Hi there! Thanks for all of the info. Were you ever able to get the final word on passive listening for the Apollo? Definitely a biggie for me. Also…would you happen to know how easily replaceable the battery on the Apollo would be if I were to run it down after a few years? Thanks so much...

That too. I laughed at the Spatial Audio comment. The io-12 (or any good headphone…BT or not) is spatial enough naturally. It doesn’t need a software gimmick.

This reviewer has gripes, but the wrong gripes in my opinion… https://musictech.com/reviews/consumer/dali-io-12-audiophile-headphones-review/ AptX adaptive and lossless are inaudible to human hearing…so that’s not a con. Plus this reviewer also says they aren’t portable. That’s not necessarily...

I agree. Thought that was strange. They’re totally portable. I do agree with everything else she says however. In fact I generally like her headphone reviews.

Here's what I use. It looks crazy but remember this is for passive (powered off), wired only

If you’re listening wired / powered off the headphone DSP is disabled and any preset eq you have saved in the app will not apply because the headphones are turned off. So yes…at first listen, they will sound bad. However…you can (and should) eq separately (Peace, poweramp etc.) to get them to...

We’re already there

While I would love to travel abroad at some point in the near future it’s not happening anytime soon unfortunately. Maybe in 2026 for the eclipse. By then who knows… they may be on the next version. lol

that’s not good press for the Dali…especially for those of us in the US where there’s a $600 difference between the focal and the Dali. I personally wouldn’t buy the focal due to its lack of passive listening. Dali also has an ip rating. But, as always with the Dali, it goes back to the...

Not at all saying that the APM are a bad headphone. To me the momentum is better sq wise (not anc wise of course ). Keep in mind that I'm mostly over Bluetooth, using an android device.

Over the AirPods Max? There are a ton of options. Of those that I tried or have…like the others said, Dali are incredible but cost a fortune. Sennheiser momentum 4 are crazy good for the price and crush the APM on sound and battery (not ANC though). I’d probably even opt for the Sony xm5 or even...

This thread prompted me to do a test with a friend of mine today actually. I was playing a song, multiple actually (flac files). Gave my friend my phone and had them flip from SBC to AptX adaptive as I tried to guess which was which. I was trying to pick up on something...high frequency roll...

I don’t know that they’re disputing what you are hearing. I think, more so, they are stating that whatever differences you are, in fact, picking up on are for reasons other than codec type.

Very good point

I’m personally gaining a ton of insight from your posts, but I don’t know that any amount of scientific evidence is going to change dalmonegrigs mind at this point. Lol