Dali iO-6 Review! These surprised me...
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- Опубліковано 4 вер 2024
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Dali I0-6 Review!
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OMG. You have no idea how EXCITED I AM YOU TRIED THESE OUT. I work for a HiFi retailer in London and Dali is and will always be my first true love when it comes to sound reproduction. I own the iO6. I own their Dali Kubik One soundbar. In the process of getting my Dali Rubicon 2s (Bookshelf Speakers) etc.
These headphones have been so underestimated by many people who walked into the store. Everyone would ask about Sony or which headphones to get. The biggest and determinating question was sound quality or Noise Cancellation. DALI is not very popular here in the UK. They are a brand you introduce to people and to everyone's surprise they then get to see the quality difference.
I love my Caramel White pair to bits and I wish people would stop believing in the hype mainstream manufacturers create around their products and take everything with a pinch of salt. I could go on and on and on but there's no point... 😂
Thank you so much for your amazing review. It has made me really happy.
Hope you and the entire family stays safe.
❤️
How would you compare the Dali IO6 to the Bowers & Wilkins PX7?
@@timwolber833 I own the Dali's and used to own the B&W's before, until they broke :((
So in my opinion the B&W's are a tad more high-focussed and so have a little less bass, although it does dig deep, just not that loud.
The Dali's also offer good details and very pleasant highs too, but just have that more present bass which is nice for pop etc., though definitely nowhere near overpowering the mids and highs. Personally I find that the Dali's literally have the perfect balanced sound so they are nice for every genre. Very neutral.
Only reasons I woud favor the B&W's is because of the design which I love, I enjoy them more for classical and other instrumental music and my memories with them just make me smile :)
Hope this (still) helps you.
How good is the anc in plane?
Ron here is a tip how to test the noise cancellation!
Take your two pairs and sit in front of your hi-fi. Put on one pair and enable NC. Start with low volume and with your remote keep increasing the volume on the hi-fi system. Until you can start hear it. Then measure dB or take note of what volume you have/got.
Repeat the above with the other pair of headphones.
Those headphones that you could play loudest on your hi-fi system before you could hear it, has the best noise cancellation (and physical construction). 🎶
Good luck with your testing. 🥰
i compare iem tips like this... good stuff
I have these, in black. I found the noise canceling was scary effective. These are my favorite headphones so far.
NC isn’t as good as the AirPods max or the BO H95. I think it’s close to the H95 though which are relatively close to the AirPods. The sound quality is better than both the much more expensive H95 and it’s competitors. I have been quite happily surprised with the clarity and consistency. I actually turned in my H95 and am using the IO 6.
@@schwartzmatthewe well, for twice the price Apple can provide better ANC, but I generally don't like the compatibility of Apple's periphery with Windows desktops
you sir, deserve way more likes and viewers! Absolute perfect Video
Hey thanks!
That brightness at the top isn't such an issue for the older guys like me who've lost some of that high frequency responsiveness. Young ears and old ears are a little bit different.
Bought these because of your review! Not disappointed in the least. Only paper cone headphone in my collection. Thank you!
These are available in black too, in case it wasn't clear :)
I remember standing in HiFi Klubben, trying out their wall of headphones, as I wanted a proper pair. In comparison to these, even the bestselling Sony headphones had a bit, even if just a tiny bit, of mud in the bass end. These had no mud, just crystal clear and got all frequencies in focus. And thus I got the IO-4. the variation without the noise cancellation.
Yes, they are undeniably gorgeous. But the ear pads... What is the condition of your headphones after 2 years of use? :)
@@alexf1515 Admittedly I use my headphones in all settings, inside outside, music and whatever else, as my main pair. They aren't getting pampered in an audiophile corner, carefully put away when done with.
I got the pair on the 15th of february 2020, and had the pads changed, probably around the time I made the comment. They probably could do with another change soon, but I can stretch it out a little longer.
Sound-wise, It's great as ever, I think, ignoring one niggle, I put down either unlucky speaker batch, or my rough handling.
I learned to not put them one while still having damp long hair after the shower, as the right side is being a little scratchy sounding at a very specific frequency range in the low end, and only at a high enough volume. It's still a little bit audible, when dry and worn normally, so I'm probably gonna get that side changed, when money is there for it, but it is very hard to notice in the first place, so I'm unbothered 95% of the time with them on.
Basically don't use them to listen to music in the sauna or in a steamy bathroom. The cones are probably not happy about that.
Hope this blogpost did it for you! I got a little carried away.
@@LexRudera Thank you for your detailed and prompt response. I have a Dali Io-4 and a B&W PX5 - they are different, but both are cool :) Tell me, where can I find replacement ear pads for the Dali Io-4/IIo-6?
Internationally? No clue, sorry! Since I'm danish, I can just walk into a HiFi Klubben, country-wide retail store where they are sold, and say I need a new pair of pads, showing my old abused ones.
No idea if they do international orders. You might just have to send some mails and ask around, ask them, other retailers and Dali themselves.
Sorry!
@@LexRudera Got it. Wow, very lucky. Thanks for your answer, have a nice day and great music all around :)
Really liked your review. After purchasing the iO-6 I have to say plugged in with power off and power on is COMPLETELY different. The soundstage is just not comparable anymore. Bass overpowers and instruments fade to the background, voices are more loud and clearer when power is off. Also control buttons don't work when plugged in on Android.
Because it's off it doesn't use the dac processor that is inside making it sound beautiful with the highs.
Congratulation for your professional hard work.Thank you for you shared with us your impression about this product.
Fun stuff... Great review !.. Lots of features .. Damn good looking set of cans to sport. Dig em ☑️👍
Headphone jack is a safety feature? I'm new to ANC headphones, not even interested for myself, just researching for my wife but as far as I can tell the major ANC headphones (Sony WH-1000MX2/3/4, Bose Comfort ii, Microsoft Surface 2 and probably more) mostly have the ability to connect via a headphone jack.
But for almost all of them, the result is awful. The only other bluetooth headphones that I know of that actually sound OK wired are Sennheiser's. Sony is left with its awful, muddy, default unequalized sound, B&W PX7 *requires* the headphones to be on even when wired, Bose 700 sounds much worse if the headphones aren't on, etc. etc.
My closed Denon Ah d7200 has "crazy" wide soundstage. It's wider than my Stax L500 and wider than my Fostex T50rp mk3. It's the same as my Nighthawks, but the sound is also taller on the Denon.
I use my Denon with Marvel Spider-man on the PS4. It really is like the sounds are around me, instead of in my head.
With my Cayin tube amp it gets even wider. Luv it.
Paper driver with a tweeter? Of course you would need a good crossover and better amplification.
I have the Denon D7200 and the IO6.
The Denon do not have a really wide soundstage. I would state, the IO6 are pretty similar.
@@nemuritor7370
For a closed back it is much wider than my open Stax L500 and my semi open Fostex T50rp mk3. But this also depends on the recording. So yes for a close back it has crazy soundstage compared to some open back headphones.
Thanks for your review, I ended up getting a pair.
Did you notice that your pair makes any kind of very faint/slight noises while it is connected with Bluetooth to your phone or music source, with ANC is turned off and no music playing?
That's the hiss sound of electronics when connected over bluetooth, I had a Sennheiser BT 4.40 and they solved it by turning off electronics when there is no bluetooth signal, but it is just a byproduct of the current technology used, hope they get rid of it in the future.
I heard Dali at a HiFi show and was really impressed. They do have a reputation of zingy treble though.
What's zingy treble?
That was back when they had the ribbon/dome hybrid tweeters.
Jack Jones They still do though, but now, unlike then, they develop their own drivers (woofers, tweeters /ribbon). The hybrid combination really really makes a difference and takes the edge off. The ribbon only take over at around 14kHz. Way lower level than what the dome can actually reach. Therefor allowing for more space, clarity and even wide sound stage. ❤️
@@itsfilipbitch5545 I own every model in the the Mentor line Mentor 8s, 2s, 1s and Vokal.... They do well when your source is good- audio file or album. The range on the top end is fantastic.
Closed back with soundstage, Focal Eligia
Danish masterpiece
how relevant are these in 2024? I am looking to buy portable over-ears, and am primarily interested in good sound. how are these compared to B&W Px7 S2 or Technics EAH-A800?
You can also connect them by USB cable to phone or pc
Hey Ron, another great vid. Quick question, if you have a regular old headphone preamp without Bluetooth, is there a solution to convert your existing preamp to wireless?
I didn't know B&O H7 had Caramel color option :P
I guess people will now want to compare these with the Sony WH-1000XM3s. I own the Sony headphones and the dialled in tone of them is far too warm, for my liking. I have to pull the low-mids by about 4Dbs to get them to sound even. When wired and powered off, they're just plastic sounding. Not good. Otherwise, they are excellent, and I stopped using the cable, when powered on, because there was no difference in quality, provided you connect using Sony's LDAC bluetooth codec.
Got the Sony xm3's about a year ago, best buy of my life. Then i got the Dali Io6 a few days ago. Didnt like them at first, sounded thin and weak compared to the sony's. But i kept using them for maybe 10hrs and they started to Sound better and better, dont know if its a burn in process or if i just got used to their Sound. Now 3 days later i love them, well worth the money. Unfortunatly my Sonys sound really bad now that im used to the IO6's, i mean they sound really muddy. If u get the IO6's then use them with ANC on, it sounds better than anc off. My Sonys to me sounds best with anc off.
@@robt9048 Yeah, I have to add some strong EQ to fix the sound of the Sonys, it's one of two things I don't like about them (the other is the poor sound when powered off).
I've got the H.ear on 2 which imo are tuned better than the xm3 with a more even sound across the frequency range. I think wired or with bluetooth they sound pretty similar, perhaps even slightly better with bluetooth. The trouble with bluetooth is the syncing with Netflix which is bad and there is no aptx low latency mode. I must say I can't really notice a difference in sound quality with LDAC and I like to use the equalizer to bring out more treble with most music which you can't do with LDAC codec.
Great Review. Thank you...
From a pure SQ perspective, this or Ananda Bt?
Ron, I have large ears so what are the internal dimensions of the ear cup ???
Try the Philips Fidelio L3 anc over ear headphones...excellent sound quality
The battery on these headphones is supposed to last for up to 30 hours, and I guess that is with ANC enabled, but does anyone know how long the battery time is when both noise canceling and transparency mode are turned off?
...but how will the papercone cope with the damped environment inside the cups... !?
Looking for a new ANC BT.
How would you compare the Dali IO6 vs Master Dynamic NW65. Both are same pricing and technical.
I just want to know down the sounds vs sounds of one another.. I have been eyeing these 2 with reviews but no review between these 2 hp.....
Argons = closed backs with crazy soundstage
But what if the timbre is timber? All kidding aside, I could make an informed decision based on this review.
I still find it amazing how they can get full range headphone drivers to sound great - the design of the cone is definitely unique to headphones. But with paper cones? That is something. A quick google shows that yes, they are in production but they do seem to be composited with some other materials like polyurethane and such.
I actually had a similar reaction when I first saw these become available online - yet another bluetooth headphone debut from a company that doesn't really do headphones, why should we even bother. Now I'll be sure to try them on when I can, even though my XM3s do a great job filling in my portable ANC headphones niche.
Fisher Man the company classifies them as 50mm Edge Free Paper Fibre Cone. “Also as a quote from their website: Being a loudspeaker company, we fully understand the importance of a high performance driver. It was a big surprise for us to discover that within the headphone industry, drivers are often considered as cheap commodity components, with no real engineering attention paid to them.”
How does this stand against the Drop Panda?
Just curious, i own the IO-6 myself.
Did you try the parrot zik 3?
Где можно купить оригинальные амбушюры? Мои за 2.5 года мягко говоря подустали.
By any chance, have you found where you can get them?
Fine sound, but have a severe flaw: often disconnected (from different devices: Macbook Pro or Fiio player - BT 5.0) - actually headphone BT module crashes. Also I was not able to use them via USB as a proper USB headset for calls (sometimes mic was not visible on the system, sometimes device - like SIP phone crashes, while it work properly with Jabra/Sennheiser/Plantronics headsets). So BT/USB module needs refinement...
Late to the party, I know, but want to mention, my IO-4's dropped out in headset call mode all the time too, just turning off, thinking no audio was happening.
However Dali made a firmware update, you can get on their website. That fixed it for me. Hook it to the usb pn a computer, run their update program and done.
A headphone jack isn't particular rare on wireless headphones lol.
Can you review the SHURE Aonic 50's? They are supposed to have a large soundstage. I also don't care about the extra features so I am thinking of the Dali - i0- 4's as I want a blue tooth headset for home listening with my Bluesound Node 2i so I can listen to Lossless files. I am torn between the Dali 04's and the Shures.
Which one did you get?
io-4's and absolutely love them and the battery life is ridiculous! I did not need ANC and the bells and whistles. Just a wireless headset thta had strong connection which these do. It is just unfortunate that nothing over Blue tooth does actually do Hi-Res.
I lean with my head to my cushion a lot, or to the window of a bus to my jacket. I’m worried about the switches on the side. Any thoughts on that?
B&W PX7 ?
I had px7 for few days after I returned them due to wear sensor fault. But I had a tough moments to like them. Too much bass, too dark sound, some tracks sounded great some awful. For example I was shocked how sounded Guilmor's strat in Shine on you crazy diamond pt1-5. like some different guitar, not the strat. Then I tried these and I love the sound. Pretty balanced. But the earcups comfort was better on PX7. on the other hand, I like the less aggressive clamping force of io-6. also the headband of PX7 was not that comfortable as io-6 is for me. there was too much pressure. but somehow I miss the PX7 sometimes. they are pretty good but very different.
@@enakki
How do you find the Dali's compared to the bowers, your comments were bang on with the px7s I've liked mine but sold them looking for a brighter sound
With a more controlled bass
@@jonathanrichardson7043 I still have io6 . ANC is useless, you have to rely to their passive noise isolation. this is main drawback. otherwise they sound pretty good, very balanced. I tried Sony XM4, BW px7 and Dali io6. PX7 were too dark and too much bass for my taste. Some kind of music sounded interesting but overall I'm finding Dali better all-rouder. If you do not require ANC as main point. But interesting thing is that Dali are the only one heaphones out of those 3 where ANC improved sound. :)
Looks uncomfortable
Made in China?
Probably
@@ralex3697 😡😡😡😡
Yes
@@etms no