DALI Oberon 5

The Oberon 5 floor-standing speaker is a beautiful and affordable introduction to DALI's aesthetic. From the oversized soft-dome tweeter, to the wood-fiber woofers, and even the crossover, DALI's goals are low coloration and wide dispersion. The first is important because you want to hear your music the way it's supposed to sound, and the second because you're not always sitting in the sweet spot. In fact, DALI is so committed to their wide-dispersion approach, the company recommends that you don't "toe-in" these speakers toward your listening position. You'll get clearer, less-distorted sound, they explain, with the speakers firing straight ahead, and their cabinets parallel to the wall behind them. Slender and less than 3 feet tall atop its elegant aluminum base, the Oberon 5 doesn't take up much space. But while it's designed to make itself at home in a smaller room, its sound is anything but small. A pair of 5s can deliver a fluid and robust soundstage, even in a much larger rooms, and do so in a convi...