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IO-6 Headphones

IO-6 Headphones

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DALI IO-6 Headphones


Wireless Hi-Fi headphones with immersive noise cancellation. Designed for maximum comfort with a durable design and a natural, transparent sound performance. Featuring a best-in-class 30 hour battery life. Designed and engineered in Denmark.

  

 

AUTHENTIC DALI SOUND

With DALI IO headphones, users benefit from more than 35 years of experience designing some of the finest hi-fi loudspeakers in the world. The DALI IO-6 is designed and engineered by the same team and to the same basic principles as any other DALI loudspeaker. The aim is to create the most natural and authentic sound possible - and to reproduce music exactly as intended by the artist.

The DALI IO-6 headphones utilise a high quality custom designed driver with a large 50 mm diaphragm and an optimised neodymium magnet system to achieve low distortion, minimal colouration and accurate dynamics throughout the entire frequency range.

The large diameter driver ensures linear operation with minimum compression. This, together with the well controlled breakups of the paper fibre cone diaphragm means that even the most minute music details stand out crystal clear. It also means that the sound never gets tiring, even after hours of listening.

 

NOISE CANCELLATION

The DALI IO-6 is a closed-back unit, designed to provide a high level of natural passive noise isolation (PNI). However, low frequency noise cannot be removed passively, which is why the DALI IO-6 employs the latest ANC technology to remove background noise.

The DALI IO-6 offers three different ANC modes that enable you to choose how much of the surrounding noise, you want to cancel out: ANC ON, ANC OFF and Transparency mode.

When ANC is activated, the IO-6 actively cancels low frequency noise - eg. in the shape of a repeating and rhythmic deep background rumble. Be it in the office, on an airplane, bus or train or when mowing the lawn.

When ANC is deactivated, you will still experience a high degree of isolation due to the sealed closure of the soft ear pads - providing a natural PNI.

The third mode, Transparency, bypasses the Passive Noise Isolation (PNI) by feeding external ambient audio into the headphone audio. The headphones effectively become one-way (out to in) acoustically transparent.

Removing the background noise helps you to relax and enjoy your favourite music whether it be at home or on the go. Along with reducing the annoyance of external noise, noise cancelling improves the audibility of music detail, meaning you can listen at lower volume – reducing the potential of long term hearing damage.

You can easily toggle between the three ANC modes with a dedicated button placed conventionally on the rim of the right ear cup - making it easy to acces even with gloves.

 

BATTERY LIFE (60 hrs)

Go for days without recharging. Our advanced lithium-ion battery delivers peerless playback on a single charge. Up to a best-in-class 30 hours for the IO-6 – even with noise cancelling active.

Long battery life grants freedom from worrying about running out of power. The DALI IO-6 uses a very large capacity, high quality, li-ion battery of 1100mAh.

We have made sure that you are always aware of the current battery status. A voice prompt report the state of the battery level every time you turn on your DALI IO-6. The battery level is also indicated visually by two multi-colour LED indicators on the right ear cup.

Even if you should run out of power, the IO's passive mode keeps the music alive. Just plug in the included Mini Jack cable, and let your audio device run the DALI IO-6 in "Off" mode.

COMFORT & DURABILITY

The DALI IO headphones have been ergonomically optimised and designed with the right amount of adjustability to ensure a comfortable fit to any user.

A headphone's ear pad is the primary contact point between head and headphones. For maximum comfort, it must be soft and compliant to distribute the headband pressure evenly.

The ear pads of the DALI IO-6 are made from memory foam that naturally shapes to the head, therefore creating the best possible seal, which is important for a consistent acoustic performance. The pads are covered in soft synthetic leather, chosen for maximum comfort and durability.

The DALI IO-6 has been designed with the lowest possible weight in mind. The weight of the headphones was an extremely important factor for long term comfort over long periods of use. The material choice of every individual component has been carefully selected in order to achieve minimum weight without compromising quality or durability.

The headphones are been designed with real use in mind and have been tested to meet all real life challenges. So we made sure they are IP53 certified and that the ear cups are able to rotate 90 degrees both ways in order to fold flat for compact storage or to hang comfortably around the neck.


CONNECTIVITY

For high wireless audio performance, the DALI IO supports Bluetooth AptX, AptX HD and Apple AAC. But for the highest possible quality, DALI IO includes a USB-C connector, which supports digital audio streaming from Windows or Mac. The IO also incorporates a traditional wired analogue Mini Jack.

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Specification
Product series Headphones
Headphone Principle Closed back circumaural (over ear)
Full Range Driver 50 mm free edge paper fibre cone
Frequency Range (+/-3 dB) [Hz] 10 - 20,000
Maximum SPL [dB] 100
Connection Input Bluetooth™ 5.0
3.5 mm Mini Jack
USB-C
Wireless Input(s) Bluetooth 5.0, AAC, aptX, aptX HD
Magnetic Shielding No
Functions Power ON/OFF
Bluetooth™ Pair/Release
Volume up/down
Play/Pause/Skip track
Take call
ANC mode (ON/Transparancy/OFF)
Noise Reduction Active Noise Cancellation (ANC)
Hands-free Calls & Voice Assist Clear Voice Communication (CVC)
Battery Playback Time Up to 30 hours
Battery Charge Time 2.5 hours
Accessories Included USB-C cable
3.5 mm stereo cable
Flight adaptor
Travel case
Replaceable Earpads Yes
Weight [kg] 325 g
Compact Storage One-way foldable
IP Rating IP53
Analogue Input Sensitivity [mV] 200 mV rms / 175 mV rms
Input Impedance 3.5mm Mini-jack [Ω] 25

Review

"I listened to various tracks from the Tidal Masters library on the IO-6, starting with “You’ve Got to be Carefully Taught” from James Taylor’s album American Standard. It was gorgeous! The guitars, viola, and James’ voice all sounded rich, warm, clear, and natural. It was so good, I kept listening to the next track, “God Bless the Child,” which also sounded fantastic."

- Read the full review by Tech Hive here. 

"The noise-canceling itself is highly effective – up there with the 1000XM3s. That’s impressive for a newcomer, and is in large part due to how good the passive isolation is; the earcups themselves create a good enough seal that many users honestly probably don’t need to turn on ANC all the time."

 

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