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DALI Headphones IO-6, Iron Black

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I think now I really will seriously start looking at an external DAC/Amp, higher quality cable and some good Hi-Res files to see what these are really capable of! With four decades of experience and a range of acclaimed products known around the world, we can proudly say our commitment to authentic sound has advanced the state of the art and inspires music and cinema lovers alike. He is not the kind of 'detail' that walks in the room and suddenly starts boasting about what he can do and wants to be the centre of attention.

The over-ear enclosures are braced and stiff like speaker cabinets, with rubber dampeners inside to eliminate vibrations. The high frequencies sound more smoother, detailed and as if its been turned up one or two dB, the same goes for the midrange but not as much. If you’re looking for an ultra premium option, and don’t mind not having the best noise cancellation out there, then these are well worth the cost. Moving to Cindy Lauper’s True Colors, the iO-6s give us the stark, pared-back nuances of the initial bongo drums, the strummed acoustic guitar and Lauper’s inimitable vocal with both competence and ease.As far as the electronics are concerned, the device we tested works more gently and less intensively in comparison to the Sony WH-1000XM3. The DALI IO-6 headphones utilise a high quality custom designed driver with a large 50 mm diaphragm and an optimised neodymium magnet system to achieve low distortion, minimal colouration and accurate dynamics throughout the entire frequency range. Almost like the 7506's in their sound profile in that they have a very "studio monitor" kind of feel, not bass heavy with a slight roll off of the highs. So where does this leave me with the Dali IO6 so far, it has a very good impressive strong foundation that makes it a sound solid investment right out of the box.

This is important because as these are natural sounding headphones from what I have experienced so far, I don't want to take away from them and also don't want to push them too much into sounding something it's not meant to be. Such is the detail on offer here, minor imperfections in her voice are revealed like tiny sonic surprises – and we find ourselves wanting to hear more. It works every time, and you don’t have to worry about your headphones not registering your commands when wearing gloves or in the rain. As usual, this is the ‘make-or-break’ section – but in the case of the Dali IO-6 headphones it feels even more so than usual.

The DALI IO-6 with Active Noise Cancellation are intended to be the perfect travel companion for those on the go situations. The IO-6 may not be the best choice if you prefer a warmer sound, with no risk of ever sounding bright, but they represent an overall neutral response with just the right amount of bass and mids. He's interested in all things tech, science, and photography related, and likes to yo-yo in his free time. Along with reducing the annoyance of external noise, noise cancelling improves the audibility of music detail, meaning you can listen at lower volume – reducing the potential of long term hearing damage.

Everything feels high end; functional not brutal, present rather than provocative, finessed without fuss. In Yello’s “Pan Blue”, the electronic sounds move impressively across the entire frequency spectrum, with the layers of the various instruments being clearly delineated and the panning effects whirling precisely around your ears. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.If anything, the button disc might actually be a little too easy to press – I sometimes played music by accident when I wore the headphones around my neck. The ‘Features’ section seems as good a place as any to mention one or two features the IO-6s don’t have. Subjectively, I quite preferred their tonality to the Sony 1000XM3, which were my previous noise-canceling champs.

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