Hera 250 speakers
The HERA 250 speaker is an elegant 103 cm column presented in American walnut.
Under its acoustic canvas, its black facade reveals a 25mm soft dome tweeter, a 17cm fiberglass midrange speaker and two 17cm cellulose pulp speakers. A decompression vent ensures the speaker's bass reflex system.
Our test setup
For our tests, we used the Octavio Amp connected amplifier with its most powerful power supply (2x100W) intended to provide sound for a living room of approximately 30 m2. The HERA 250 column speakers are placed on either side of a TV cabinet.
In order to evaluate this model, we listened to several titles from our reference playlist, always using Qobuz via the Virtuose application. We find in particular on this playlist:
- You and your Friend, (On Every Street), Dire Straits
- Run the World (Girls), (Red & Black Light), Ibrahim Maalouf
- Black & White (orchestral version), (Metamorphoses), Bernard Laviliers
- Your queen (orchestral version), (Brol La Suite), Angèle
- DUNE 2 soundtrack
Listening
We started listening with the song You and your Friend by Dire Straits, the stereo image is well respected with a good width of the scene, it is still necessary to place the speakers well. The instruments are well present without being over detailed. The roundness is omnipresent and brings a warm listening.
Listening to Ta reine, Angèle's voice is quite captivating, it is not particularly detailed, but it has a more jazzy coloring of the timbre. There is a good presence of the artist throughout the piece offering a sound that is never tiring.
We now move on to Run the World by Ibrahim Maalouf, the trumpet is punchy and the bass impacts are very present. We notice that the speakers really match well with the orchestral side of the piece.
The suave voice of Bernard Lavilliers on Noir & Blanc is very pleasant and we really take advantage of the roundness of the speakers which remain very dynamic on the percussions typical of this artist.
We end with a soundtrack from the film Dune, we can well imagine the Home Cinema application of these speakers. No need for an additional subwoofer to be able to fully enjoy the spectacular rumble that magnifies the images of the film. The dialogues remain clear and well detached and intelligible.
Why Octavio Amp?
Octavio Amp has a class D amplification with a high efficiency, really ideal to efficiently power speakers of this type. The product brings transparency but also a dynamism perfectly adapted to the sound color of the HERA 250.
The Octavio Amp amplifier will also allow you to use the HERA 250 from Davis Acoustics for all the purposes for which they excel: listening from streaming services, listening to vinyl, but also in home cinema use.
Conclusion
The Octavio Amp amplifier is perfectly adapted and versatile and allows a very nice association with the HERA 250 speakers from Davis Acoustics. We can completely imagine these speakers sounding rooms ranging from 10 to 40m2. The model proves to be extremely versatile. All the pieces seem to suit it. They do not have a chiseled or analytical sound like we could find on the Krypton 6 that we had already tested .
This model is particularly easy to live with and never tiring. This allows during an evening with friends to broadcast long hours of music without ever disturbing conversations. Even if the size of the columns can seem quite imposing, we appreciate the fact of being able to do without a subwoofer. The HERA 250 allow punchy, fast bass that never fails. They prove formidable in a Home Cinema configuration.
The combination of these products will allow you to have a Hi-Fi system designed and manufactured in France.
This association is for you if:
- you like to listen to many styles of music
- you want to enjoy music during an evening with friends
- you also want to use your system to stream movies on a regular basis
- you do not want to install a subwoofer
If you want to discover the Octavio Amp + HERA 250 pack, it's right here
The final word
If you want to listen to the combination of the Davis Acoustic HERA 250 speaker and the Octavio Amp amplifier. These two products are on display in our Tourcoing showroom. We also offer a pack for sale on our website for a limited time, allowing you to equip yourself at the best price.
