audiodelic
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The other day i went to Sight and sound to audition Dali. Source was some cd player and nad integrated.
Dali Ikon 6 @ 80,000: I heard this speaker, although it was a decent sound not something that had the wow factor. Also the speakers were set up straight instead of being toed in towards my ears like in other demo's. The ribbon tweeter definitely contributes to that extra detail in the highs, also the silk tweeter is quite smooth but lacked some of that sparkle like the monitor audio tweeter. Bass was full, had body but the definition was not all that realistic. Midrange was revealing and called attention to it sometimes so much that it stopped being musical for my type of electronic trance music. Good speaker for more easy listening music i would say not complex classical or electronic just my personal opinion though.
Dali Lektor 6 @ 60,000: This speaker i think is more for the younger audience. It is rather musical without being critical, does everything decently. Highs were smooth, mids were there without being overly prominent. Bass was again full, had weight edging towards the party speaker for younger generation. I could be happy with these speakers if i took them home but did not have that wow factor for me.
Musical Fidelity cd player, krell Integrated
Focal Chorus 826 @ 125000 : After hearing great things about focal i was surprised to see sight and sound carry this brand as i did not know they did.i hope the sound i heard was not all magic done by a krell integrated costing 1.75 lakh. But the sound was amazing. The tweeter was perfect for me .... perfect blend of smoothness and sparkle of the MA tweeter so it was a good balance. The mids were not forward/laid back i cant comment on that, just very musical, but with enough details revealed but not making it clinical like the MA. Bass was very controlled but gave you enough insight into the tone of the music. These speakers totally get out of the way and bring the music to life, i kept grooving to the music rather than concentrating on the audition.
According to my taste people looking for speakers and have less time should audition psb image, Monitor Audio silver, Focal chorus, Paradigm studio.
Now its between the PSB Image T6 @ 75000 vs Focal Chorus 836V @ 1.5 lakh. So give me opinions people, is double the price worth it for these speakers ....... or should i save all that money since i can definitely live with the psb's at half the price.
Dali Ikon 6 @ 80,000: I heard this speaker, although it was a decent sound not something that had the wow factor. Also the speakers were set up straight instead of being toed in towards my ears like in other demo's. The ribbon tweeter definitely contributes to that extra detail in the highs, also the silk tweeter is quite smooth but lacked some of that sparkle like the monitor audio tweeter. Bass was full, had body but the definition was not all that realistic. Midrange was revealing and called attention to it sometimes so much that it stopped being musical for my type of electronic trance music. Good speaker for more easy listening music i would say not complex classical or electronic just my personal opinion though.
Dali Lektor 6 @ 60,000: This speaker i think is more for the younger audience. It is rather musical without being critical, does everything decently. Highs were smooth, mids were there without being overly prominent. Bass was again full, had weight edging towards the party speaker for younger generation. I could be happy with these speakers if i took them home but did not have that wow factor for me.
Musical Fidelity cd player, krell Integrated
Focal Chorus 826 @ 125000 : After hearing great things about focal i was surprised to see sight and sound carry this brand as i did not know they did.i hope the sound i heard was not all magic done by a krell integrated costing 1.75 lakh. But the sound was amazing. The tweeter was perfect for me .... perfect blend of smoothness and sparkle of the MA tweeter so it was a good balance. The mids were not forward/laid back i cant comment on that, just very musical, but with enough details revealed but not making it clinical like the MA. Bass was very controlled but gave you enough insight into the tone of the music. These speakers totally get out of the way and bring the music to life, i kept grooving to the music rather than concentrating on the audition.
According to my taste people looking for speakers and have less time should audition psb image, Monitor Audio silver, Focal chorus, Paradigm studio.
Now its between the PSB Image T6 @ 75000 vs Focal Chorus 836V @ 1.5 lakh. So give me opinions people, is double the price worth it for these speakers ....... or should i save all that money since i can definitely live with the psb's at half the price.
