New Dynaudio model celebrates their heritage.
The name says it all really, the new “Heritage Special” celebrates all the things that drew you to the brand years ago. For me, its the oversized voice coil and accompanying large dust cap fitted to the mid bass driver. For you, it could be the stunning cabinetry or just the model name of the tweeter….. ‘Esotarrrr’ ! Dynaudio themselves suggest it could be the groove at the edge of the front baffle that tweaks your sense of nostalgia. Whatever it may be, this new limited edition loudspeaker is definitely a look back at past glories. Dynaudio, perhaps the most highly regarded Danish loudspeaker manufacturer, is only releasing 2500 of these gems, worldwide.
The Heritage Special employs a somewhat revised 18W75XL mid bass driver and the same Esotar tweeter used in the range-topping Confidence series. Improvements to the bass unit include a hybrid drive system using both ferrite and neodynium magnets. The large (even by todays standards) 75mm voice coil is wound on a fibreglass former and the spider is made from Nomex. It is clear that this is an all out effort to not just make a limited edition special, but also one that honours a long line of superbly designed loudspeakers.
At $11,000 per pair in American Walnut veneer, one could assume they might not be snapped up in a hurry. I suspect with the amount of love out there for the older Dynaudio models, the opposite might be true. Checking in with your local Dynaudio stockist as soon as possible, would be my advice!
