Dynaudio Special 40 (Celebrating 40 Years)

A limited-edition pair of standmount speakers marking four decades of Dynaudio's history, launched as a celebration of the company's legacy.

Overview

The Dynaudio Special 40, also known as the Special Forty, is a pair of compact loudspeakers made to commemorate 40 years of Dynaudio’s existence as a Danish speaker manufacturer. Designed as a tribute to their engineering heritage, these bookshelf monitors feature high-end driver technology and a refined finish. They are bass reflex enclosures with a lacquer finish, noted for their deep, visually rich cabinet treatment and precise audio reproduction.

Specifications

Product type	Standmount Speakers
Woofer	17cm Woofer: Our Best 17cm Woofer Yet. It's Based On...
Tweeter	28mm Esotar Forty
Dimensions (WxHxD)	198 x 360 x 307mm / 7.8 x 14.2 x 12.1in
Power handling	IEC power handling: 200W
Enclosure type	Bass reflex
Original price	$3499 A Pair

Design

The Special 40 features Dynaudio’s Esotar Forty tweeter and a custom 17cm woofer designed as their best in that size class at the time. Both cabinets are finished in high-gloss lacquer, delivering a deep, premium visual appearance consistent with the brand’s craftsmanship standards. The speaker is engineered to reproduce frequencies down into the midrange, around 1000Hz, with authority.

Context

The Special 40 was created to represent forty years of business for Dynaudio, celebrating the company’s four-decade milestone in loudspeaker design and manufacturing. It stands as a symbolic model within their catalog, reflecting both technical achievement and brand heritage.

Reception

Described as “one of the best compact loudspeakers in the forty years of Dynaudio's history,” the Special 40 received strong praise for its performance, with one source calling it “a spectacular” achievement in speaker design.

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