Suggestions on upgrading from Dali Oberon 5

[kernelpanicpopcorn]

How much space do the Wharefdale Lintons need?
Do you know where in dlehi they can be audititoned?

 

[AP@1992]

How much space do the Wharefdale Lintons need?
Do you know where in dlehi they can be audititoned?

I had taken a demo in Mumbai.

Houses in Mumbai and comparatively compact.

You will need 20 inch on either side to horizontally place it and than a minimum depth of around 1 feet (plus 1 feet which the speakers width)

For best effect, sound wise minimum you will need 16x12 room.

They sound fantastic even in smaller rooms with tight base, if powered well and with a right Amplifier.

 

[AP@1992]

Since you liked Dali, did you try auditioning Dali Opticon6 series? As one of the previous member suggested, you can try auditioning Indiq Achals and their siblings as well, if possible. Best wishes.

for my listening space, Opticon 6 would be an overkill. I dont think Indiq Achals can be auditioned in Mumbai.

 

[Pez]

Have you checked Monitor audio silver series. A audition is must before you finalize. It is good match for rega.
You mentioned upgrade. So what do you mean by that. Are you looking for more clarity, deep bass,soundstage, resolution or musicality.
What i learnt hard way is resolution does not mean good music, it means transparent speaker.

Please remember, With big glass doors and glass frame photos and objects in your room, you are not going to get your dream sound. Dali is one of the very forgiving speaker and that is the reason it is musical.

Each speaker will have their own nature and how it behave in your system chain.

 

[Murlidher]

for my listening space, Opticon 6 would be an overkill. I dont think Indiq Achals can be auditioned in Mumbai.

Opticon 6 is not overkill, I am using it in much smaller space than yours, and it is perfectly tuned. You are the judge, just sharing my 2 cents here. For Achals, you can check with Amit, he can guide you. I think few from Mumbai have experienced his product.

 

[AP@1992]

Have you checked Monitor audio silver series. A audition is must before you finalize. It is good match for rega.
You mentioned upgrade. So what do you mean by that. Are you looking for more clarity, deep bass,soundstage, resolution or musicality.
What i learnt hard way is resolution does not mean good music, it means transparent speaker.

Please remember, With big glass doors and glass frame photos and objects in your room, you are not going to get your dream sound. Dali is one of the very forgiving speaker and that is the reason it is musical.

Each speaker will have their own nature and how it behave in your system chain.

I do agree on your observations regarding my less than perfect room.

That is one of the reason, with my new tube amp, Dali sounds more musical (organic, forgiving and less detailed).

In the last 3 months, I took audition of a lot of speakers, some at my place and some under controlled/treated room. I realised that Dali Oberon 5 is a master class at it's price and size. Some other speakers can give better bass, better resolution and/or clarity. However, they will demand impeccable source materials and will require a change in my chain, room and other components to extract the best out of them.

 

[AP@1992]

Opticon 6 is not overkill, I am using it in much smaller space than yours, and it is perfectly tuned. You are the judge, just sharing my 2 cents here. For Achals, you can check with Amit, he can guide you. I think few from Mumbai have experienced his product.

Opticon, I will be taking a auditon soon.

 

[AP@1992]

Have you checked Monitor audio silver series. A audition is must before you finalize. It is good match for rega.
You mentioned upgrade. So what do you mean by that. Are you looking for more clarity, deep bass,soundstage, resolution or musicality.
What i learnt hard way is resolution does not mean good music, it means transparent speaker.

Please remember, With big glass doors and glass frame photos and objects in your room, you are not going to get your dream sound. Dali is one of the very forgiving speaker and that is the reason it is musical.

Each speaker will have their own nature and how it behave in your system chain.

To add to my earlier post, I have however noticed that sealed boxes, fared better in my room, almost always. So room accoustic is a huge factor, which most of the time is something we don't care/difficult to change/involes too much hits and misses without proper scientific advise.

 

[EswarReddy]

Wharfedale releasing new upgrade from Denton that is wharfedale super denton,its 3 way design. Try to demo if possible and check

 

[AP@1992]

Wharfedale releasing new upgrade from Denton that is wharfedale super denton,its 3 way design. Try to demo if possible and check

I already demoed it. Beautiful vocals. Beautiful design, fit and finish. It's available for demo at hifimart Bombay listening room.

 

[Murlidher]

I already demoed it. Beautiful vocals. Beautiful design, fit and finish. It's available for demo at hifimart Bombay listening room.

Comparing to Lintons, you feel Dentons were sounding better? Curios to know which speaker you would end up with!

 

[Nitin K]

I already demoed it. Beautiful vocals. Beautiful design, fit and finish. It's available for demo at hifimart Bombay listening room.

Can you pls let us know how the Super Dentons sounded in comparison to the Oberon5 and which amplifier was used. I guess they may need a subwoofer. Thank you.

 

[AP@1992]

Comparing to Lintons, you feel Dentons were sounding better? Curios to know which speaker you would end up with!

Lintons are very large for my listening room.

IMO, and from my memory, lintons sounded slightly warmer, denser and digged lower than Super Dentons.

Super Dentons (fed through the same amplifier in which I had tested Lintons i.e. the Audio Lab 7000 Amplifier and CDT) had a slightly more nuanced sound, very very expansive and sounded a touch lighter. They were not burned in, but I would reasonably assume that they lacked the low end grunt of Lintons. But midrange and up, there had better clarity.

 

[AP@1992]

Can you pls let us know how the Super Dentons sounded in comparison to the Oberon5 and which amplifier was used. I guess they may need a subwoofer. Thank you.

In my brief listening experience, I don't think they 'need a subwoofer'.

They held their own and produced decent bass. But, the bass was not deep as many similarly priced Floor Standers.

 

[nn_in]

Sadly, no bookshelf except R3 Meta was able to show appreciable difference over Dali Oberon 5 in my listening space.

If your listening space allows, you can definitely audition Dali Oberon 5. They are sound and they are brilliant. It's only when I start auditioning other speakers, I realised for its size and price, Dali Oberon 5 is a steal.

Thank you for sharing your experiences. At this time iam running Denon PMA 900NE with Mission Qx2 Mk2 . After reading the thread keeping the same amp i am evaluating Dali Oberon 5 or Denton Super as they may be better at low listening levels with more resolution. The other option under consideration is to move up to Audiolab 9000A with Wiim pro or pro plus with Dali Oberon 5 or Denton Super. Any thoughts appreciated. My apartment hall size is 18.8 x 9.4 ft out of which 9.4 x 9.4 ft area is where the system is placed .

 

[argho]

Thank you for sharing your experiences. At this time iam running Denon PMA 900NE with Mission Qx2 Mk2 . After reading the thread keeping the same amp i am evaluating Dali Oberon 5 or Denton Super as they may be better at low listening levels with more resolution. The other option under consideration is to move up to Audiolab 9000A with Wiim pro or pro plus with Dali Oberon 5 or Denton Super. Any thoughts appreciated. My apartment hall size is 18.8 x 9.4 ft out of which 9.4 x 9.4 ft area is where the system is placed .

I suggest retain the Denon PMA900NE and upgrade your speakers.

The Dentons or Lintons will be a significant upgrade.

If you want to change to Dali Oberon 5s, you may need to change the amp to match. Marantz amps go well with Dali speakers.

 

[nn_in]

I suggest retain the Denon PMA900NE and upgrade your speakers.

The Dentons or Lintons will be a significant upgrade.

If you want to change to Dali Oberon 5s, you may need to change the amp to match. Marantz amps go well with Dali speakers.

Thanks. Denon is very convenient with less external boxes to connect to. I did see a number of Denon japan blogs paired with Dali . Are you suggesting that Denon many sound too warm/bass heavy with Dali Oberon 5 ? Lintons may be big for my room but Denton Super shd be ok. Wont the Denon and Denton Super/Linton end up been too warm sounding?

 

[argho]

Thanks. Denon is very convenient with less external boxes to connect to. I did see a number of Denon japan blogs paired with Dali . Are you suggesting that Denon many sound too warm/bass heavy with Dali Oberon 5 ? Lintons may be big for my room but Denton Super shd be ok. Wont the Denon and Denton Super/Linton end up been too warm sounding?

The other way around.

Dali is quite a forward sounding / exciting speaker.
Pairs well with Marantz amps which are a little warm and laid back.

Denon and Dali combo may be too forward. Just my guess.

I have never tried my Denon amp with my Dali speakers.

 

[nn_in]

The other way around.

Dali is quite a forward sounding / exciting speaker.
Pairs well with Marantz amps which are a little warm and laid back.

Denon and Dali combo may be too forward. Just my guess.

I have never tried my Denon amp with my Dali speakers.

What about marantz 40n with super denton or dali oberon 5?

 

[argho]

What about marantz 40n with super denton or dali oberon 5?

I have never auditioned the Maranzt 40n. Others with experience of this amp can advise.