DALI, Danish Audiophile Loudspeaker Industries, was created in 1983 to meet the demands of Scandinavia's leading audio retail chain's customers, who were asking for loudspeakers that existing brands couldn't offer. DALI loudspeakers would offer outstanding performance and natural sound at competitive prices. DALI Spektor 1 has a Bass Reflex type cabinet and a MDF/Wood-grain vinyl finish. Bass Reflex type loudspeakers (aka Ported, Vented or Reflex Port) have enclosures that uses a port, hole or vent cut into the cabinet. Ported designs are generally more efficient than the Sealed designs. It turns out that the DALI Menuets are a vocal listener’s dream. Extreme precision in the Menuet’s midrange direct the listener to focus on vocals or else concentrate on the solo performance of an instrument. You will literally run through hundreds of CDs and records just to search out those last naunces of your favourite vocalist’s (or instrumentalist’s) delights. If mid-range accuracy is your particular audio nirvana, than belly up to the counter and listen to the DALI Menuets and be prepared to be surprised. I have an embarrassing secret to reveal. For some time now I have been reviewing gear for ‘Wall of Sound’ without having a good solid state amplifier here at ‘Chaos Manor’. For the past year and a half or so, I’ve been relying on my Unison Research ‘Simply Italy’ integrated. I love this amp, but it has real limits in producing only about twelve single-ended watts per channel. The Spektor 1 cone membrane is crafted from a mix of fine-grained paper and wood fibre pulp. This makes the cones very ridged, very light weight and the unevenness in the structure of the membrane helps minimise unwanted surface resonances.

SPEKTOR 1 | Hi-Fi bookshelf speaker | DALI Loudspeakers SPEKTOR 1 | Hi-Fi bookshelf speaker | DALI Loudspeakers

The Dali Spektor 1 Speakers are a pair of ultra-compact speakers that have been built around a four-and-a-half inch wood fibre woofer and a 21mm soft dome tweeter. These speakers are perfect for all of your listening needs, performing excellently in almost any situation or environment that requires compact but powerful speakers. The Spektor 1s will work wonderfully as a standalone pair of speakers, and will also fit perfectly within your sound system; performing brilliantly when used as either rear or side speakers. Getting this much Hi-Fi performance from a speaker in this price range took all of Dali's experience and know-how as well as hours spent in the listening room improving the driver and crossover designs to create the perfect audio performance. Wide Dispersion Dali Spektor 1 jsme poslouchali spolu se zbytkem řady v pražském studiu Rodel Audio a to na Creek Evolution 50A / Creek Evolution 50CD, na Marantz PM6006 a CD6006 či Yamaze R-N602 a to přes kabely AudioQuest Type 4 a Cardas Crosslink. Srovnávalo se s Dali Spektor 2 a Spektor 6 a dále proti Dali Zensor 5 a Dali Zensor 7. We give the Spektor 1s a few days of running in before we get to serious listening. They mellow somewhat during that time, gaining a little refinement and losing a slightly hard edge.

These compact yet powerful speakers, like all loudspeakers, have been designed in accordance with Dali’s fundamental acoustic and electro-acoustic principles. Dali believes that clarity and authenticity in their sound reproduction will allow you to get as close to a live music experience as can be possible within your own home. The ultra-compact Spektor 1 and its slightly larger sibling Spektor 2 are ideal for wall mounting, shelf or stand positioning in combination with any compact Hi-Fi music system. Inspired by a firm belief that we could create a unique sonic identity that focused on musical realism and sound integrity, we set out to redefine the reproduction of sound.

SPEKTOR VOKAL | Great sounding centre speaker | DALI Loudspeakers SPEKTOR VOKAL | Great sounding centre speaker | DALI Loudspeakers

The A20 MK II is a dual-rail/dual mono design with two toroidal transformers and it puts out 70 watts into 8 ohms and 110 watts into 6 ohms. It weighs about 25 lbs. It was designed in Denmark and built in Sweden. It has four line level inputs and offers remote control volume, and somewhat delightfully it also has a remote powered balance control. Will wonders never cease?Jedinou úpravou, třebaže je otázka jak se odrazí ve zvuku, bude výměna kondenzátorů ve výhybce za svitkové o stejných hodnotách, 10 mikroFaradů v obvodu středobasu a především 3,9 mikroFaradu před výškovým reproduktorem. Tak jak je to u soustav podstatně dražších. S ohledem na kvalitu použitých reproduktorů si takový jednoduchý upgrade zaslouží. The Dali Spektor 1, like all Dali loudspeakers, has been designed in accordance with our fundamental acoustic and electro-acoustic principles, and a strong belief that clarity and an authentic, honest sound reproduction will get you even closer to the full impact of a live music experience. By the end of the listening session, it was obvious that the Spektor (and DALI) sound signature had not been lost in translation to this smaller model. The same rich and full sound that the bigger variants offered was still here, albeit with slightly less extension in the lower frequencies as a result of the reduced cabinet size. The long and the short of it is this: anybody looking for a small speaker but with minimal loss in quality over a larger model really must give the Spektor 1 a listen! Why not swing by your local Richer Sounds today and hear for yourself? This review will pit the DALI Spektor 1s against the DALI Menuets. Both are smaller than shoe box size mini-monitors designed for widely differing purposes and markets. The Spektor 1s are a budget choice aimed right at the rear surround sound market. The Menuets are up market and mate with higher-end DALI offerings such as those in the Rubicon range.

Dali SPEKTOR 1 | Speakers Per Pair | Richer Sounds Dali SPEKTOR 1 | Speakers Per Pair | Richer Sounds

At Peter Tyson we pride ourselves on prompt, efficient delivery. Please note that the daily cut off time for all next day delivery services is 3pm. But don't let this detract from what is a stunning performance by the Spektor 2 5.1. It's evidently deserving of all five stars within moments of plugging it in.To ensure reliable, undamaged delivery of televisions - TVs will now be shipped on a pallet service with DX Freight, TNT, or Epic Logistics, rather than with our standard next working day courier.