Dali’s five-strong Rubikore speaker series is here to bring high-end sound to your home
Want to take your hi-fi system to the next level, or add some serious speakers to your TV for a superior movie experience at home? Dali’s all-new Rubikore speaker series should be on your radar.
Last year I heard Snoop Dogg on Dali’s electrifying Epikore 11 speakers at High End Munich (skip to the third entry) and I’ve never forgotten them – just as I haven’t forgotten the high-end iO12 headphones that arrived at the high-end trade fair last year.
The five new models launching today (May 9) at High End Munich include two floorstanding options: a set of bookshelf hi-fi speakers (also called standmount speakers, because no one really puts high-quality hi-fi speakers on something as vibrating as a bookshelf), a wall-mounted option happily called Rubikore On-Wall, plus an LCR (left, center and right channel) home theater speaker, aptly called the Rubikore Cinema.
The two floorstanders within the series (Rubikore 8 and Rubikore 6) and the smaller Rubikore 2 bookshelf speakers feature enclosures equipped with Dali’s Continuous Flare Reflex Ports to maximize efficiency while reducing noise. The entire Rubikore range also introduces a new low-loss dome tweeter – which, says Dali, “eliminates ferrofluid in the magnet opening”. Why would you want that? That’s the reason to aim for the highest resolution in high-frequency sound (those cymbals, bells, synths and soprano voices).
Will they feature in our best stereo speaker buying guide? Time will tell, but I think there’s a good chance.
Rubikore 2 (4) 6, 8, who do we appreciate?
Dalí! (Sorry.) What is the main difference between the two floorstanders in the new Rubikore range? Number of drivers: Rubicore 8 (main image) combines three of Dali’s new proprietary 6.5-inch dual magnet paper and wood fiber Clarity Cone Technology SMC bass/mid drivers; Rubikore 6 combines two. Within their crossover circuits, both speakers also use Dali’s proprietary SMC Kore inductors which, according to Dali, “significantly reduce signal loss” and should help each tower get the best out of its respective driver array.
The stand-mounted Rubikore 2 brings Dali Kore-inspired technology to a more compact speaker, with just one 6.5-inch bass/driver working together with that new Dali-designed tweeter.
The Rubikore On-Wall brings all of Dali’s know-how to a shallower, low-profile, wall-mounted speaker that, the company says, is designed for both traditional stereo and home theater roles. It combines the special 6.5-inch paper and wood fiber Clarity Cone Technology SMC bass/midrange with a rotatable Dali hybrid tweeter. The idea here is versatility – something that boasts wide dispersion, whether used in stereo, center or surround channel applications. That hybrid Dali tweeter module and the rotating soundboard combine a 29 mm low-loss soft dome tweeter and a 17 x 45 mm planar tweeter, which work together.
Finally, Dali says his Rubikore Cinema is “the ultimate Dali home theater speaker.” This is an LCR solution for home theater, promising left, center and right channel functions, but in a compact body. It also features a rotatable Dali hybrid tweeter and can be installed in either landscape or portrait orientation. According to Dali, this makes it possible to use the exact same speaker for front and center applications “for the ultimate home theater experience”.
Dali’s entire Rubikore range will be available from June in High Gloss Black, High Gloss Chestnut Brown, Natural Walnut and High Gloss White, with the following prices: 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 rise to around $7,520 or AU$11,380 for the largest Rubikore R8 towers.