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DALI Oberon 5 5.1 pack

Danish Audiophile Loudspeaker Industries was founded in 1983, before surround sound at home existed, but in time to benefit from the boom times that followed a decade later as 5.1 became de rigeur for the lounges of movie fans everywhere. The company has never looked back. Every one of DALI’s passive speaker ranges today has all the elements required for surround use as well as stereo, and this range, named after Oberon (originally a German dwarf before his promotion to King of the Fairies by Shakespeare), is no exception.

Equipment

There are seven models in the full Oberon Series, although there are also active Oberon speakers in a range called ‘Oberon C’. If you start from the top of these ranges, you’ll find the model number states the diameter in inches of the bass drivers — nine inches in

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