- Dali presents the new Vega Wi-Fi speaker, on sale in September
- It works as a transmitter, speaker and amplifier all in one.
- It can be used wirelessly and attached to different surfaces.
Does Dali even want you to buy their five-star classic style speakers like the Dali Sonik 1 or the Dali Kupid? Maybe not, because it has just introduced a new all-in-one hi-fi system that completely moves away from traditional hi-fi.
This is the Dali Vega, which the brand has shown before its “proper” presentation at the High End fair in Vienna at the beginning of June. But we already know basically everything there is to know about the device.
In short, Vega is an all-in-one music system: it works as a streamer, speaker system and sound bar. When I first saw the image above, I thought it looked a bit like an air conditioning unit, but you don’t need to attach it to a wall like that.
Dali’s various images show him horizontally or vertically on walls and cabinets, with the unit recognizing its orientation and adjusting its output accordingly. It’s also wireless (aside from the power cord), so you won’t need to cover your house with messy cables.
It weighs 8.7 kg, with a body that is 68.3 cm long, 33 cm wide and 20 cm high. Wall mounts come with the device, so you don’t need to start planning your home renovation to attach it.
The Dali Vega will begin selling in September in some countries and in October and November in others (although Dali has not confirmed the order). It will sell for $4,500 / £2,599 / AU$4,499, in two finishes: Dark Oak and Natural Oak. Therefore, its price is also quite similar to that of a high-end air conditioning unit.
What’s happening in Vega…?
Let’s break the Vega; First of all, his skills as a speaker. The unit houses ten controllers, all developed by Dali himself. There are four 25mm soft dome drivers, four 4.5-inch low-mid frequency drivers, and two passive radiators.
The 25mm soft dome tweeters are designed to reduce resonant frequencies and the mid-bass drivers are arranged back to back, all with the aim of reducing resonance within the body.
These go hand in hand with Dali’s Adaptive Stereo Enhancement technology, which is apparently designed to allow each speaker to create a wider soundstage, changing depending on the signal it receives. Vega has 400W of amplification power across eight 50W channels.
Then, there are Dalí Vega’s capabilities as a player. It has RCA and optical ports, as well as Bluetooth because yes, this is also a wireless device. You can use it in conjunction with Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect, Apple AirPlay 2, or any hi-fi you choose to connect it to.
It uses Bluesound’s BluOS streaming system to connect to other sources, and buttons on the body let you configure presets for the inputs. There is also, as you can see in the images, a nice large dial on the body, as well as an OLED screen.
And it has an HDMI input, so you can also use it as a sound bar with your TV, something that’s becoming increasingly common among the best wireless speakers (at least above a certain size).
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