Dali Helicon 400 or Acoustic Zen Adagio?

Hello,

I own the Helicon 400s but have not heard the AZAs. I am running them with a Dared 845 tube based SET at 22wpc. I never go over 12:00 on the volume and I am floored by the dynamics and how easy these speakers are to drive. I can achieve very loud volume levels and there is no evidence of amplifier stress in the music. It is clear and very detailed throughout the musical range. I had reservations trying this combo but I am now sold many times over. It must be the relatively flat impedance that makes it amplifier freindly. In addition the Helicons WAF speaks for itself. My wife actually said " they areto nice to keep in the loft".

I bought the Adagio's after listening to many, many top notch speakers. I considered the Dali but was actually sampling and considering the next top of the line Dali and felt the AZ Adagio clearly beat it out on stage, clarity, and diversity. The dali did not seem to play all music well as tunes with more bass seemed to vibrate thru the room instead of producing a natural blended sound. I love the Acoustic Zens and can't say enough good things about them!

Get Adagios guy I just got them new and put few hours on them they sound great with BAT VK-300x integrated.

The DALIs are very amp sensitive. The bass can sound very woolly without a good bit of power and damping to handle the woofers. I heard them with 4 amps and each sounded very different.

Dave

I have owned the 400 and the 800mk2, with different amps, and heard them with many other amps. I disagree that they are amp sensitive. The sound good on an average amp, but will reveal the flaws to some extent, and they are superb with a great amp. I have also read comments from others that confirm dali's arent as amp fussy as other speakers. I would suggest above 100w will drive and control them very nicely in moderate room.
Tremendous speakers - i tried many, many, brands...