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The DALI Epikore series of speakers incorporates much of the technology and experience learned in the development of the company’s flagship Kore loudspeaker. The Epikore 11 is the model that sits at the top of the range, a Danish-made 4.5-way tower of power, poise, and panache.

DALI Epikore 11 Loudspeaker

The Basics:

After the introduction of the Kore flagship loudspeaker to commemorate DALI’s 40th Anniversary, there was a fairly broad gap in the product line between the new Kore and the (until that point) previous top-of-the-line series of speakers, the Epicon. As what was most likely DALI’s plan all along, a range to bridge that gap was needed as a way to help trickle down much of the tech that had been developed for the Kore. The Epikore 11 was the first part of that range.

Sporting the same combination planar magnetic/soft dome dual hybrid tweeter assembly as the Kore, these are mated to a bespoke low-distortion 6.5-inch midrange driver along with four powerful 8-inch woofers. All this is housed in a beautifully veneered and solidly inert furniture-grade cabinet that is almost guaranteed, when seen in person, to elicit “Oohs and Aahs!”

DALI Epikore 11 Loudspeakers

The Rundown:

After visiting DALI’s facility in 2022, where I got both a firsthand introduction to the sound of the Kore speakers and the technical skill and artisan craftsmanship that goes into making them, I have wanted to review a pair. Logistically, it isn’t possible as I don’t have the proper room (or frankly, understanding spouse) to do these speakers justice. The Epikore 11, though, is a different matter. I was most certainly bowled over when I heard them at Munich High-End in 2023. Besides being positively stunning to look at, they’d be much easier to accommodate and live with and, as I would soon find out, just as much fun to listen to and enjoy, with perhaps one caveat.

DALI Epikore 11 Loudspeaker Specifications
Design:

4.5-Way Bass Reflex Floor-standing Loudspeakers with rear ports.

High Frequency Drivers:

Single 10 × 55 mm planar magnetostatic tweeter, and Single 35 mm soft dome tweeter.

Midrange Driver:

Single 6.5-inch Paper and Wood Fiber coned driver with SMC Gen-2 Technology

Bass Drivers:

Four 8-inch Paper and Wood Fiber coned drivers with SMC Gen-2 Technology.

Frequency Response (Manufacturer):

29 Hz – 34 kHz (+/-3 dB)

Nominal Impedance:

4 Ohms

Sensitivity:

89 dB (2.83 dB @ 1-meter full space)

Product Name:

DALI Epikore 11

Product Type:

Floor-standing Loudspeaker

MSRP:

$75,000.00 per pair

Website:

DALI Epikore 11

Company:

DALI

The Follow-Up:

We have reviewed several DALI speakers over the years. Most recently, our Chris Eberle reviewed the Epikore 3 stand-mounted speaker and found it to be a stellar performer. As a matter of fact, the Epikore 3 was impressive enough that we awarded it a Best Of Award for 2025. So then, it goes without saying that if the smallest speaker in the Epikore line impressed us so much, what does the biggest and most powerful speaker in the line promise to deliver? Let’s just say that this has been a most rewarding and enjoyable adventure thus far!

Be on the lookout for our full review to drop on the SECRETS website soon!

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A native of Toronto Canada, Carlo's interest in audio began at a young age when, unbeknownst to his mother, he started taking apart her numerous transistor radios to see how they worked. This desire for “knowledge through deconstruction” continued through to the family’s 8-track tape player, turntable, headphones, and speakers. Carlo subsequently spent a lot of time in his room. Toronto was a fertile ground for Hi-Fi in the 1970s and 80s and Carlo spent much of his wayward youth hanging out in downtown Toronto stereo shops, listening to all manner of gear and picking the brains of the various store owners. Through that formative experience, Carlo developed an appreciation for good music and good sound reproduction. Also, as a budding graphic artist, the aesthetic aspects of a given piece of gear became increasingly of interest to his eyes. It was at about that time as well that Carlo began purchasing “Audio Magazine” on a regular basis and came to appreciate, in particular, the writing and reviewing of the late Leonard Feldman. Later on, he was also influenced by the writing and observations of the staff at Sound and Vision Canada, helmed at the time by Alan Loft. Carlo graduated from Sheridan College with a degree in Classical Animation and was subsequently employed by Walt Disney Consumer Products for 10 years as a Character Artist and Art Director. Having become disenchanted with Los Angeles, he then decided to strike out on his own. Carlo started his own company and has been freelancing artwork, from his home studio, primarily for the toy and publishing industries since 2001. In 2013, on a bit of a lark, Carlo answered a “Call for Writers” ad from an AV website that he had been regularly reading for about 5 years called Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity. He had come to appreciate the website’s combination of subjective impressions along with the objective bench-testing available in several of the reviews. The “B-Team” must have been working that day because by some miracle he was hired as a writer and his first review for the site was published early in 2014. Carlo has been continually writing, editing, traveling, listening, and learning on the company’s behalf ever since. Carlo currently lives in Granville, Ohio with his wife, two sons, and a very old, but chill dachshund.

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