I have been rocking the Dali Oberon 3's for about three weeks now and I am absolutely in love with these speakers and the sound they produce! I have the Elac Uni-FI B52's and they are good, but they are no where near as musically pleasing as the Dali Oberon 3's. I also have the Polk Rti A3's and they are good too, but they just don't move me like the Dali's do. I can listen to these speakers for hours. I just ordered a Parasound 2125 v2 Power Amp and it should be here tomorrow, Can't wait! Thanks guys for the reviews!
The Dali is good but I have some Dynaudios Forty same size but more expensive. With the right amplifier, sounds larger and more exact and more power (less coloration when it is getting really loud).
You said: The K-Horn is probably one of the greatest sounding speakers you've every heard. What year K-horn are you talking about? Because for years the K-Horn, La Scalas, Belle, and Hersey used the same tweeter and they were MUCH brighter than the RP600M's tweeter.
Thx!!! I have still the "old" Zensor 1 (active AX) and I don't see a need for upgrade because I am so happy with the sound...clear and transparent. Cheers from Elac-city..;-)
I appreciate your review here, I am looking at the Dali Oberon 3 right now, I can get a pair of white oak for $445 for the pair. I was curious if you think a yamaha A-S301 would be able to drive these Dali without a lot of effort? My purpose for this set up will be strictly vinyl playback in a 11 feet wide, 15 deep, 7 feet high finished room
Hi! Thanks for watching. The Yamaha is 60x2 and you probably will never use more than 10 or 15 watts... so it should be fine. I'd have no problem matching the 2.
I'm glad I waited until today 18/12/2024 to purchase my Dali Oberon 3 at heavily discounted price £339 (UK), I had to make the purchase in light of me buying Atoll IN100SE (second hand eBay £800) and these bad boys will wet the pants off my old Dali Zensor 1, these are now destined for eBay :)!
Ok me again! Knock your socks off you say! Well have you considered switching over to active nearfield professional monitor speakers? I have the Adam's AV7 in my man cave they work in tandem with the Focal Sub One woofer, feeding off Eversolo DAC Z8. You really have to try the Adam AV7's these will make the Dali's blush!
Thank you very much for sharing this video! Your descriptions are greats and help us to decid what we need. I've just bought a Dali Oberon 3 pair, with a Marantz PM6007 amplifier and i'm extremely satisfied. I can listen for hours, it's real pleasure, with a great stereo scene, a lot of precision and détails, and a balanced sound which makes me re discoverng my CD's. Just a question for other owners please : which sound do you prefer, with ou without the grill ? Musically.
Look at it from another perspective. I once got rid of a pair of high end speakers because they blew air into my face from the dual front ports. Very distracting for critical listening !
@@JilesMcCoy Well then, when you think about separates, what impact do different types of amps have? I have only used avr's in the past but wont to consider adding some amps and am totally new to this arena. I currently have Dynaudio Emits (2015) and am considering a second set up with Dalis (Oberons or Opticons-if I can find a good deal on used). Will any amp do that pushes 100-150w per channel or what? I do like the warmer sound (avr's Marantz z& Yamaha). Would love to hear any advice you might have! Thanks.
@@generaluse9943 My first amp was Yamaha AVR with B&W speakers, after I bought Marantz amp I've heard speakers for the first time! AVR's 135W per Channel weren't even close to amp's 45W per channel. Later I bought Dali speakers and for my taste this was great combo.
I would list the speakers as number 2 in the prio list. The room itself is more important for the sound then any other factor. You see many $100k+ systems in shitty rooms where if you had any 50k system and used 50k on the room, it would sound much better. Good gear is fine and all, but the room is more important then many thinks.! No system will make sound inside a tin barrel sound good.. :D
Klipsh At sub 400 is not a great deal. Just means they are ripping you off at 600 Also,stop it with the finger prints on glossy finishes. How often are you handling speakers. Get a cloth and wipe it off,so difficult. Enjoyed your review
I paid 350 bucks altogether for my Oberon 3s on special closeout Dali summer sale in Netherlands one month ago. I'm absolutely impressed although they are not fully played in yet. I have connected them to my Technics SL-PS 700 CD player and my 2 x 60 watts Class A Technics amp SU 7700k which was 500 bucks in 1976. You would be pushed hard to get a better sound with a today's amp or receiver. I'm quite sure you would have to pay some thousand bucks nowadays. They have easily replaced my good old 90s Canton Karat...
It's not THUH other two.... It's THEE other two. The followed by a word with a vowel is pronounced THEE N O T THUH. I think you may have been inclined to say THEE but mistakenly thought it wasn't correct when in fact it IS proper English. I say this because you say THUH other each and EVERY time.
Lol.... I'm a Klipsch and Dali dealer and can tell you that the Klipsch RP stuff is good for certain things, but not done to the level of the Dali stuff. Standard Klipsch is a low cost "name brand" to every day basic consumers in the audio world. Meaning: People who don't know a lot about audio gear and have a low budget. The RP line is decent, but not anything to brag about. The RF7III is a different animal, but the RP is not a special soindkng speaker. They look cool, though. Revel Concerta2 M16 stomps the Klipsch and the Dali. I'm a dealer of all 3 and the Revel is the superior speaker.
My RP-600M are great office loudspeakers/spare room and running off a vintage pioneer amp with loudness on! Nice sand filled stands on spikes and give plenty of bass. More than enough for casual listening.
Ähhh sry wtf where is the audio test for all 3 ones, only bla bla bla, thx but no thx. Then dont call it battle you both, say it right we are talking about them ONLY!
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I have been rocking the Dali Oberon 3's for about three weeks now and I am absolutely in love with these speakers and the sound they produce! I have the Elac Uni-FI B52's and they are good, but they are no where near as musically pleasing as the Dali Oberon 3's. I also have the Polk Rti A3's and they are good too, but they just don't move me like the Dali's do. I can listen to these speakers for hours. I just ordered a Parasound 2125 v2 Power Amp and it should be here tomorrow, Can't wait! Thanks guys for the reviews!
Prices in Denmark as of October 2023:
Klipsch RP-600M II : $778 (sometimes $693)
Triangle Borea BR03: $538
Dali Oberon 3: $566 (down from $736)
At that price the Dali’s are a steal.
The perfect speaker exists if you’re not a Type A critic and believes their 5 year old Toyota Prius is the best car ever
I think there are many 'perfect enough' speakers out there.
Just bought a pair of Oberon 3 with 5 years warranty for 230 $ with 60% discount. A steal for this product!
That is an amazing deal. Awesome!!!!
Should have left a link for that price.. I'm very interested.
The Dali is good but I have some Dynaudios Forty same size but more expensive. With the right amplifier, sounds larger and more exact and more power (less coloration when it is getting really loud).
Id love to try those!
You said: The K-Horn is probably one of the greatest sounding speakers you've every heard.
What year K-horn are you talking about? Because for years the K-Horn, La Scalas, Belle, and Hersey used the same tweeter and they were MUCH brighter than the RP600M's tweeter.
I think Mike said that. I do like K-Horns quite a bit. I listened to the 2019 new model at RMAF 2 years ago.
Nightwish guys. With Floor Jensen.... WOW!!!
Right on!!!
On the lower and smaller segment the best Is Dali spektor 2...way better than it's Klipsch counterpart. Always try a Dali before pulling the trigger!
Dali is really nice.
Thx!!! I have still the "old" Zensor 1 (active AX) and I don't see a need for upgrade because I am so happy with the sound...clear and transparent. Cheers from Elac-city..;-)
Awesome!!!!
I appreciate your review here, I am looking at the Dali Oberon 3 right now, I can get a pair of white oak for $445 for the pair. I was curious if you think a yamaha A-S301 would be able to drive these Dali without a lot of effort? My purpose for this set up will be strictly vinyl playback in a 11 feet wide, 15 deep, 7 feet high finished room
Hi! Thanks for watching. The Yamaha is 60x2 and you probably will never use more than 10 or 15 watts... so it should be fine. I'd have no problem matching the 2.
I'm glad I waited until today 18/12/2024 to purchase my Dali Oberon 3 at heavily discounted price £339 (UK), I had to make the purchase in light of me buying Atoll IN100SE (second hand eBay £800) and these bad boys will wet the pants off my old Dali Zensor 1, these are now destined for eBay :)!
Very nice!
Ok me again! Knock your socks off you say! Well have you considered switching over to active nearfield professional monitor speakers? I have the Adam's AV7 in my man cave they work in tandem with the Focal Sub One woofer, feeding off Eversolo DAC Z8. You really have to try the Adam AV7's these will make the Dali's blush!
I'd love to give those a try one day!
Thank you very much for sharing this video! Your descriptions are greats and help us to decid what we need. I've just bought a Dali Oberon 3 pair, with a Marantz PM6007 amplifier and i'm extremely satisfied. I can listen for hours, it's real pleasure, with a great stereo scene, a lot of precision and détails, and a balanced sound which makes me re discoverng my CD's. Just a question for other owners please : which sound do you prefer, with ou without the grill ?
Musically.
I almost always listen without a grill.
which do you prefer dali oberon 3 or svs ultra?
I haven't heard the Ultras.
Well, BR is short for the Borea series, so I call them the Bo-ray-uh Three.
Thanks for watching!
I had the oberon 1 and replaced it with the BR02. To me the Borea sounds better in every aspect.
Nice!
I bought the oberon 3 for just 379 Euro (at Smits in the NL)... so approx. 400 USD. For that price they are absolutely a no brainer...
Great price! Very nice!
Look at it from another perspective. I once got rid of a pair of high end speakers because they blew air into my face from the dual front ports. Very distracting for critical listening !
What were they? That must have been some crazy bass coming from those speakers to get port motion at a listening position!
@@JilesMcCoy the original Monitor Audio Bronze 2's on a Linn Klout. I was seated about 10 feet away.
How far from the rear wall do the Dalis need to be?
Try!!!!
Funny thing is that here in the Netherlands, the Dali's are €700 a pair and the Klipsch €899.
I love Dali so much!!’
All three are killers ❤️❤️❤️
For sure!
What kind av receiver is good with dali speakers
Any will be fine. Just buy one that has the features you need. Sound quality differences don’t really pop up until you get to separates.
@@JilesMcCoy Well then, when you think about separates, what impact do different types of amps have? I have only used avr's in the past but wont to consider adding some amps and am totally new to this arena. I currently have Dynaudio Emits (2015) and am considering a second set up with Dalis (Oberons or Opticons-if I can find a good deal on used). Will any amp do that pushes 100-150w per channel or what? I do like the warmer sound (avr's Marantz z& Yamaha). Would love to hear any advice you might have! Thanks.
@@generaluse9943 My first amp was Yamaha AVR with B&W speakers, after I bought Marantz amp I've heard speakers for the first time! AVR's 135W per Channel weren't even close to amp's 45W per channel. Later I bought Dali speakers and for my taste this was great combo.
@@xsAMOR45 watts from Marantz?
@@naimislam1019yeah, real ones, sinus, not highest peak that lasts for 0.003s.
So true. Simplicity is deceptive
Thanks for watching!
oberon 01,,, borea 03,,, rp600m.... all of them
For sure!
I would list the speakers as number 2 in the prio list. The room itself is more important for the sound then any other factor. You see many $100k+ systems in shitty rooms where if you had any 50k system and used 50k on the room, it would sound much better. Good gear is fine and all, but the room is more important then many thinks.! No system will make sound inside a tin barrel sound good.. :D
Right on! The room and the speaker are for sure the top 2 impacts on sound!
Got Klipsch $359 for the pair this month.
Yes!!!! 🤗
These are awesome speakers, 1 and all!
Very good job guys congratulations. 🤗
@@r35165 Thanks!
Klipsh At sub 400 is not a great deal. Just means they are ripping you off at 600
Also,stop it with the finger prints on glossy finishes. How often are you handling speakers.
Get a cloth and wipe it off,so difficult. Enjoyed your review
Thanks for watching!
I paid 350 bucks altogether for my Oberon 3s on special closeout Dali summer sale in Netherlands one month ago. I'm absolutely impressed although they are not fully played in yet. I have connected them to my Technics SL-PS 700 CD player and my 2 x 60 watts Class A Technics amp SU 7700k which was 500 bucks in 1976. You would be pushed hard to get a better sound with a today's amp or receiver. I'm quite sure you would have to pay some thousand bucks nowadays. They have easily replaced my good old 90s Canton Karat...
Right on;.
take them apart to show the value.
Pass on that one.
Klipsch over rates there sensitivity numbers because they measure using in-room, half-space conditions. The real sensitivity is about 86B @ 2.83v/1m.
Yes, they are real world lower for sure.
In Italy these Klipsch cost 300 euro more than these Dali.😮
Wow
It's not THUH other two.... It's THEE other two. The followed by a word with a vowel is pronounced THEE N O T THUH. I think you may have been inclined to say THEE but mistakenly thought it wasn't correct when in fact it IS proper English. I say this because you say THUH other each and EVERY time.
Ok, Thanks for watching.
And... Sound comparison?
It's in the video....
Don’t TOUCH my cones. Can’t believe we have to tell people. It’s just good manners.
ha!
they are all at the same price point of 500€ at the moment
Nice!
Low quality source, (
Which is that?
@@JilesMcCoy streaming pixels is NOT music
@@davidthom7127 Sorry, I'm not following. Pixels are video.
The dali are pretty poor
I really liked them.
600m is Better the other’s 2 are 💩💩speakers
I think all 3 of these are really good.
Lol.... I'm a Klipsch and Dali dealer and can tell you that the Klipsch RP stuff is good for certain things, but not done to the level of the Dali stuff. Standard Klipsch is a low cost "name brand" to every day basic consumers in the audio world. Meaning: People who don't know a lot about audio gear and have a low budget. The RP line is decent, but not anything to brag about. The RF7III is a different animal, but the RP is not a special soindkng speaker. They look cool, though.
Revel Concerta2 M16 stomps the Klipsch and the Dali. I'm a dealer of all 3 and the Revel is the superior speaker.
I like the triangle sound very much
My RP-600M are great office loudspeakers/spare room and running off a vintage pioneer amp with loudness on! Nice sand filled stands on spikes and give plenty of bass. More than enough for casual listening.
Ähhh sry wtf where is the audio test for all 3 ones, only bla bla bla, thx but no thx. Then dont call it battle you both, say it right we are talking about them ONLY!
I typically have the audio measurements in the review video if I do one.