Sound quality and price wise, B&W or Dali home theater speakers?

Question

I am tired of the my B&W DM303 (left/right) and LCR60 S3 (center) speakers. I am planning to bring them in to the dealer I purchased them from to trade them in for a replacement for my left center and right speakers. The dealer has a pretty good deal on used Dali speakers that look brand new and come with warranty but I wanted to know if sound quality wise are Dali speakers that range from the 500 to 2000 dollar mark better sound wise then B&W speakers in that same price range

Answer 1

See if the dealer will let you bring in your speakers to do a side by side compare. If the dealer refuses you might have your answer.

As I am sure you are aware, the most important criteria for purchasing speakers is how they sound to you!

Answer 2

Dali makes very fine speakers from Denmark. what model are they? B&W are very accurate speakers and will show flaws in the source very well. I have only heard Dali once and it was a Mentor 6 model, put though some very high end components and they sounded fantastic. But I dont own thing close to those sources, so of course it did! Depending on the model, they will probably sound better and different than the B&W 3 Series, which is a fine B&W entry model. You really would want to compare to the equal in B&W too see if you like the sound better ie 600/700/800 series. Bring some of your favorite CD's and make them play through a source equivlent to your own system at home, that is very important.

Answer 3

B&w Home Theater Speakers

Answer 4

Hi.Rob.Speakers from different manufacturers at the same price range sound different and it is impossible to say which is the one you prefer without listening to them.If you are tired of the B&W,s then it might be advisable to stay away from British loudspeakers. I am not familiar with Dali speakers .Iknow they are Danish and are rather expensive. In general speakers from that country have a distinctive sound which i remember from back in the 70's as a bit brittle with not much bass. But that was back then. Things may have changed with to -days models.However if you like the sound then they are right for you.

If you like a bright clear sound with very good bass extension the Klipsch Synergy F3 Fronts and the Synergy SCI Center are excellent.

Also JBL L880 are good Fronts. The JBL LC1 STUDIO L Center speaker is excellent.

If you think a different British speaker might be better then the B&W's ,the KEF Audio IQ7 with the KEF KHT 6000
Center is a great combination .The sound is much better than your old speakers.

Hope this has helped.See below to get some ideas.
Cheers.


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Answer 5

I have heard Dali speakers and I currently own two pair of B&W's.

You own a 'digital monitor' B&W. If you are tired of the sound...meaning they are 'bland' sounding to you...you need to find yourself a more 'exiciting' speaker...and the Dali's aren't really more exiciting.

B&W's are really better sounding then the Dali's in my opinion. Do not buy speakers on anyone's opinion...you need to listen with your own ears.

I, personally, would trade my DM303 to a used CDM-7NT or a CDM-9NT.

Good Luck.

Answer 6

I never heard of Dali speakers and frankly I am always a bit suspicious of these "boutique" hi fi brands. They come and go, along with alot of your money. Not sure what you mean by "tired of" your B&Ws, but I would listen to KEF, Paradigm and Boston Acoustics if I were you.

Answer 7

i would go with B&W there an awesome brand you can trust. Plus ive never heard Dali. Also you might want to take a look at KEF.

Answer 8

B&w Dm303