Dali Rubikore 8 Loudspeaker Review

[shadyJ]

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I have always enjoyed DALI’s speakers on the occasions that I have heard them, whether it be their very affordable offerings or their ultra high-end KORE speakers. DALI has been around for about 40 years, so they have learned a thing or two about designing a loudspeaker, and it’s no wonder that they are so enjoyable. However, I haven’t ever had the chance to review a traditional loudspeaker by them. I did review their OBERON 7 C, but that was merely a part of an active system that centered more around their Sound Hub than the speaker itself. Today, this changes with the RUBIKORE 8 loudspeakers that I have in for review. While the RUBIKORE 8 is more like a ‘typical’ loudspeaker from DALI, compared to most tower speakers, there are some major departures from ordinary design. At $12k/pair, these are high-end loudspeakers, although DALI has both much cheaper and far more expensive towers to choose from. So then, what does DALI bring to the table for this not insignificant sum of money? Read our full review to find out…

READ: DALI RUBIKORE 8 LOUDSPEAKER REVIEW

 

[ryanosaur]

Thank you @shadyJ . It looks to be a very intriguing design concept.
It is certainly interesting how the measured response is so choppy looking in the woofer territory with what would appear to be indications of some directivity mismatch. While I assume this doesn’t hit audible levels which affect performance, in today’s world of easy access to measurement rigs it is a bit surprising they didn’t tidy that up a bit more.

 

[shadyJ]

Thank you @shadyJ . It looks to be a very intriguing design concept.
It is certainly interesting how the measured response is so choppy looking in the woofer territory with what would appear to be indications of some directivity mismatch. While I assume this doesn’t hit audible levels which affect performance, in today’s world of easy access to measurement rigs it is a bit surprising they didn’t tidy that up a bit more.

I don't see a directivity mistmatch in the woofer's range? Not sure what you are referring to.

 

[ryanosaur]

I don't see a directivity mistmatch in the woofer's range? Not sure what you are referring to.

Maybe I misspoke… I was referring to the unevenness in the measured woofer behavior which really stood out to my eyes at 1000-2000, including the ‘wasteband’ at roughly 1400.
As I said, I don’t expect this affects audible performance, as it also is mostly prevalent at the outer periphery of listening axis, though the ripples are very prevalent throughout the range of the Speaker. (Perhaps this is an artifact of the XO network?)