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Dali Ikon 7 MkII - £1,699
Ed Selley  |  Aug 07, 2011  |  0 comments
Magnificent Seven DALI's IKON 7 MKII boasts proprietary drivers and Danish assembly, a combination that as Paul Messenger finds, gives them high-end sparkle DALI (the name is actually an acronym for Danish Audiophile Loudspeaker Industries) debuted its new IKON range at the May 2010 Munich High End Society show and while the overall sizes and configurations of the various MK2 models do correspond closely to those of the original IKON range (first launched in 2005), they also incorporate plenty of engineering and cosmetic changes. The IKONs are Danish-made loudspeakers, so manufacturing isn’t cheap. Furthermore, the value of the Danish Krone (linked to the Euro) has appreciated significantly compared to sterling in recent years, so a significant price rise for this MK2 range was inevitable. Even so, an increase from £999 to £1,699 over a six-year span is pretty hefty, especially for a speaker finished in vinyl woodprint.
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DALI Mentor 1 - £1,199
Ed Selley  |  Dec 23, 2011  |  0 comments
DALI Mentor 1 This exceptional standmount has a unique hybrid tweeter module, combining dome and ribbon diaphragms This Danish operation was once closely linked to a leading Scandinavian hi-fi retail chain, but it has always operated entirely autonomously and independently as a speaker manufacturer and indeed has proved more successful on the UK market than most overseas brands. The DALI name has nothing to do with surrealism here, but is actually an acronym for Danish Audiophile Loudspeaker Industries. The Mentor range, probably best described as ‘affordable upmarket’, is one of several in the DALI portfolio and consists of six stereo pairs which share a number of proprietary engineering techniques. The most obvious of these is seen in the tweeter arrangements.
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DALI Oberon 7
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Mar 21, 2019  |  0 comments
The mid-price super-floorstander sector is highly competitive, but the Oberon 7 is bursting with charm
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DALI Rubikore 2
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Apr 17, 2025  |  0 comments
DALI has updated one of its most popular ranges with technology from its flagship offering
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Definitive Technology Demand D9
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Aug 16, 2019  |  0 comments
An eye-catching standmount loudspeaker with a hidden talent to help it dig a little deeper
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Do you have a subwoofer in your setup?
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Feb 20, 2025  |  0 comments
Do you have a subwoofer in your setup?
Yes
55% (546 votes)
No
34% (338 votes)
No, but I plan to get one
10% (103 votes)
Total votes: 987
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Do you talk to your music system?
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Jun 12, 2019  |  1 comments
Do you talk to your music system?
No, I use the controls on the speaker
12% (19 votes)
No, I use a remote or app
68% (104 votes)
Yes, I talk to it
20% (30 votes)
Total votes: 153
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Do you use a dedicated stand for your loudspeaker?
Hi-Fi Choice  |  May 15, 2025  |  0 comments
Do you use a dedicated stand for your loudspeaker?
Yes
75% (485 votes)
No
23% (147 votes)
No, but I plan to...
3% (19 votes)
Total votes: 651
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Does adding a subwoofer bring any musical gains to a hi-fi speaker setup?
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Nov 09, 2019  |  1 comments
Does adding a subwoofer bring any musical gains to a hi-fi speaker setup?
Yes
80% (474 votes)
No
20% (121 votes)
Total votes: 595
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Duevel Venus
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Aug 15, 2023  |  0 comments
Prepare to be surrounded in sound by this very special omni-directional speaker 20 years in the making
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Dynaudio Contour S 1.4 - £2,495
Ed Selley  |  Mar 01, 2011  |  0 comments
Dynaudio Contour S 1. 4 Dynaudio is one of very few overseas brands to become properly established in the UK Based in Denmark and owned by a German, Dynaudio’s particular approach to loudspeaker design has been much more successful at achieving a significant presence on the UK market than most overseas brands. That probably owes much to the company’s distinctive proprietary technology and a consistency in approach which has helped it become well accepted by both hi-fi consumers and ProAudio users alike. Contour ranges have occupied Dynaudio’s middle ground for many years.
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Dynaudio DM3/7 - £1,300
Ed Selley  |  May 17, 2011  |  0 comments
Fine Dyning Danish-made with in-house drive units, the DM3/7 is one of a dying breed of well-priced 'homemade' speakers says Paul Messenger One of several ranges from this upmarket speaker brand, the ‘plain-Jane’ DM-series loudspeakers are primarily intended to combine Dynaudio’s core technologies within cost-effective suits of clothes. The DM3/7 is certainly no exception, being a straight two-way that combines two 170mm bass/mid drivers operating in parallel and a 28mm doped fabric dome tweeter inside a decidedly plain and understated enclosure. But while the DM3/7 won’t stand out in any fashion parade, it does look neat enough in its own understated way and also incorporates much of the fundamental engineering content found in the company’s more costly models. The DM3/7 is actually the latest of a DM-series that currently comprises three stereo pairs and a centre-front AV model.
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Dynaudio Excite X16 - £1,020
Ed Selley  |  Dec 23, 2011  |  0 comments
Dynaudio Excite X16 This chunky and solidly built Danish speaker has a larger than average main driver Denmark’s Dynaudio operation is one of relatively few brands to enjoy success in both the professional and domestic hi-fi speaker markets – one often notices Dynaudio speakers furnishing BBC TV studios, for example. However, that’s partly due to the high-power handling conferred by the use of extra-large-diameter voice coils on many of its bass/mid drivers. A feature that doesn’t appear to be a part of this new Excite range, which seems to be more obviously oriented towards the price-sensitive home hi-fi marketplace. The X16 sits one rung above the smallest model in the Excite range, which explains why the speaker is a little larger in both volume and main driver than the group average.
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Dynaudio Excite X34 - £2,000
 |  Jan 15, 2015  |  0 comments
Eagle-eyed readers will no doubt have spotted thatan almost identical looking Dynaudio floorstander graced these pages back in the October 2013 issue and earned itself a prestigious Recommended badge. That speaker was the Xeo 5, an active design with a wireless receiver. Its cheaper passive cousin, the X34, comes minus the Xeo’s internal amplifier, freeing it up to be drivenby one of your choosing. The X34 model shares air-moving hardware with the Xeo 5, so you geta pair of Dynaudio’s 5in MSP (magnesium silicate polymer) long-throw woofers with aluminium voice coils and die-cast aluminium frames.
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Dynaudio Xeo 20
Hi-Fi Choice  |  Mar 08, 2019  |  0 comments
Dynaudio has given its active wireless range a makeover, promising more style and performance. Will the Xeo 20 live up to the promise?
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