Dali iO4 Wireless Bluetooth Headphones Review - 60 hours battery & more!
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
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Review of the new Dali iO4 Wireless bluetooth headphones.
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I purchased this headphone one month ago. Really satisfied, great sound quality and the passive isolation is really good indeed. I have the Sennheiser pxc 550 also. The Dali cannot be compared with the Sennheiser in terms of sound. More clarity, better bass response, better soundstage. The Sennheiser are more comfortable though (by a small margin) and are significantly better in phonecalls.
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Gavin's Gadgets Congrats on your review and for being literally the 1st who reviewed this amazing headphone.
Hi! I also have the PXC 550's and find them fine but not amazing. Am thinking of moving to the IO4's - are they louder than the PXC's? I don't find the PXC quite as loud as I'd like and am hoping the IO4's will be able to pump a bit more
Lovely review...especially love when you got animated talking about being transported by the music!
Thanks 🙏
Thanks for the review. I was looking for final info over these headphones and somehow the points you mention are the same point i find important in music. Going to order them in a minute. big thumbs up!
Glad I could help!
I'm getting these headphones. 60 hours battery life is incredible and I want to try out a different sound signature. Awesome review.
Thanks Shawn 😀
Have you purchase the headphones yet?
Gavin, thanks for making us aware of these new headphones. One issue, I don't think Samsung support Aptx HD. I can't test this week as not at home. And totally agree about what hifi is about - it is an active experience not music for background playing. Therefore, I'm very interested in these Dali headphones and would be interested in hearing (!) about Tidal MQA reproduction with APtx HD.
Not heard them with Tidal yet but can do so and let you know
Lol, here I am two hours later listening to classical music with my own iO-4 and stunned by the sound quality. So spacious and clear. I own an open back AKG K601 and a closed back K550 and listening to these is equally as enjoyable. I don't think you're gonna regret getting these if you're looking for a good pair.
They are superb. Thanks for your feedback 👍
I agree totaly, I bought these headphones they sound incredible.
Glad you like them too Stan!
@@GavinsGadgets No BASS though, and that's a dealbreaker to me, thats really unfortunate, cause they do look great, and they're very comfortable. Only, if DALI emphasized the low end to the sound as well, they would be perfect. But they're not, and to me that's a big deal, cause I like to listen to a lot of bass heavy music as well, not just classical.
Just bought these and have been screwing around with both FLAC files and 320kb/s streams. Really good and surprising speed and soundstage for BT and at this price. They do lack some authority in the lows to low mids, which surprisingly can be compensated for reasonably well with the band equalizer and Poweramp EQ apps. If you wanted to listen to rap or electro etc. Great buy for the price.
Thanks for your feedback Brian.
Absolutely phenomenal sounding wireless, when listening via USB C with my computer they absolutely blew me away. Dali has succeeded in ruining every other headphone out there for me.
Glad you like them too!!
These look sick mate. I heard some Dali speakers at a trade show once and they were absolutely super. Way out of my Home Bargains budget but beautiful sound.
Hope your enjoying IFA Gav 👍
Their loudspeakers are stunning. IFA is great Dave.
Iam always like Bluetooth headphones 😋 headphones looks so beautiful 😍
Thank you 😀
Newly subscribed . thank you . I wanted something different with the emphasis on sound . I believe these and the io6 I would not be disappointed with either choice
Yep 😀
How did you get your hands on a pair so quickly!? I'm eagerly awaiting these to arrive at richersounds Bournemouth
Didn't know Richer sounds are selling them. Not on their website. I know they sell Dali speakers etc...
@@GavinsGadgets No news yet but I'll be surprised if we don't get them having sold everything Dali with the exception of the epicon range
Hi, that was an amazing review and I am planning to get one for myself - just one quick question : would the batteries be replaceable in these Dali IO-4 ?
Thanks Sanjay. I don’t know tbh. Best email Dali.
@@GavinsGadgets yes will do
Hello, Gavin! Thank you. Simply the most informative video on Dali's. Got a question: since the pricing for the B&W PX and Dali iO-4 is almost the same, what is your choice soundwise?
Personally the Dali’s win for me. Just an amazing mid range. I can never forget the moment when I thought I’d take them out of the box and give them a quick 10 min listen. I literally kept them on all night until the early hours.
Thanks for the review! Bought these (black friday) for 199€ and wow they sound good. The B&W Px8 are also on sale here for 629€ … are they really that better than the Dali?
Thanks for the feedback Mark. Not heard the B&W, but like everything the law of diminishing returns will set in. Also the Dali have such a great mid range.
Visually, they look a lot like Bang & Olufsen’s active noise canceling Bluetooth over-ear headphones, the H9 and H9i.
Difficult for headphones not to look like each other 😃
@@GavinsGadgets Have you ever listened to H9i? Very interesting how do they compare to Dali sounwise, considering their similarity in design
Different. H9i have a more commercial sound with more bass.
Thanks for the review! I had a question in a reply comment but I'll ask you as well - what is the max volume like on these? I'm thinking of changing from my PXC550's to these and my only real concern at this point is max volume. The PXC550's aren't quite loud enough for me, I'm hoping for another 15-20% out of these
Volume was plenty loud for me.
What can I find like these with the bass included? (With the beautiful crisp upper range these have)
I’m very interested in these, but comfort is very important to me. You said they were very comfortable, which sounds great, but if there’s one thing I rarely see mentioned in headphone reviews, it’s how they fit around the ears. I very much prefer a large diameter earpad, so they don’t touch my ear. Even the softest earpads will start to annoy me very quickly, if they’re rubbing up against my ears.
I have same issue. These were great for me.
@@GavinsGadgets Thank you, that’s very reassuring. I think I’ll get them.
3 month update and a bit of a comparison with my (old) Grado Sr125s and new Grado SR325Xs (apples to oranges, I know):
Short version: buy IO4s if you want any level of versatility. Buy SR325X if you're only listening at home.
First of all I'm still very impressed with these headphone's presentation and dynamics. Especially for a sealed can at this price. I do still prefer them sound-wise to their big brother IO6s (6s are damn near the same wired in passive mode with no ANC), and the much vaunted Sony WH-1000XM4 (the Sony might still win in my books for BT with ANC if you need it however no APTX etc support isn't great).
All that out of the way, I've been using the IO4s on the go a lot more wired to my phone with an audioquest dragonfly red. In this set-up my previous gripes about authority in the mids disappeared. Might as well compare to the Grados if we're using wires and DAC/amps. Comparing to the SR80 is a bit of a wash sound wise. Either you like the Grado curve or you don't. If you like it, the 4s are close-ish but a little more laid back, a little more closed in and have none of the listening fatigue that is characteristic of the older Sr80s. Comparing the 4s to the 325s, it's not all that close. Grados hands down... Unless, that is, your in an environment with any real level of background noise or any level of bystanders that don't need to hear your music. Basically the 325s easily win unless you want to leave your house with them, in which case they lose on sound and versatility.
Thanks for your update!!
Should i get these or the Dali io6? Any difference in sound? I don't care about anc
Hi Alex. No difference in sound. Just ANC. So get the io4 as it has double the battery life.
Great review. Anyone tried them using the Apple Camera Connector and an iPhone? In theory it should work, getting digital out from iPhone and using the Dali's DAC. An how is the sound if you compare Bluetooth and the 3,5mm mini jack connection, do they need to be turned on when using wired?
Thanks Peter 👍
Hey Gavin :). Have you heard the NAD HP 70? Best I've heard yet. How do they compare to the Sony Wh XM3 in sound and noise cancelling?
Not heard the NAD. This model doesn't have active noise cancellation. The i06 do have ANC which Dali bought of Sony. My next video with the Dali i04 will be a comparison with the Sony's
@@GavinsGadgets Ok thanks a lot. Have you heard any of the Audioquest headphones? I own both, the Nighthawks and nightowls carbon. Think they sound amazing. They were $700 each. They're on sale now for under $300.
Yes I have. I prefer my Focal headphones.
@@GavinsGadgets did you do a sony vs dali review? Cant find it, just got my io 4 and they are amazing, cant stop listening. But never tried sonys so could be intresting to here your view on them. :)
Robert Rydström glad you like your io 4’s could you please tell me if they go loud. No matter what Bluetooth headphone I have I always seem to be underwhelmed with the volume, thanks
I like this content - its so usefull and helpfull.
Cheers :)
They seem brilliant. Are you sure that Sony licensed their noise canceling technology to Dali as you mentioned?
Yes. The Dali i06 have Sony ANC. Was told by Dali themselves at IFA Berlin.
@@GavinsGadgets Thanks for your great review. I am planning to buy the Dali Zensor 5ax, now I have to add the io6 to the budget.
@@GavinsGadgets Hmmm, but if I had to guess it's the lower-tiered Sony ANC that's in headphones like the WH-C700N (and their even older predecessors, the MDR-ZX770BN), which is drastically less effective than what Sony put even in the oldest of the 1000X line which first came out in Fall 2016, much less the latest variant WH-1000XM3 from 2018.
@@trellusg tbh I'm using the i04 and they dont have active noise cancelling, yet the amount of passive noise cancelling is very effective. I'll be interested to test the i06 to see what difference the active noise cancelling adds to the equation.
Hi there
Thanks for your demonstrate of Dali headphones
Questions.
This headphones OK for useing a 3.5 wire to music player
Thanks again
Yes they are OK
Great review sir! Apparently. these are bluetooth 5- Dali made an error on the literature
Thanks for the info. I did find that odd as the range seemed really good when testing
Do you have a source on that? :)
@@GustavSpanget ya, a Dali employee clarified on their 23 second UA-cam video. I'm waiting on them to release their lit though. Read the comments in that video but I can link if you'd like
@@mohamedahmed1023 Awesome, thank you!
Yes, we confirm that the Bluetooth is 5.0. We made an error in the specs.
Maybe a stupid question, for music a big yes, but are they also good for movies? I was doubting between the B&W PX or PX7 and the B&O H9i but now I saw this one ...
Yes they work well for movies, but the Px or PX7 will have more of a V shape sound, so for stuff like explosions in a movie, if you like that type of thing with more bass, than the B&W's may work better.
@@GavinsGadgets thank you, most of the time it will be for music at my desk but when I watch a movie they sometimes ask to put on my headphone and now I have a TV that supports bluetooth headphones. The only thing the iO4 doesn't have is ANC but I don't need that. And I love the blue/gold design of the b&w PX, but I'm afraid they are to tight like they say in a lot of reviews.
I think the Dali's are more suited for music than things like movies and series. Not really because of the sound, but more due to the lack of Aptx-ll support. Which means these headphones will have too much latency when watching something. This is the reason why I went with the Sennheiser Momentum 3s instead. Too bad though, because I prefer the sound and gorgeous design of the Dali's.
I watch movies all the time on mine 😀
5 mins 37 seconds . SOLD !!! Thank you Sir 😹😹😹
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Absolutely and thank you again
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is the sound on these brighter than grado's sound signature? cause i find grado's fatiguing after 30 min. is the battery replaceable once it dies?
I can listen to these all day. Best drop Dali an email re battery replacement question.
@@GavinsGadgets i'd be coming from bowers & wilkins so i'm curious about the sound. i have small ears & wear glasses will the clamping be too tight?
I wear reading glasses. Not bothered me.
No BASS though, and that's a dealbreaker to me, thats really unfortunate, cause they do look great, and they're very comfortable. Only, if DALI emphasized the low end to the sound as well, they would be perfect. But they're not, and to me that's a big deal, cause I like to listen to a lot of bass heavy music as well, not just classical.
They do have tons of bass, they just dont add it artificially. You could EQ them or probably just get a more V shaped sound signature headphone
Made in China?
As far as I understand from a Dali engineer, they made everything themselves including the audio drivers. The only exception was on the I-06 , which had the noise cancellation bought from Sony. As to where they are assembled, not sure, so check perhaps on their website.
@@GavinsGadgets thanks 😊
No problem 👍