SPL Dynamics HF 6.2

A two-way component speaker system with separate tweeter units, midbass drivers and passive crossovers. The set is delivered in three separate cartons, one has the midbass drivers heavy cast chassis items with gasketing, wires with crimps on, a template and the fixings and the other box has tweeters on wires with the classic surface/angle/flush kit. The passives are well-filled with weighty inductor coils although they do look quite narrow diameter wire. They are unique in this group to offer two different networks in one box. One ‘cutting point’ (in the Finnglish translation) is at 2.5kHz the other at 4.3kHz. You choose where to connect them. They have a small fuse-alike light bulb inside as well as the classic small flat brown bean thermal protection component found in so many passives. This stops hooligans from blowing up their tweeters all the time as this can be a problem with high power users. In a smart clear plastic case, they come with fixings, too.
SPL Dynamics are a high end approach outfit and although they supply passives they would expect people to use their products actively in much the same way as do the likes of Morel. However, the assembly of this product offers every bit as much included as any in the group.
– Power Handling 100w RMS
– Sensitivity 93dB 1w/1M
– Own Pink noise test figure 113.4dB (Vol @20 @ trk 9 dB Drag Vol III)
– Passband 45 Hz to 20kHz
– Tweeter diameter 28mm
– Tweeter Mounting Depth 23mm
– Midbass Mounting Depth 67mm
– Cone: compressed paper
– Tweeter: Silk dome with Neodymium magnet
– Crossover slope & point: 12dB per octave @ 2.5 or 4.3kHz selectable
– Chassis: Die cast aluminium
– Assembled as a kit in three separate cartons by UK importer
Review by Adam Rayner
Somehow, having all your speakers and bits packed in different cartons makes them seem more �componenty�. The Alpines and Pioneers are from a more expensive price bracket and in truth have the nuttier engineering yet these feel more rare breed and a bit special. The cones are mostly dust dome as they use massive voice coils with a similar approach to speaker design as Morel with a fully three inch diameter motor on the back. The tweeters are very wide things with more surface area than most in the group and I hooked them up to run at the lower crossover point.
The tweeters are in eyeball mounts and their passives do not offer any attenuation. From the sound I get the feeling that attenuation is a concept foreign to the SPLD ethos. After all, calling your speakers after loudness and snappiness is not about being too subtle.
That said, they were a pleasant sounding speaker but were like a two stroke motorcycle. They really only woke up when the bridged iPaul amplifier I used was starting to pump well over the 100 watts a channel. These can eat watts and pooh serious audio. It might not be as rare and tinkly as the Clarions or as sweet and hifi as the Morels but they have huge Viking balls and are a perfect adjunct to their more out there subwooferage.
A really big sound with great bass – another set to astonish me with just how well these sizes of speakers can make low tones.
Overall 8.6
Sound Quality 8
Build Quality 9
Power Handling 10
Efficiency 8
Value For Money 8