Heretic Speakers
Heretic AD612. 12 inch Faital Pro coaxial, 96dB sensitivity.
The Heretic AD614 and AD612 are back.
Back in production, fully licensed
Heretic wound down production in 2024. We're working with founder and chief engineer Robert Gaboury to bring the AD614 and AD612 back, built to his original spec.
In 2023, Stereophile named the AD614 one of its products of the year. It has been out of production and unavailable since.
Heretic AD612 and AD614
What they are
High sensitivity two-way monitors built around a 12" Italian coaxial driver from Faital Pro, in a plywood cabinet whose shape and proportions come from Altec's utility cabinets of 1949.
96dB sensitivity means they will run happily on a few watts. That makes them a rare thing: a serious speaker you can drive with a small valve amplifier.
The AD612 is the larger of the two.
Three ways to buy
Pricing
Specs
Press
Herb Reichert, Stereophile, Products of 2023, Editors' Choice. "It's new, innovative, and sounds like a high-rez studio monitor on magic mushrooms."
Andrew Quint, The Absolute Sound: “I was impressed by the loudspeaker's focused and detailed sound, not necessarily expected from a product so retro in appearance.”
Marc Phillips, Part Time Audiophile “The Heretics capture all of the magic of a classic Altec design — powerful, direct and exciting — with more extension at the frequency extremes.”
Home Theatre Hifi: "The AD-612 is an amplifier-friendly loudspeaker that brings a close-to-live performance into one’s listening room and can be driven by nearly any amplifier."
Stereophile, Products of 2023 — Editors' Choice
Stereophile, Gramophone Dreams #71 — Heretic AD614 loudspeaker
Home Theater HiFi — The Heretic AD612 Monitor Loudspeaker Review
TONE Audio — The Heretic AD612 Speakers
TONE Audio — The Heretic A614
