Here is a track that is very good for testing correct acoustic guitar reproduction, and sibilance too. The iO-12 is reproducing the acoustic guitar masterfully including some instances of guitar harmonics sounds (the Solitaire T is very good here but just NOT so good like the Dalis). And about...

One more iO-12 review from one week ago: https://www.stereonet.com/au/reviews/dali-io-12-noise-cancelling-over-ear-headphones-review

Now a little more serious reply from my reply of 2 days ago. First, I don't know that you don't have your Solitaire T (ST) anymore! Second, maybe you don't following this thread always, but if you go back in this thread, you will seeing that I purchasing the ST again in February 2024 (after...

Almost by accident last night I find this iO-12 Amazon.com comment/review (verified purchase) from 27th March 2024: "There’s not much that I can say that hasn’t already been said about these headphones. I’d like to call myself an audiophile as I have many plug-in, audiophile headphones...

Nothing better in marketing like increasing the price of a product for generating more interest (the Solitaire T from 1300 EUR to 1400 EUR in Europe and from 1600 USD to 1700 USD in USA). :)

New iO-12 review: https://www.zdnet.com/article/these-wireless-headphones-with-smc-drivers-have-set-a-new-standard-for-me/

One and half months ago I writing the post below: Maybe you can please sending me a private message and telling me how I can obtaining a better version of Blackstar with better dynamic range (I'm agree with you that Blackstar isn't have good DR like so many of Bowie's albums after the 1908s...

Absolutely true. 'Wild Like The Wind' is really, REALLY a wonderful and unique version of the song by Bowie, and definitely one of his best songs of all time. By the way, even when 'Station to Station' is not my favourite album (I love DB and have all his albums), the song "Station to Station'...

Yes! Yes! This is a classic better version of the original. Yes! Yes! --------------- Also, for me: "Fields Of Gold" - Eva Cassidy (Sting) "I Can't Explain" - David Bowie (The Who) --- Bowie's version is superb, very sexy and so different from The Who's.

Is always fascinating for me seeing people's different tastes in music, or different preferences for different versions of the same piece of music. For me the original version by Simon and Garfunkel is very more better -- "Less is more" is my immediate thinking (but is true too that I think the...

I love John Lennon's music (with and without The Beatles), an incredibly talented musician. Probably my favourite 2 songs are: 'Gimme Some Truth' and 'Watching The Wheels' ('Working Class Hero' and 'God' are excellent too). :)

You don't need a DAC if you're using a direct connection between the USB-C cable and your MBP. If you're using the same master of a track/album, your (human) ears will not hearing a real difference between a lossless CD-quality or hi-res file (via USB-C cable) and a 192/256/320kbps BT file. In...

Today is 6 months since I owning the iO-12. This is a BT/ANC headphone that people with experience with (very) good wired-only headphones and speakers must trying one day -- I'm sure many of this people will having a very positive surprise. Dali doing a remarkable job in the research and...

I think that if, in your case (or people with similar preferences) you sometimes feeling that you wanting more "thump" in the iO-12, then activating "bass" mode is a good option. I really think that even when the "bass" mode is adding more bass, the bass is NOT exaggerated in this mode (like...

This is interesting. For me, when I owning the iO-16 several years ago, their earpads, exactly the same size and shape like the earpads of the B&O H9 and H7, are a little small for my ears and I always needing pushing the top part of both ears inside the earpads -- I think this is the obvious...

For the majority of people 'Bohemian Rhapsody' (1975) by Queen is the band's best song in their discography, and in many published lists (for many years) of the top 10/20/50 rock/pop songs in the history of rock music, this song is coming usually at number 1, 2 or 3. BUT for me Queen's very...

In my case I'm using a similar volume level with the BUOE than with my AirPods 3rd Gen, this is an average of 50-65% volume depending in type of music or podcasts (some podcasts, like music, are more loud than others too). With 50-65% volume I enjoy music a lot, but you know some people like...

I know that this thread is principally about ANC headphones, but I think some people visiting this thread will maybe having some interest in the new Bose Ultra Open Earbuds. This new earphones are not ANC earphones (like the Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds or the Apple AirPods Pro), and they...

This is day #4 and I'm writing this post principally because I really must insisting how good is the sound of this earphones after even more different music that I testing (all types of music). The people that don't know me well can looking at my signature and seeing the (expensive) headphones...

I don't know the others earphones that the person is reviewing in the video that you posting, but after watching I have the impression that he's doing a very good job for being objective. So, some more comments about my personal experience. -- First, I paying 275 EUR (not the retail price is...

And this is precisely why in the last sentence in my post I saying "Microphonics and similar aspects are entirely different aspects that don't impacting necessarily in sound."

I'm a very sceptical person --specially more when speaking about cables-- so please excuse me for thinking that the percentages that you are giving, specially the 30-40% you speaking about, are imaginary or (in the best case) vast exaggerations and the result of a true case of...

New iO-12 review from Germany: https://www.fairaudio.de/test/dali-io-12-bluetooth-kopfhoerer/ Here is the English translation: Test: Dali IO-12 | Headphones It doesn't work, it doesn't exist by FRITZ SCHWERTFEGER | 18. APRIL 2024 High-end claim and wireless playback via Bluetooth do not have...

Yesterday I receiving the excellent Bose Ultra Open Earbuds and I don't planning doing a review or starting a new thread, but after 2 days (about 10 hours of use until now) I deciding I must sharing my impressions. So, right now I will just copying and pasting the 2 posts I writing in the Dali...

I'm not sure I will doing a review of the BUOE, but I can telling you that, at least for me, with the fit that I have, the sound is really very, very good. And about low/sub-bass, the bass I'm getting in that part of the spectrum is very correct, similar (or even little better) than what I get...