Are you looking to upgrade your hi-fi system or add some serious speakers to your TV for a superior home cinema experience? Dali's new Rubikore speaker series should be on your radar.
Last year, I heard Snoop Dogg on Dali's exciting Epikore 11 speakers at High End Munich (skip to the third entry) and have never forgotten them, just as I have not forgotten the high-end iO12 headphones, which arrived at the high-end trade fair last year.
The five new models launching today (May 9) at High End Munich include two floor-standing options, a set of bookshelf hi-fi speakers (also known as floor-standing speakers, because no one should put quality hi-fi speakers into something as wobbly as a bookshelf), an in-wall option happily named Rubikore On-Wall, plus an LCR (left, center and right channel) home theater speaker, helpfully named Rubikore Cinema.
The two floorstanding speakers in the range (Rubikore 8 and Rubikore 6), as well as the smaller Rubikore 2 bookshelf speakers, feature enclosures equipped with Dali's Flare Reflex continuous ports to help maximize efficiency and reduce noise. The entire Rubikore series also features a new low-loss dome tweeter that, according to Dali, “omits ferrofluid in the magnetic gap.” Why would you want that? Aiming for the highest resolution in high-frequency sound (those cymbals, bells, synths and soprano voices), is why.
Are they set to feature in our buying guide for the best stereo speakers? Time will tell, but I would say there are many possibilities.
Rubikore 2 (4) 6, 8, who do we appreciate?
Dali! (Sorry.) What is the main difference between the two floor stands in the new Rubikore range? Number of Drivers: Rubicore 8 (main image) combines three of Dali's new patented 6.5-inch dual magnetic paper and wood fiber Clarity Cone technology SMC midrange/bass drivers; Rubikore 6 combines two. Within their crossover circuitry, both speakers also use Dali's proprietary SMC Kore inductors, which Dali says “significantly reduce signal loss” and should help each tower get the most out of their respective driver set.
The floor-standing Rubikore 2 brings Dali Kore-inspired technology to a more compact speaker, with just a 6.5-inch driver/bass powered by the new Dali-designed tweeter.
The Rubikore On-Wall brings all of Dali's know-how to a shallow, low-profile, in-wall speaker that is designed, the company says, for both traditional stereo and home theater functions. It combines the special SMC bass/mid driver with 6.5-inch wood-paper fiber Clarity Cone technology with a rotating Dali hybrid tweeter. The idea here is versatility, something that offers wide dispersion whether used in stereo, center or surround channel applications. That Dali hybrid tweeter module and rotating baffle combines a 29mm low-loss soft dome tweeter and a 17 x 45mm flat tweeter, working together.
Finally, Dali calls his Rubikore Cinema “the ultimate Dali home theater speaker.” This is an LCR home theater solution that promises left, center and right channel functionality, but within a compact casing. It also features a rotating Dali hybrid tweeter and can be installed in horizontal or vertical orientation. This, Dali says, makes it possible to use exactly the same speaker for front and center applications “for the ultimate home theater experience.”
Dali's entire Rubikore series will be available from June, in your choice of High Gloss Black, High Gloss Maroon, Natural Walnut and High Gloss White, priced as follows: RubiKore 8 £5,999 (pair) / Rubikore 6 £4,499 (pair) / Rubikore 2 £2,299 (pair) / Rubikore On-Wall £1,299 / Rubikore Cinema £1,799, meaning prices start at around $1,630 or AU$2,460 for the On-Wall option, and They go up to around $7,520 or AU$11,380 for the larger Rubikore R8 towers.
