“ Build it and they will come ” is in reality an wrong demarcation from 1989 ’s Field of Dreams , but Danish company Salvador Dali will be hop it rings true for its latest couplet of headphones in the IO-8 .
The fellowship has launched a young pair of over - spike headphones in the IO-8 , follow on from the IO-4,IO-6 , andIO-12 .
The IO-8 have been plan by the same team who developed the flagship KORE loudspeaker , so think of these headphones as howdy - fi loudspeaker system for your head word and you wo n’t be too far off . They feature 50 mm driving force unit of measurement made exclusively from “ proprietary paper and wood fibre mayerials ” , with the former create a light but stiff diaphragm that in DALI ’s words “ offers optimum damping ” , with the destruction goal of producing a phone that is both born and relaxed , as well as full of detail .
The headphones can be used in their native wireless form or as a pumped-up twosome , and have what DALI is referring to as Audiophile Active Noise Cancellation . standardized to Bowers & Wilkins with itsPx8 , the ANC is integrate so that it can cancel outside noise , though not to the extent where it begins to involve the audio performance . A Transparency mode is provided to take in your environment .
There ’s no app sustenance ( perhaps to the chagrin of some ) , with DALI instead choosing to go for a all men on deck approach by , consider it or not , relying on physical button to control the headphones !
The idea is to make these a very wide-eyed distich of headphones to utilize without have to reach for a smartphone app . only connect the earpiece to whichever source you ’re using and start listening to medicine .
Despite the absence of an app , there is a path of managing the headphones ’ EQ with a button that shift between the IO-8 ’s default Hi - Fi mode , and a basso boost to , well , boost the basso .
Other specs to be mindful off admit aptX Adaptive Bluetooth , and support for 24 - bit/96kHz over a wired joining . These over - spike headphones carry an IP52 military rank ( very rare ) for underground against water and dust , while the earpads are replaceable should they get damage .
barrage life is 35 hours with ANC off ( 30 on ) , and the earphone number in either lily-white or bootleg finishes .
Availability get down decently now , and pricing is £ 599 / € 599 ; putting there or thereabouts with the likes of the B&W Px8 andFocal Bathys . Are they in force than those five - ear headphone ? You ’ll have to find out when our critical review expend .
