- Dali’s new coupid stereo speakers cost £ 299 (approximately $ 400 / AU $ 625)
- 4.5-inch woofer with 26 mm specially designed tweeter
- 4-OHM Impedence makes them easy to play from any stereo amplifier
Danish Hi-Fi company Dali has just announced a new pair of budget stereo book shelf speakers, and as one who has tested the model just above them in the area at home recently, I think these could be very interesting.
The new speakers are called Dali coupid and they hope to make you fall in love with their funky color settings (as well as more traditional wooden finishes) and their promise of detailed, audiophilic-pleasant sound at a low price of only £ 299 (About $ 400 / AU $ 625 – No Price has been confirmed to US or Australia at the time of writing).
They sit between the cheapest Dali Spekte 1 Book Charge Speakers ($ 280 / £ 199 / AU $ 499) and the impressive Dali Oberon 1 speakers ($ 600 / £ 399 / AU $ 749)-As both scored five stars from our friends on what hi-fi? In their reviews of these products.
I have used Dali Oberon 1 at home recently as part of the test of a new streaming amplifier and they are really quite astonishing to the price when it comes to details and musicality – which means I think these could really be a great value.
Coupid is built with a specially designed 26 mm-tweeter paired with a 4.5-inch midway. While the Woofer appears to be very similar to one in Spekte 1, the combination with a new tweeter and different bass reflex design could produce wider sound than Spector 1.
Although I have said so, I should note that coupid is rated for slightly less extensive bass frequencies than Spector 1 (63Hz for coupid and 59Hz for specturer) – but spec -numbers never tell the whole story with speakers, so I would expect a more full sound from coupid when factoring in all elements of design.
One of the great focus of Kibid seems to make them easy to live with – Dali suggests that they have to be pretty troubled to place and get good sound from, and they come with wall brackets in the box as well as rubber feet.
They are also reasonably small and can be driven comfortably from 4-OHM reinforcement, so budget amplifier should have no problem getting their best sound. Dali says they should sound great quiet as well as loud, so they are suitable for a lot of different environments – this is something that Oberon 1 is great for, so I don’t doubt this.
And maybe the coolest of all, they come in five large finishes to different flavors: black ash, walnut, caramel white, golden yellow and cool blue.
A great way to step up to the details of bookshelf speakers?
These look like they would pair nicely with something like the Project Stereo-Boks E-Amp, which costs $ 349 / £ 199 and should have enough power for these speakers, plus Bluetooth has built-in. It would get you lovely analog audio components from two major hi-fi manufacturers, all in a compact size plus the convenience of joint connection ability-all together for under £ 500 throughout the UK.
If you compare with a similar wireless stereo speaker setup-something like a pair of Sonos Era 100 speakers only cost a little minor-wille you almost certainly hear a big difference in detail and clarity from the hi-fi system.
With far greater speaker drivers, more air moved and more space for powerful components, you will find that music has much more space to express itself than from a smaller system. This usually means that you get the experience of hearing ‘new’ elements in songs, or just being able to replace them with an improved sound profile.
I actually did a comparison test recently between a pair of stereo-sonos-era 300 speakers and Dali Oberon 1 speakers with the new Wiim AMP Ultra, who turned on them-and even though the Sonos speakers gave a great account of themselves with the sound spreads and the hefty Low-end, mixes Oberon 1 a clear edge, when it came with the middle. the frequencies and the handling of a complex instrument. Basically, all the things that make you feel really increased in a song.
Obviously, we need to give these a real test to see if they can make the same at a lower price, but given my recent experience with DALI speakers and the company’s history, I think these look like a good threat on our list of the best stereo speakers.
