Has anyone actually heard the Dali Epikore 11? Impressions welcome.

I spent time demoing the Kore at simply stereo and drove home trying to figure out how to convince my wife….

I have a local dealer that has the Dali Kore and now the Epikore 11. I'm really enjoying my current system so haven't stopped in yet. If you're anywhere near chicago you can find them.

Ok, just got back from listening to the Epikore 11 with a Mac MA 352 driving them. Personally, I like them better than the $110k Kore. We were barely pushing the meters past 2 watts and the sound was impressive. They retail for $60k so I don’t know anyone who can afford them. I actually like these better than the Kore’s because the bass is more dynamic, even with the mc611’s driving the kore they were a little too smooth for me, the epikore at similar volume with a less powerful amp still sounded more lively and they feel (felt) like they went just as deep. Juicy midrange, clean treble that gets the details without spotlighting them. To be fair I only got about half an hour today so didn’t really get to punish them, but they knocked all the demo tracks out of the park. I’ll post more if the thread continues and I get more time with them.

The way the 11's sound I agree is comparable to the Kore, but that they need less power to sound dynamic is why I'd choose the Epikore 11 over the flagship speakers If I could pick either pair as my endgame speakers. Now if they threw in a couple Mc1.25's or better suited room with the Kore I might have a different answer.

Soundstage ultra dali epikore 11 review.

I have the Kef Blades at home and listening to the Epikore 11’s, both speakers driven with quality Mac components. I found the Dali’s to have better mid-upper bass that filled out the mids and richened up the sound a bit. The bass is full and articulate, better than the Kore at least in the bass we hear more than feel and resolution is there without being dry because of that awesome midrange. I don’t shop in the $60k loudspeaker price range, but they are musical, played with dynamics using only a watt or 2 of Mac watts and those typically dry digital recordings sounded pretty good. I might compare them to dynaudio with better resolution, but it’s been 20 years since I listened to the Dyn’s. The Epikore 11 should be on everyones demo list just to hear what great speakers are supposed to do right. fanboy

i have a pair made in 2020, so originals. Mine are powered by a c49 and pair of Mc611's and I don't hear any reason to change.