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Dali Oberon 9

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Floorstanding speakers | £1699 | whf.cm/Oberon9

Regular readers will know that we are big fans of Dali’s Oberon series. The smallest floorstanders of the range, the Oberon 5, are particular favourites. These compact Danish towers have a combination of entertaining sound and fuss-free nature that has earned them five-star reviews and multiple What Hi-Fi? Awards, in both stereo form and as part of a multichannel set-up.

The range-topping Oberon 9 we have under test here super-size their successful siblings by adding a much bigger cabinet, a three-way layout, and not only extra but also larger drive units into the equation. Does that make them better speakers? We’re about to find out.

The Oberon 9 are huge speakers by price standards. They stand no less than 117cm tall, dwarfing

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