quote: | Originally posted by mizzuno
Dali is a high end speaker manufacturer that has moved down market (due to the deteriorating condition of high end audio). They make their own drivers which is indicative of their capabilities. To answer your question regarding mixing brands, I’d say that it’s most important to maintain brands across your LCR as that’s where most of the vocals will emanate from and you want timbre to be matched. Surrounds less so, due to the nature of their primary role (rear fill/ sound effects). I wouldn’t worry about atmos surround channels matching in say, the ceiling. With subs it’s almost certainly not necessary, unless you are trying to integrate Martin Logan electrostats or Magnepan Maneplanars, in that case more care is necessary. Remember your sub is meant to reproduce tones from 120~15Hz. Dali cannot compete with the big boys such as SVS, HSU research, or JL audio, that’s their specialty and they can go low at high SPL. The better subwoofers have the capability to integrate with almost any conventional acoustic suspension or vented box speakers. I also didn’t mention aesthetics or the commonly used WAF (Wife Acceptance Factor)as I’m not sure you need to worry about that or if you have a preference. Trust me on cables, don’t waste your money, there are basically two kinds of cable line level (RCA) and amplifier. All RCA’s are coaxial, you don’t have to spend an arm and a leg on them, buy a good quality shielded cable for your subwoofer though as subwoofer frequency is right in the same range as your power outlet (50/60Hz). If anything put your money into a better sub or external amplifiers, although those Dalis are relatively efficient at 90db/m/watt. Amplifier wire is nothing special, and what really matters is ohms law, remember the greater the length the more resistance and less power that is transferred, stay with 12 gauge for the LCR and 14 gauge for everything else.
Mizzuno |
Thanks for this reply - great stuff.
I went to an Electronics store today and listened to the Oberon vs Rubicon.
The Oberon 3-cone that I was looking at is absolutely enormous.
They had the full DALI range so I was asking them to flick nback and forth between speakers and I took a listen to the Opticon 6 MK2 and honestly, there was not much difference (for me) with these (2-cone), and the 3-cone speakers (both Oberon and Opticon). Yes, there was some more 'clout' in the base, but it didn't really affect the 'punch' as much as I thought it would. Combined with a decent subwoofer, I am now thinking this will be more than enough for a home theatre or music playing setup.
I will look for a decent subwoofer. I saw the DALI SUB E 12N and it looked OK to me. I didn't get a chance to listen to it, but spec-wise, / on-paper, it seemed to match up with a lot of others in the same price category...
EDIT: WAF (Wife Acceptance Factor) <-- I'm stealing that!
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