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John Darko just posted an item on the Dynaudio Special Forty and how it plays nicely with a Devialet 200.

Would love to hear from anyone with their experience.

I read another review by someone who owns (and compared them to) the C1's (that I own too). He reckons the special 40's are great but not as good as the C1's. Then again the C1's are twice the price. Here's my experience with the C1's that will most likely be similar with the Special 40's.

As with all Dynaudio speakers; they like a powerful amp. I drove my C1's with a 170 and it sounded great. Then the upgrade to 200 came and then SAM. Now I run them with the Od'A and I can tell you that with every step up in amplification, the quality of the sound increased. I wouldn't mind trying to use the old 200 again with the firmware of the 170 and compare how far I've come. I reckon the difference will be huge.

So Special 40's with D200; Great. Special 40's with better amplification; Better. I hope they SAM them soon.

(31-Aug-2017, 08:32)Pim van Vliet Wrote: [ -> ]I read another review by someone who owns (and compared them to) the C1's (that I own too). He reckons the special 40's are great but not as good as the C1's. Then again the C1's are twice the price. Here's my experience with the C1's that will most likely be similar with the Special 40's.

As with all Dynaudio speakers; they like a powerful amp. I drove my C1's with a 170 and it sounded great. Then the upgrade to 200 came and then SAM. Now I run them with the Od'A and I can tell you that with every step up in amplification, the quality of the sound increased. I wouldn't mind trying to use the old 200 again with the firmware of the 170 and compare how far I've come. I reckon the difference will be huge.

So Special 40's with D200; Great. Special 40's with better amplification; Better. I hope they SAM them soon.

Pim, thanks for the quick reply.  I'd only consider them if Devialet enabled SAM on them.

(31-Aug-2017, 13:58)Flashman Wrote: [ -> ]

(31-Aug-2017, 08:32)Pim van Vliet Wrote: [ -> ]I read another review by someone who owns (and compared them to) the C1's (that I own too). He reckons the special 40's are great but not as good as the C1's. Then again the C1's are twice the price. Here's my experience with the C1's that will most likely be similar with the Special 40's.

As with all Dynaudio speakers; they like a powerful amp. I drove my C1's with a 170 and it sounded great. Then the upgrade to 200 came and then SAM. Now I run them with the Od'A and I can tell you that with every step up in amplification, the quality of the sound increased. I wouldn't mind trying to use the old 200 again with the firmware of the 170 and compare how far I've come. I reckon the difference will be huge.

So Special 40's with D200; Great. Special 40's with better amplification; Better. I hope they SAM them soon.

Pim, thanks for the quick reply.  I'd only consider them if Devialet enabled SAM on them.

If you are considering them, you could possibly ask the dealer to get a pair sent from Denmark to Devialet for SAMification and then onto you. Everyone wins in this situation. 

I'm a bit interested in them. myself. From the comparison I read, the Special 40 is a more fun sounding speaker (more forgiving) than the C1. Apparently the C1's bass can't be beaten by the Special 40 but then again, not many stand mounts can. With the Od'A and SAM on 100% they fill our small living with ease. But they can be a bit in your face and that's what I think could be an advantage of the 40. Time will tell.

(01-Sep-2017, 08:43)Pim van Vliet Wrote: [ -> ]

(31-Aug-2017, 13:58)Flashman Wrote: [ -> ]

(31-Aug-2017, 08:32)Pim van Vliet Wrote: [ -> ]I read another review by someone who owns (and compared them to) the C1's (that I own too). He reckons the special 40's are great but not as good as the C1's. Then again the C1's are twice the price. Here's my experience with the C1's that will most likely be similar with the Special 40's.

As with all Dynaudio speakers; they like a powerful amp. I drove my C1's with a 170 and it sounded great. Then the upgrade to 200 came and then SAM. Now I run them with the Od'A and I can tell you that with every step up in amplification, the quality of the sound increased. I wouldn't mind trying to use the old 200 again with the firmware of the 170 and compare how far I've come. I reckon the difference will be huge.

So Special 40's with D200; Great. Special 40's with better amplification; Better. I hope they SAM them soon.

Pim, thanks for the quick reply.  I'd only consider them if Devialet enabled SAM on them.

If you are considering them, you could possibly ask the dealer to get a pair sent from Denmark to Devialet for SAMification and then onto you. Everyone wins in this situation. 

I'm a bit interested in them. myself. From the comparison I read, the Special 40 is a more fun sounding speaker (more forgiving) than the C1. Apparently the C1's bass can't be beaten by the Special 40 but then again, not many stand mounts can. With the Od'A and SAM on 100% they fill our small living with ease. But they can be a bit in your face and that's what I think could be an advantage of the 40. Time will tell.

I've been happy with my Atohm GT1 SE (Devialet edition) speakers, which really benefit from SAM (they should, as they were the first speaker to get SAM).  I'd love to do some A and B testing with the Dynaudio to see whether I would gain much from new kit.  I'm not dissatisfied with the Atohm speakers but wonder whether the Special Forty speakers might give me another level.  Well, I'll check around my area -- Charleston, S.C. -- to see whether there are any Dynaudio dealers.  Oh, thanks for the tip on getting SAM on the speakers.

(30-Aug-2017, 14:07)Flashman Wrote: [ -> ]John Darko just posted an item on the Dynaudio Special Forty and how it plays nicely with a Devialet 200.

Would love to hear from anyone with their experience.

The S40 crossover is so minimalist it would interesting to rip it out and go full active bi-amp using one of the 2 box Experts.

Link below that might be of interest to Dynaudio fans. Impressive stuff I think, and perhaps goes some way to explaining why they sound so good.

https://www.computeraudiophile.com/ca/bi...mark-r675/

(31-Aug-2017, 08:32)Pim van Vliet Wrote: [ -> ]I read another review by someone who owns (and compared them to) the C1's (that I own too). He reckons the special 40's are great but not as good as the C1's. Then again the C1's are twice the price. Here's my experience with the C1's that will most likely be similar with the Special 40's.

As with all Dynaudio speakers; they like a powerful amp. I drove my C1's with a 170 and it sounded great. Then the upgrade to 200 came and then SAM. Now I run them with the Od'A and I can tell you that with every step up in amplification, the quality of the sound increased. I wouldn't mind trying to use the old 200 again with the firmware of the 170 and compare how far I've come. I reckon the difference will be huge.

So Special 40's with D200; Great. Special 40's with better amplification; Better. I hope they SAM them soon.

Agree Pim dynaudio C1 signature and devialet 220 Pro Are a great Match .