Dali Kore – Dali Kore Floor Standing Speaker

On A Roll
At 148kg per speaker (248kg per crate) the KORE’s unpacking and installation is eased by a ‘castors and ramp’ approach first championed by B&W, allowing these huge cabinets to be rolled out of their crates and into place. Then it’s a matter of winding down the spikes to support the speakers, before finally unbolting the castors and putting them away somewhere safe in case you ever feel brave enough to move the cabinets again.

All the mass of this speaker helps define its performance rather than contributing to aesthetic effect, although there’s no disputing the visual impact of the KORE’s stunning industrial design. With one of its hefty 290mm bass drivers mounted high up in the cabinet, stability was a concern – hence the outrigger feet and 32kg plinth made from concrete and resin, the latter ‘grounding’ the speakers while also allowing for some adjustment of tilt towards the listener. The position of the two bass units on the baffle, and their slight angle, also forms part of the overall time-alignment of the KORE’s output for a notional 3m listening distance.