Pete's Write

Dynaudio is a company that has been in the speaker business for more than forty years and prides itself on making most of its components in house, especially the drivers and most of the cabinetry. Through the years they have developed many beloved components for their top end products and have also distilled them down to the masses whenever they launch a special edition. So they have adopted a similar format and take some of their finest drivers, an Esotar 3 tweeter and a woofer derived from the Evidence range and placed them into a more traditional walnut veneer speaker for us to sample.  Thus the Heritage Special (HS) was born. The catch ? Well there are two.. firstly it’s by no means cheap, even though it uses choice components. Second there are only 2500 pairs so if you’re waiting to get one, don’t ! And that’s the sum of my review if you may. If you’re a Dynaudio afficiando, just plonk down the deposit that had planned for the annual summer holiday and get this instead. Now re...

As a general rule of thumb, when you light up a room you should try to have options: - accent lighting - ambient lighting - task lighting Furthermore, you should consider lights in different temperatures to create different moods.  One choice of accent lighting is the use of L coves. The lights are hidden in a recess which can be located in a false ceiling running around the sides of the ceiling, or as a central board right in the middle of the room. The former involves the use of a L Cove, where there is a drop from the ceiling in the shape of the letter L, and typically the drop is around 100-200mm, allowing the light to shine outwards.  However if this typical drop is used, there is a high chance you will only enjoy accent lighting, but the light will not be able to illuminate the room. So it depends on what you want. If you intend to light up the room, then the drop has to be around 400mm for the light to shine outwards, and reflect off the ceiling. The color of the ceilin...