The annual prestigious German hi-fi show, High End Munich, is the stage Dali has chosen to launch its new IO-12 "state-of-the-art headphones delivering true hi-fi sound" and they're stunning lookers – easily as gorgeous as most of the best over-ear headphones around today.
They come from strong stock, too; while TechRadar's reviews of Dali gear hone in the brand's more heritage speaker output, my tenure at our sister publication, What Hi-Fi?, saw me help review the 2019-issue Dali iO-6, Dali iO-4, the Danish audio specialist's first ever foray into the world of wireless over-ear headphones. Why mention this? Because for an inaugural effort, those cans were nothing short of excellent for detail, finesse and form, marred only by a fractionally over-cautious delivery that lacked an extra ounce of punch for the price.
