"Recommended" Award – Hi-fi Choice
Best Product Award 2019-2020 – EISA
A Floorstander That Delivers "Serious Bang for the Buck"
The floorstanding DALI OBERON 7 speaker is a true showcase of DALI ideas, traditions and inventions - all wrapped in an elegant and modern design. It redefines what is possible in its price range, both in audio quality and visual design.
"This is way better than it has any right to be at the price and will appeal to any cash-strapped audiophile in search of some serious bang for their buck," notes Hi-fi Choice, March 21, 2019, which honored the OBERON 7 with a "Recommended" award.
The DALI OBERON system also won a Best Product 2019-2020 Award for "Best Buy Home Theater Speaker System" from EISA, the European Imaging and Sound Association, a unique association of nearly 60 trade publications from 29 European countries.
"One of the best floorstanding speaker systems and therefore the new reference in the entry level class. Dali has once again raised the bar," notes Michael Holzinger, HiFi BLOG by sempre-audio.com, January 29, 2021.
Advanced Drivers and Design
OBERON 7 speaker features 2 x 7” wood fiber SMC based woofers and an oversized 29mm (1.14") ultra-lightweight soft dome tweeter. With the launch of the OBERON loudspeaker series, DALI picked the best elements from its current speakers and brought them together in a series that delivers on audio quality, looks and versatility.
Combined with the large but elegant cabinet, this delivers the very best in deep bass and large room performance. Despite its size, this speaker is surprisingly delicate and will impress with its ability to render any music style naturally and lifelike even at lower volumes. This makes the OBERON 7 perfect for almost any audio setup and any music or movie style.
The OBERON 7 is easy to integrate your loudspeakers into any room. Both the driver materials and geometry applied in the OBERON 7 has been selected to achieve a wide dispersion pattern in the listening area. The same principles have been applied in the design of the crossover.
As result, you will experience a well-integrated sound, even when listening at a significant off-axis angle. This is important as you are rarely seated directly in front of your loudspeakers when listening to music. An added benefit is seriously reduced harmonic distortion and diffractions causing frequency distortion, as these will always be stronger in an on-axis response. This is also the reason why all DALI speakers are not designed to be toed-in.
Wood Fiber Cone
The OBERON woofer features a wood fiber cone with a blend of fine grain paper pulp, reinforced with wood fibres, which creates a stiff, light-weight and well-behaving structure. In combination with a low-loss surround and spider suspension, this cone reproduces the micro details in the signal - unfiltered and with high accuracy.
Patented SMC
The iron pole piece of the OBERON woofer magnet is crowned by a patented SMC disk - minimizing the negative effects of the iron. The use of the SMC disk greatly reduces mechanical distortion, which lowers third order distortion. This allows for a longer listening pleasure, a relaxed midrange and a surprising amount of detail for its price class.
Contemporary Design
The rounded edges and rustic fabric of these new DALI front grilles add a lighter and more contemporary visual look to the OBERON series. This look is enhanced by the elegantly shaped aluminum base mounted on the two floor-standing models.
Easy to Position
The driver materials, crossover design and geometry applied in the OBERON series has been selected to achieve a wide dispersion pattern. This ensures a well-integrated sound, even when listening at a significant off-axis angle. An added benefit is seriously reduced harmonic distortion and diffractions causing frequency distortion. This is why all DALI speakers are not designed to be toed-in.
