EUPremier
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Hi Folks,
I’m looking for advice please on DALI L&R speakers for a system I’m about to order…
I’ve recently renovated the family TV room. Did the ‘deep retrofit’ thing with air-tightness membranes & draft-proof boxes in the ceiling to seal downlighters & speakers to reduce heat loss.
During this I installed Norstone B250 speaker cable & 2x DALI E80 in-ceiling speakers for my atmos channels.
While the rectangular room measures 7m x 4.5m (23Ft x 15ft) the TV area is down at one end, across the short wall, so the seating area is approx 3.5m /12ft from the LG 65” OLED TV.
The width of the wall space the TV is centred-on is 3.5m /12Ft also.
Two factors have governed my choice of DALIs:
1. Have limited space behind seating area so on-wall is required. Bookshelf speakers will be too bulky. As a result, I ended-up leaning toward Dali Oberon on-wall pair for my two rear effect channels.
2. I was able to get DALI E80s at short notice for the ceiling. Tonal balancing means I want to stay in the same family of speakers.
Amp:
I have had B&W 60x speakers in a 5.1 setup for two decades driven by a Yamaha A2 and found the system to be very good.
I would have opted for Yamaha again except the A4A is too large to fit in the cabinet /cable hide we have wall-mounted under TV. Also, they appear to be behind the curve currently with room correction software.
So, I’ve decided to run with Denon X3800.
Other speakers:
Sub: Going up a gear to the DALI K-14 F as I understand it’s a solid choice and will ‘lift’ the system somewhat.
Centre channel: Leaning towards Opticon Vokal as it’s reasonably priced. The Rubicon Vokal is 3x the price and hard to justify when I’ve the rest of the house to removate!
So, the summary so far is:
1. I’ve enjoyed 20yrs with Yamaha & B&W for Home Theatre & some HiFi listening.
2. New 5.1.2 system will hinge on a Denon X3800 with:
DALI Opticon Vokal Centre
DALI Oberon on-wall to rear
DALI K-14F Sub
DALI E80 Ceiling pair for Atmos
However, I’m somewhat stuck when it comes to the Front Left & Right speakers:
I’m inclined to opt for a pair of DALI Opticon 6 MKIIs. But, Oberon 9s have been suggested by my dealer. And, during very brief auditions in less-than-ideal circumstances:
A. Felt the Opticon 6 MKIIs were a wee bit ‘bright’ and lacking mid-range compared to a side-by-side shootout with B&W 603s. That said, I did not have time to adjust Amp settings to my flavour. And, my thoughts may have been coloured by staff opinions who suggested sharp vocals can sound crashy with the ribbon tweeters.
B. The Oberon 7s sounded good in the same test environment.
C. Cannot go B&W as rears need to be on-wall and B&W don't have a solution for this. (Stuck now with DALI to ceiling anyway)
Question:
So, there’s no doubt the system will, in the main, be used for Home Cinema. I listen to music mainly in the car or on convenient Sonos speakers around the house. The amount of time I’d have to be parked on the sofa listening to music will be practically non-existent. I do value HiFi quality and find SONOS to be rubbish-sounding but they win on convenience for my Spotify music source.
Aesthetics are a small concern and was planning on choosing white colour on all speakers. Oberon 9 are not available in white. (Colour is less important than quality though).
So, I’m torn between Oberon 9 & Opticon 6 MKII & Opticon 8 MKII.
Should I consider Opticon LCR on-wall speakers for my two rears instead of Oberon or is it a waste of money for ‘just’ two rear effect channels.
Sorry for the lengthy message but wanted to give the full picture.
Any advice appreciated… what should I do?
I’m looking for advice please on DALI L&R speakers for a system I’m about to order…
I’ve recently renovated the family TV room. Did the ‘deep retrofit’ thing with air-tightness membranes & draft-proof boxes in the ceiling to seal downlighters & speakers to reduce heat loss.
During this I installed Norstone B250 speaker cable & 2x DALI E80 in-ceiling speakers for my atmos channels.
While the rectangular room measures 7m x 4.5m (23Ft x 15ft) the TV area is down at one end, across the short wall, so the seating area is approx 3.5m /12ft from the LG 65” OLED TV.
The width of the wall space the TV is centred-on is 3.5m /12Ft also.
Two factors have governed my choice of DALIs:
1. Have limited space behind seating area so on-wall is required. Bookshelf speakers will be too bulky. As a result, I ended-up leaning toward Dali Oberon on-wall pair for my two rear effect channels.
2. I was able to get DALI E80s at short notice for the ceiling. Tonal balancing means I want to stay in the same family of speakers.
Amp:
I have had B&W 60x speakers in a 5.1 setup for two decades driven by a Yamaha A2 and found the system to be very good.
I would have opted for Yamaha again except the A4A is too large to fit in the cabinet /cable hide we have wall-mounted under TV. Also, they appear to be behind the curve currently with room correction software.
So, I’ve decided to run with Denon X3800.
Other speakers:
Sub: Going up a gear to the DALI K-14 F as I understand it’s a solid choice and will ‘lift’ the system somewhat.
Centre channel: Leaning towards Opticon Vokal as it’s reasonably priced. The Rubicon Vokal is 3x the price and hard to justify when I’ve the rest of the house to removate!
So, the summary so far is:
1. I’ve enjoyed 20yrs with Yamaha & B&W for Home Theatre & some HiFi listening.
2. New 5.1.2 system will hinge on a Denon X3800 with:
DALI Opticon Vokal Centre
DALI Oberon on-wall to rear
DALI K-14F Sub
DALI E80 Ceiling pair for Atmos
However, I’m somewhat stuck when it comes to the Front Left & Right speakers:
I’m inclined to opt for a pair of DALI Opticon 6 MKIIs. But, Oberon 9s have been suggested by my dealer. And, during very brief auditions in less-than-ideal circumstances:
A. Felt the Opticon 6 MKIIs were a wee bit ‘bright’ and lacking mid-range compared to a side-by-side shootout with B&W 603s. That said, I did not have time to adjust Amp settings to my flavour. And, my thoughts may have been coloured by staff opinions who suggested sharp vocals can sound crashy with the ribbon tweeters.
B. The Oberon 7s sounded good in the same test environment.
C. Cannot go B&W as rears need to be on-wall and B&W don't have a solution for this. (Stuck now with DALI to ceiling anyway)
Question:
So, there’s no doubt the system will, in the main, be used for Home Cinema. I listen to music mainly in the car or on convenient Sonos speakers around the house. The amount of time I’d have to be parked on the sofa listening to music will be practically non-existent. I do value HiFi quality and find SONOS to be rubbish-sounding but they win on convenience for my Spotify music source.
Aesthetics are a small concern and was planning on choosing white colour on all speakers. Oberon 9 are not available in white. (Colour is less important than quality though).
So, I’m torn between Oberon 9 & Opticon 6 MKII & Opticon 8 MKII.
Should I consider Opticon LCR on-wall speakers for my two rears instead of Oberon or is it a waste of money for ‘just’ two rear effect channels.
Sorry for the lengthy message but wanted to give the full picture.
Any advice appreciated… what should I do?
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