Amp for Dali Hellicon 400 mk2

Dan001, you haven't mentioned a dealer yet. Did you buy the DALIs off A'gon or a dealer? If a dealer, then what amp was he using when you auditioned them? It might have been a smaller room than yours, but it would be a good starting point.

I really doubt that the Bel Canto will do any more for you.

One other thing, how far out are they into the room? They actually like to be relatively close to the rear wall, but away from the corners. You may find them best only one or two feet away from the back wall. You'll run into bass modes there, but if move them out a few inches at a time, listening to a recording with lots of bass AND a female vocal, then you can get that all in balance That close to the wall very small moves make a huge difference.

Dave

eh Dave..i bought them on this site..2 months old..i have had them for about 2 months..so...maybe 100 hours on them..guy i got them from went to the helli 800 mk2 ..he told me these were barely 50 hours on them..too small for his room..i have forgotten what he was driving them with..i will email him....i have them 12 inches from wall..as far as the bel..u dont think it will eh..ok..this dreadnaught is a behemoth..takes up as lot of space

Dali's take 200 hours of hard play to break them in. I own MS5's. Soundstage is awesome. Do break them in hard and then try placement. I run mine with Nuforce 9V2's SE amps and the sound is glorious.

Well, I've heard the very best Rowlands driving the DALIs and it didn't "fix" the problem. I'm told that the Bel Cantos have a little less bass, so that makes me doubtful.

The guy jumping to the 800s after only 50-hours seems like a sign to me. I think he heard the same thing that we're hearing.

Dave

Dcstep, you seem to have an agenda. Your tiny Vienna Acoustics have better bass than a Dali 400 Mk2? I don't think so. Even the Mark 1 would have left your speakers in the dust. Their bass was quite dynamic, if not the ultimate in tightness, and they played loud, though not to the extent of my 800's.

I listened to several moderate-priced Vienna Acoustics and was not impressed with their bass or dynamics, or their value for the dollar. I might add that they are sold at Best Buy....