DALI is entering the high-end wireless headphone market with the announcement of the IO-12 Bluetooth headset . With this $1,300 headphone model, DALI aims to deliver true Hi-Fi audio wirelessly, taking inspiration and design principles from its line of Hi-Fi loudspeakers.
One such principle is the SMC magnetic driver, which has a low-loss rubber surround, a rigid paper fiber cone, and a low-resonance cabinet. All this gives the IO-12 the maximum clarity and dynamic capabilities you would expect from any DALI speaker system. These are the world’s first headphones with such technology. Thanks to this design, the IO-12 allows you to enjoy an immersive HiFi experience whether connected to the network or completely wireless.
Features of DALI IO-12:
- The world’s first headphones with the patented DALI Soft Magnetic Compound (SMC) system
- Wireless Hi-Fi headphones
- Active Noise Cancellation (ANC)
- On/Off/Transparency
- Wind noise reduction
- Passive “off-mode” filter for high-end passive listening
- High-performance chipsets from Qualcomm and Sony
- Transparency mode
- Custom designed 50mm SMC based drivers
- Large capacity battery (up to 35 hours of listening)
- Ear pads and headband made of genuine leather
- Bluetooth audio codecs: SBC, AAC, aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive
- USB-C charging
- Hi-Res (up to 24 bit/96 kHz) USB Audio
- Voice assistant support
