinion, even better than MK3). Would be interesting to hear from your perspective.

[@spiritus3390]

Very pleasant voice, almost Schwarzeneggery, and nicely detailed.

[@samdeur]

These are on sale on Amazon the Netherlands.. I’m very happy with this review I want an affordable set of 4 speakers for my tv rv..and a good center speaker

[@dizzylizzy2851]

Hi from Australia. I enjoy your videos and would love to see more speaker reviews please. Thanks 🙏

[@drzefkovitsh]

I was almost decided to buy them (as 5.1 set) but one thing that stopped me was the fact that it is not possible to listen to them at any Polish Hi-Fi store. I know, it is possible to purchase them and try them at home up to 8 weeks - if not satisfied, just return them, and the money will be refunded. But it's no better than comparing few different speakers in Hi-Fi store and take one of them. That's what I'm going to do. I consider three 5.0 sets: Wharfedale Diamond 11.4+11.1+11.CC, Q Acoustics 3050i+3010i+3090Ci and Jamo C97+C91+C9. I will listen to them at the store and choose the best one. One conclusion - Teufel, you need to start selling through distributor to Hi-Fi stores ;) BTW, great review. Cheers!

[@lumntoob999]

Enjoyed the video. If they were available in the US I'd definitely be interested in hearing them, they look like a great value.

[@sergiobisonte]

can i make a stupid question about the bi-amping? these speakers (i see many others too) are rated '4-8' ohm right? so.. if you have an amplifier only capable of 8 ohms you will have to use 'speaker A and B' and bi-wire the speakers, right? if not bi amping the speakers you will run the speakers at 4 ohm on a 8ohm amp.. not good

[@omarjimenez8895]

I would love to see more Teufel products. I think they make products that definitely deserve more attention

[@TheNitpicker]

Well I don't think so anymore, stopped reviewing them entirely. Total mainstream brand with a totally generic sound, completely tailored towards maximum value and first second impression with nothing further to build up upon.

[@omarjimenez8895]

@@TheNitpicker All their products or do they at least have a select that still have merit?

[@TheNitpicker]

Obviously I can't judge all their products but generally it's for sure the direction they are going for

[@AdoxxProductions]

Thank you for the English review! This is what I was looking for. I'm thinking about getting the Teufel 5.1 with AV receiver but I couldn't find any good English reviews on these speakers. Cheers!

[@samdeur]

Are you saying that I can’t buy 4 of them and my Yamaha av receiver? My current av can do 100W per channel.. and I have a good subwoofer that I want to keep..only 4 + center.. I want to also put 2 in the back next to me on my couch

[@jerryj.7905]

Bi-amping these speakers actually sound very good. I’m using a powerful Yamaha receiver (RX-Axxx series) After bi-wiring them I noticed deeper and tighter bass and mid-high a little more present. But tighter bass is clearly noticeable. Try it out, and you don’t want to return to standard wiring...

[@TheNitpicker]

I've been using bi amping long enough to know it's mostly a placebo, especially with an AV that can't deliver the sound of an normal stereo amp at all, and at this price bi amping is mostly a marketing ploy

[@jerryj.7905]

Damir Franc - I’m a musician. I have really good ears. The difference is possibly not measurable, but certainly audible. People denying that just don’t hear it. By the way I’m using an 1.800 Euro Yamaha Receiver and I’ve just bought these Teufel speakers (surround and stereo setup) because of many positive comments and because I very much like the design. I was somewhat disappointed because of low and not so accurate bass level of these speakers, until I tried bi-wiring. You should reconsider your knowledge about bi-amping / bi-wiring because it very definitely is NOT just a marketing gag.

[@TheNitpicker]

those speakers with that AV isn't a good budget balance. Also why do so many musicians think they have better ears, one doesn't automatically come with the other but placebo is also a real thing

[@jerryj.7905]

@@TheNitpicker You're right, I must admit. I've just bought a new set of Canton Chrono SL speakers. This is a different story.. but I will stick to the bi-wiring.

[@bighands69]

@@jerryj.7905 Bi-Wiring is something that gets used on high end large scale systems such as auditorium where the engineer is looking of lower levels of impedance. Now that is not realistic for home audio in a small room because if you have speakers that large you are going to need go to hospital after.

[@shpeedy9320]

Thanks for doing this in english as well!

[@formulerd5390]

Will an 80" Onkyo Integra amplifier be able to make them sound good? I solely use the direct input.

[@Helldiver18]

Well done!! Thank you very much for the English version!!

[@KeesKouwenberg]

They are (the passive ones) 350 euros now! Nobrainer, I've wanted them for a long time, now it's time to buy :)

[@perirou]

Great man, very informative thank you!

[@exxcali]

Thanks for the lovely explain. Can able to use some more add in like rear or surround speakers as well as extra subwoofer with these Ultima 40!!

[@hlaoo5646]

Good review and interesting speaker. Teufel speakers review in English version is very rear. Please review Theater T500 F16.

[@ArturPyka]

Thank you - nice, enjoyfull review!

[@jannet4451]

Thank you Damir 😘

[@vasilpandev8651]

@Damir Franz Can you provide us some tech specifications about these speakers? Frequency response graph and harmonics distortion graph should be very useful data.

[@LarsN1989]

Thanks for the English review.

[@AindriuMacGiollaEoin]

grrreat to see the speakers, would you recommend a subwoofer ?

[@TheNitpicker]

Imo it's not really needed unless you watch a ton of action movies and want more deep rumbling bass

[@redphoenix1709]

Thanks for the English review, I have the mk2's

[@walterleif8735]

Best Sounds ..barry white.....

[@terrykemp8131]

A solid review. I can buy Teufel here in the UK and they will also deliver here too.

[@TheNitpicker]

I know that but from what Teufel told me, the whole sales outside Germany make like less than 10% which isn't really much

[@DAVEXR2007]

Excellent video 👍🏾

[@emiel333]

They look great. I’m gonna check out the Teufel website. The name of the manufacturer is quite cool: Teufel is the German word for Devil. Thanks 🙏 for sharing your opinion.

[@fleurn5159]

Thanks for the video !

[@francissanders458]

Greetings from België !!!

[@marinokosic2707]

Are this the best active floorstanding speakers for the price? And if you can recomend me bookshelf active speakers something under 500? Thank you very much

[@TheNitpicker]

There will never be ONE BEST speaker no matter at what segment. They all cook with water, so differences and a similar price will always be small

[@MrDamodee]

Thank you for the video! Right now on the teufel website they have some floor standing speakers for about £350 pounds which seems very cheap so this has helped no end! Are Tuefel considered a high end brand in Germany, on par with Yamaha let's say?

[@TheNitpicker]

Nope, it's a total budget brand, all made in China.

[@MrDamodee]

@@TheNitpicker I'm shocked! I just purchased some headphones thinking I was getting a German quality pair. At least I only paid 150 euros!

[@bighands69]

@@MrDamodee Unless you are buying hand made audiophile speakers the chances are they maybe manufactured in China. Even some of the better known brands that everybody bangs on about are manufactured in China and you have to buy their very high speakers to get those made in the UK. Chances are anything you buy under €1000 are probably made in China or the components are and they just get assembled else where.

[@MikaelLevoniemi]

So you covered that these sound nice when used with loud volumes. But how well they play when used with low volume? How rich sound can i get when i play with volumes that don't wake up the kid next room? There's a huge difference in that on different sets of speakers and why Genelecs are considered one of the best.

[@bighands69]

They sound good at low volumes but not amazing and for that you will need a very high end system with a good well built amp and speakers that work together. For quality hi-fi gear they do sound good and for the price you cannot really go wrong. Sony and Panasonic used to make hi-fi gear like that.

[@MikaelLevoniemi]

@@bighands69 Thanks but i mentioned genelec for a reason. Sony and panasonic don't fight even in the same league. Just a regular smallish studio monitor size genelec speaker is 3000 euros each. They are that good and people pay up. But not everyone have that kind of money to spend on speakers.

[@K34M0]

Thanks for english review. I am thinking about buying pair of those but unfortunetelly I can't find them in any store in Warschau. Only shipping directly from Germany so I won't be able to hear them before buying. I was also considering IL Nota 550. Could someone give me an advice?

[@akumabito2008]

Appreciate the review in English! Thanks!

[@jorislinde1]

Fantastisch paar speakers, ik luister nu veel meer muziek. Ik had boekenplank speakers van €600,- staan, een wereld van verschil. Ook als tv speaker zeer geslaagd ik heb soundbars van €1100 terug gestuurd maat deze ultima’s blijven. Zeer zeker veel speaker voor je geld. Wil dit bedrag uitgeven aan speakers niet meer twijfelen maar kopen je gaat ze niet meer terug willen sturen.

[@pin13689]

Ik heb ze deze week besteld voor 290 euro, christmas deal at Teufel, volgende week worden ze geleverd, ik ben echt benieuwd

[@gregjones2472]

Is that a ribbon tweeter speaker in the background? Do you have a preference on tweeter types?

[@TheNitpicker]

It's an AMT, Air Motion Transformer, I don't have a specific preference, whatever works best, in that case for my personal speakers that was that one, the red ones in the background are only my surround speakers though

[@helderdemouramartins5689]

Thank you very much for your review, I think I can "invest" a bit more than the mentioned 500 Eur mark but it was really informative. I am living in Germany but unfortunately my "Deutsch" still suxx, I noticed some really interesting prices on German brands, but I lacked testing or comparison references. I still have my (all bought in 1995?...) KEF Q55 pair attached to my Audiolab 8000S, both not that cheap long ago, I really do not care about home theater, I am still into audio, music only, old school. I think my amp is still okay, but the KEFs now and then sound really dull, with no detail in the mids, and boomy bass even with those bass holes covered. A real bargain reference for entry-level floorstand speakers in the last decade is (still?) the SONY SS-CS3, they are not perfect but with impressive low price levels for the delivery till this day, how would those rate in comparison with these Teufel for instance? that would be an interesting exercise. What would be your "German brand" model choice for a budget of let's say 1200-1500 EUR? New or Used, I am not picky...

[@johnowl]

Thanks for making the video in English

[@chirantanr]

Thanks for doing this review in English!

[@krishnakolluri9973]

Thanks fornthe review. I broight it after looking your review. As you said i was suprised with presentation for 500 euro.sound i mist say i am very disappointed. The tweeter is full of noise and at times i felt if the speaker has separate circuit to add noise. Spund is never clean ofcourse the base and mid range is acceptable.

[@cicciocappuccio5680]

Is wireless?

[@WiiNV]

Appreciated 🍻 Free delivery to 🇬🇧 is currently available!

[@Boorock70]

Gr8 review, thanks. Can you make a detailed review of CANTON Loudspeakers ? It seems that no-one knows anything about them except Germans & the North European countries. I had the chance to experience the Chrono SL series towers and... man, I was stunned ! You need to "listen" & review the CANTON's !

[@TechnoGuys99]

This or the magnat 2002?

[@High.on.Life_DnB]

I can get the Ultima 40 surround 5.1 set for only 700, if these 40 MK3 are worth the 500 the 5.1 will definitely be worth the 700 :D Just need to sell some old stuff first, hopefully I can get them soon, my current 5.1 set is soooo mediocre, cheap ass sony stuff from an old bluray player. I'm expecting such a mad upgrade in sound!!! I know they aren't perfect but I bet I'm going to love them and if not, 8 weeks return policy :D

[@nyesb0ss174]

328 euro in sale

[@solomonicroots4932]

I would love to hear the Teufel power hifi review in English

[@shlomoreinstein8085]

Thanks Damir, good review. Please review more speakers and address listening to music alone as well on analog inputs like a turntable.

[@Paprika526]

Appreciated! If you compare different speakers in the same room, you can still compare speakers, eventhough the room is not perfect.

[@TheNitpicker]

Yeah sure, I get that

[@frlo6969]

LI HO ACQUISTATI L’ANNO SCORSO COL BLACK FRIDAY LI JO PAGATI 320€ OTTIMO RAPPORTO QUALITÀ PREZZO PERÒ AVENDOLI MESSI IN UNA STANZA DI 15mq HO CREATO DEI TAPPI PER IL REFLEX E I BASSI ORA MI PIACCIONO DI PIÙ

[@KINESKI-SINDIKAT]

Elac 👍

[@PreacherAtArrakeen]

Gruße, Can you connect the amp to these speakers with bare speaker wire? Thanks.

[@TheNitpicker]

Sure

[@PreacherAtArrakeen]

@@TheNitpicker Danke sehr. Nach Deine Rezension, habe ich meine Meinung geändert. Kannst Du bitte eine Stereo Pair für €800 empfehlen?

[@TheNitpicker]

In der Preisklasse hab ich noch nicht wirklich was getestet

[@PreacherAtArrakeen]

@@TheNitpicker ok, danke. Die Teufel Theatre 500?

[@TheNitpicker]

keine Ahnung, kenne die nicht und Teufel interessiert mich nicht mehr, Teufel und ähnliche Marken bauen keine Lautsprecher oder das was ich darunter verstehe

[@sentinelfox6937]

Can somebody recommend a good dac/amp for these speakers?

[@djoetma]

Nice to see you review this in English. Teufel is dumb for not caring about English reviews. But you have a nice piece of content on your channel. About your question on whether I'd like to see more speaker reviews... I'm not sure to be honest. When it comes to speakers that are a good deal and should be recommended, or the contrary, then sure. Problem is that there's always the danger that they will become interchangeable for anyone who isn't actually interested in the speakers.

[@francisrogers7664]

How can I buy these when living in the u.s.

[@TheNitpicker]

Doesn't matter, you can get way better speakers in the US

[@francisrogers7664]

What do you recommend for 500

[@bighands69]

@@francisrogers7664 In America there is Klipsch and Polk that offer good quality Hi-fi speakers at a good price. Teufel in my opinion do offer products on a par with both of those brands. You can get amazing deals in America for the likes of Polk.

[@carsthatgoboom4854]

Like which for example?​@@TheNitpicker

[@Lusander9]

nearly 100k

[@ivopuzo8319]

Teufel Stereo L, please!

[@pennabiro5135]

Ciao. Io le ho comprate e ricevute ieri 😀😀😀😀👍

[@joyhaxhiu2149]

Come ti stai trovando?

[@pennabiro5135]

@@joyhaxhiu2149 sono molto soddisfatto. I bassi sono profondi e morbidi, il suono nel complesso non è stancante e sempre gradevole e controllato. Le consiglio davvero anche considerato il rapporto qualità prezzo

[@pennabiro5135]

@@joyhaxhiu2149 bellissime, bassi profondi e morbidi. Un piacere ascoltarle. Restituiscono un suono pulito e dinamico ma mai colorato. Soddisfatto pienamente dell’acquisto 😀😀😀👍

[@madesign89]

grazie, io son indeciso tra le theatre 500s da scaffale e le utima40 da pavimento. mi puoi aiutare?

[@pennabiro5135]

@@madesign89 io ho le ULTIMA40 e sono super soddisfatto. Non conosco l’altro modello...

[@carwashgaming3727]

they are 800 euros. not 500 or is that dollars or pounds that 500

[@TheNitpicker]

the active ones are 800, I've reviewed the passive ones

[@wurlii54]

and in english also haha nice one! gg wp

[@Raymoundish]

Do more in english! Thanks!

[@TheNitpicker]

i did...

[@Daniel-er6iv]

Teufel Ultimate 20 please, very cheap speakers for a rich man like you sir.

[@TheNitpicker]

I'm definitely not rich. I just don't waste money on useless things or other luxuries

[@bananarepublicbananarepubl6688]

Best speakers are KEF, B&W and other but not one of the best speakers are made in Germany

[@TheNitpicker]

you obviously have never heard one of the smaller, lesser known german high end brands. Also B&W lol, it's the biggest, also most overpriced joke on any hifi fair I've been to so far

[@bighands69]

You are not getting many KEF speakers at those prices and I would say to get that quality of Hi-Fi speakers in many brands you are talking in excess of €1000.

[@K00-y9x]

that was the smartest way to get likes 😄

[@TheNitpicker]

By doing what?

[@K00-y9x]

@@TheNitpicker you said to like the video if we think you should do more reviews for german products in english.

[@TheNitpicker]

OK yeah, didn't really work though, the english video got a tiny fraction of the views compared to the german one. So, english speaker reviews are a waste of time

[@deyh5664]

@@TheNitpicker if you do them more then more viewers will come and stay.

[@holandownia]

Scheiß kein Bass, du musst dir einen Subwoofer kaufen

[@noupot]

I won’t trust this brand.

[@deyh5664]

Why?

[@mbk464]

Which is better. This or theatre 500 ?