DALI Oberon 3 Bookshelf Speakers, Pair

DALI Oberon 3 Bookshelf Speakers Description

The larger stand-mount DALI OBERON 3 brings the best of both worlds. Combining the large sound of a floor-standing speaker with the compact design of a stand-mount. The ultra-lightweight 29 mm soft dome tweeter seamlessly integrates with the 7" wood fiber woofer for impressive highs, detailed and crisp mids, and surprisingly coherent and well-timed bass. All in all, the OBERON 3 is a true showcase of DALI ideas, traditions, and inventions. All wrapped in an elegant and modern design.

Contemporary Design

The rounded edges and rustic fabric of these new DALI front grilles add a lighter and more contemporary visual look to the OBERON series. This look is enhanced by the elegantly shaped aluminum base mounted on the two floor-standing models.

Patented SMC

The iron pole piece of the OBERON woofer magnet is crowned by a patented SMC disk, which minimizes the negative effects of the iron. The use of the SMC disk greatly reduces mechanical distortion, which lowers third-order distortion. This allows for a longer listening pleasure, a relaxed midrange, and a surprising amount of detail for its price class.

Wood Fiber Cone

The OBERON woofer features a wood fiber cone with a blend of fine-grain paper pulp, reinforced with wood fibers, which creates a stiff, lightweight, and well-behaved structure. In combination with a low-loss surround and spider suspension, this cone reproduces the micro details in the signal—unfiltered and with high accuracy.

Easy to Position

The driver materials, crossover design, and geometry applied in the OBERON series have been selected to achieve a wide dispersion pattern. This ensures a well-integrated sound, even when listening at a significant off-axis angle. An added benefit is seriously reduced harmonic distortion and diffractions causing frequency distortion. This is why all DALI speakers are not designed to be toed-in.

DALI Oberon 3 Bookshelf Speakers Product Details

The OBERON 3 brings the best of both worlds. The cabinet size enables an optimal balance between inner volume for bass performance and a compact appearance for small rooms, discreet audio setups, or wall mounting. Combining the large sound of a floor-standing speaker with the compact design of a stand-mount, the OBERON 3 is the perfect fit for any stand-mount or shelf solution.

With the launch of the DALI OBERON loudspeaker series, we have picked the best elements from our current speakers and brought them together in a series that delivers on audio quality, looks, and versatility. The 29 mm ultra-lightweight soft dome tweeter integrates seamlessly with the 7” wood fiber (SMC-based) woofer for impressive highs, detailed and crisp mids, and a surprisingly coherent and well-timed bass.

The OBERON 3 is easy to integrate into any room. Both the driver materials and geometry applied in the OBERON 3 have been selected to achieve a wide dispersion pattern in the listening area. The same principles have been applied in the design of the crossover.

As a result, you will experience a well-integrated sound, even when listening at a significant off-axis angle. This is important as you are rarely seated directly in front of your loudspeakers when listening to music. An added benefit is seriously reduced harmonic distortion and diffractions causing frequency distortion, as these will always be stronger in an on-axis response. This is also the reason why all DALI speakers are not designed to be toed-in.

Woofer

The OBERON 3 features a 7" low-loss woofer—the same as featured in the OBERON 7. The woofer has been optimized with a new wood fiber structured cone, which is dedicated to reproducing the delicate midrange and bass frequency area—like every other driver made by DALI. It is constructed from a blend of fine-grain paper pulp and reinforced with wood fibers, which creates a stiff, lightweight, and well-behaving structure. In combination with a low-loss surround and spider suspension, this cone reproduces the micro details in the signal—unfiltered and with high accuracy.

We chose a 7" driver, as its membrane has a 15% larger dimension than the common 6½" market standard. The larger cone area allows a lower voice coil excursion at the same sound pressure level compared to a 6½ woofer. It also allows a higher maximum sound pressure level, which leads to an effortless reproduction of the dynamics in the music.

The membrane terminates in a rubber surround that is chosen for its soft and very flexible properties. This gives the membrane free movement with a very low dampening effect and leaves the magnet motor to control the membrane movement.

SMC

Mechanical distortion caused by hysteresis and eddy currents is greatly reduced with the use of SMC in OBERON 3. These combined improvements in the magnet motor system result in a lowering of third-order distortion. This allows the OBERON 3 to present longer listening pleasure, a relaxed midrange, and a surprising amount of detailing for the class.

The magnet motor itself consists of a large ferrite magnet that surrounds a pole piece made with a unique combination of iron and SMC. The iron ferrite forms the lower base of the pole cylinder, topped off with a 10 mm SMC disk to crown the pole piece. This combination minimizes the negative effects of the iron while placing the SMC disk right in the main working area of the 4-layer voice coil. This placement ensures the maximum effect from the SMC on the voice coil's environment, resulting in a greatly improved constant flux field.

Tweeter

The newly developed 29 mm ultra-light soft dome tweeter used in the OBERON 3 is manufactured by DALI and has been developed specifically for the OBERON series—combining well-proven technologies from our existing DALI ranges with new features.

The large size of the membrane lets the tweeter generate higher sound pressure with less excursion, keeping the voice coil motion to a precise minimum.

The oversized 29 mm membrane is constructed based on an ultra-light wave weave fabric and is additionally optimized for a larger bandwidth in its lower frequency area. This ensures the optimal handover from the midrange woofer to the tweeter, creating a well-balanced, unforced, and very coherent upper midrange. Compared to most soft dome tweeters on the market, the DALI dome material is less than half the weight (0.060 mg/mm²).

The tweeter front plate near the dome has been designed with similar geometry as the OPTICON and RUBICON tweeters to create the optimal working conditions for the soft dome. The aim is to combine an extended frequency response with wide dispersion and low coloration.

Cabinet

The cabinet housing of the OBERON 3 is constructed from high-density CNC-machined MDF board—dressed in carefully selected high-grade vinyl. The OBERON 3 cabinet employs a very rigid construction, with solid bracings across the inside of the cabinet for reinforcement. This contributes to the stiffness and practically eliminates resonance within the cabinet.

To optimize timing, the speakers are fitted with acoustic damping material internally along the sides, top, and bottom. This creates a more direct contact between the woofer and the bass port. The audible result is a more precise bass and increased ‘attack’ in the midrange.

The bass ports are placed on the rear of the OBERON 3, optimizing room integration by utilizing the wall for improved bass performance.

With the OBERON range, DALI introduces a brand new front grille design. The new rounded front grille adds a lighter and more contemporary visual look to the speaker series. 'Mountain Grey' is the standard grille supplied with the light finishes (White and Light Oak), while 'Shadow Black' is standard on the dark finishes (Black Ash and Dark Walnut). For an all white look, 'Marshmallow White' is also available as an accessory.

DALI Oberon 3 Bookshelf Speakers Specifications

DALI Oberon 3 Bookshelf Speakers Resources

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