Anyone heard the Dali Zensor line?

Loud & Clear
Loud & Clear Posts: 1,538
edited June 2014 in Speakers
I've been thinking about trying the Zensor 3s just for a bit of fun. Reviews seem very favorable and would indicate they are a player in their price point.

Two Channel Setup:

Speakers: Wharfedale Opus 2-3
Integrated Amp: Krell S-300i
DAC: Arcam irDac
Source: iMac
Remote Control: iPad Mini

3.2 Home Theater Setup:

Fronts: Klipsch RP-160M
Center: Klipsch RP-160M
Subwoofer: SVS PB12NSD (X 2)
AVR: Yamaha Aventage RX-A2030
Blu Ray: Sony BDP-S790
TV Source: DirecTV Genie
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  • brgman
    brgman Posts: 2,859
    edited March 2014
    I have not heard them but I have a Dali dealer very close to my office.I could see if they have them set up.
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  • Loud & Clear
    Loud & Clear Posts: 1,538
    edited March 2014
    brgman wrote: »
    I have not heard them but I have a Dali dealer very close to my office.I could see if they have them set up.

    Very kind offer. Please don't go out of your way. I'm just a bit curious about them. The < 1K bookshelf speaker market is an interesting one. Lots of quality options and these would seem to be candidates.

    Two Channel Setup:

    Speakers: Wharfedale Opus 2-3
    Integrated Amp: Krell S-300i
    DAC: Arcam irDac
    Source: iMac
    Remote Control: iPad Mini

    3.2 Home Theater Setup:

    Fronts: Klipsch RP-160M
    Center: Klipsch RP-160M
    Subwoofer: SVS PB12NSD (X 2)
    AVR: Yamaha Aventage RX-A2030
    Blu Ray: Sony BDP-S790
    TV Source: DirecTV Genie
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  • brgman
    brgman Posts: 2,859
    edited March 2014
    No problem at all.
    Although now i am FORCED to go to a hifi store and look at and listen to what they have.
    Oh the humanity!
    what kind of music do you like?
    if they have some hooked up i want to hear what you'll be listening to.
    Main Rig-Realistic AM/FM Record player 8 track boasting 4 WPC

    Backup Rig-2 CH-Rogue Audio Zeus w/Factory Special Dark Mods,Joule-Electra 300ME Platinum Preamp,OPPO-105 w/Modwright Tube Mod, Auralic Aries G2.1,Polk 2.3TL,3.1TL's,Dreadnought,RTA-15TL's,1C's All Fully Modded,2xRTA-12c's ,Benchmark DAC3 HGC,Synology NAS,VPI Scout w/Dynavector DV-20XH and Rogue Audio Ares Phono Preamp,Sony PCM-R500 DAT,HHB-850 Pro CDR,Tascam CC-222SLMKII Cassette/CDR,MIT S3.3 Shotgun Cables,Shunyata Hyra-8,Shunyata and Triode Labs Power Cords

    I’M OFFENDED!!!!
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  • drummer86
    drummer86 Posts: 441
    edited March 2014
    Also have a local Dali dealer here. Same guy I purchased my Totems from. He told me during a conversation one time that Dali speakers in general were probably the pickiest he'd ever had about the room and setup they were in. However, if you could get the room right, they would reward you big time for it. You're right, the $1K price point is kind of a sweet spot for bookies. Enough choices to make your head spin.
    Display: LG 47" LCD | AVR: Marantz SR5005 | BD: Panasonic BDT-210 | CD/SACD: Oppo 980 |
    Amps: Rotel RB-990bx | Marantz MA-500 | Speakers: Totem Mite : Totem Mite-C : RC60i | Sub: HSU VTF-2 MKIV

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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,001
    edited March 2014
    I was also a fan of the Dali speaks, their older line anyway. I dug their sound but they always seemed less coherent from top to bottom than some of their competitors.
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  • Loud &amp; Clear
    Loud &amp; Clear Posts: 1,538
    edited March 2014
    Interesting responses. So, not an overwhelming favorite like I thought they might be.

    Two Channel Setup:

    Speakers: Wharfedale Opus 2-3
    Integrated Amp: Krell S-300i
    DAC: Arcam irDac
    Source: iMac
    Remote Control: iPad Mini

    3.2 Home Theater Setup:

    Fronts: Klipsch RP-160M
    Center: Klipsch RP-160M
    Subwoofer: SVS PB12NSD (X 2)
    AVR: Yamaha Aventage RX-A2030
    Blu Ray: Sony BDP-S790
    TV Source: DirecTV Genie
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  • spotty
    spotty Posts: 5
    edited June 2014
    I find the Dali Zensor's really quite good for the relatively low cost - they are dynamic, quite efficient and not bright which let' down many budget designs. I added a pair of Dali Zensor 5 towers to my home theater set up three months ago and have been very pleased with the improvement over Monitor Audio BX 5's which I had previously.
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