Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
Look wery cool i moohogony finish, the vinyl could trick anybody into beliving it is massive mahogony Bass sounds bommy if your amp. is too weak, you need at lest 300W at 4 Ohm's but then they will pay yuo back with lots of hard and precise gut punching bass. At first i tried using an NAD 216, but playing at high levels (INSANE LEVEL) they started being boomy in the low range, then i hooked my good old Denon POA-2200 up with them, oh my god.....that sounded like different speakers

Strengths:
Look's Low-range, no need to buy a subwoofer

Weaknesses:
Ned a strong amp NAD 218/Denon POA-2200

Price Paid:  $270.00 from HiFiKlubben

Summary:
Good, solid bass. I like the two 10" basses instead of one 15" (had Cerwin Vega before). The mid-range is good for the price. Quite clear and follows the bass. The treble is good but not more. My NAD 214 PA has not enough juice to make these speakers get off the foor but I can still get loud! Spikes is neccessary...

Strengths:
Good price-value

Weaknesses:
Better treble requested (but still good for the price).

Similar Products Used:
Cerwin Vega AL-750, AL-1000, AT-xx, LS-xx.

Price Paid:  $700.00 from Newcastle Audio

Summary:
I use the Dali 909's for home cinema and music. Overall they are better for home cinema than for music use. The 16ft x 30ft room I am using them is filled no problem. They can be briven by a small amp e.g. 60 watts per channel but work best with a large amp such as my Tag Maclaren 200 watts into 4 ohms. The midrange with the Dalis sound very laid back and unreal. The best thing about the Dalis is the quality and quantity of bass they produce. They are ideal for modern music esp dance and R&B.

Strengths:
Punchy bass Low bass Power

Weaknesses:
Unreal midrange Top end not crisp Not bi-wireable

Similar Products Used:
Kef Q75, Mission 753

Price Paid:  $1000.00 from J B HIFI

Summary:
I purchased the 909's through work about 3 months ago. I was first running them off a pioneer a757 reference integrated, which sounded bright and didnt quite have enough power for them. I have since upgraded to a NAD t741 receiver and Rotel RMB100 monobloc's, running Tara labs Prism 33i interconnects and Audioquest Hyperlitz speaker cable. Wth the 200 watts (4ohm) supplied by the rotel's and smoother better cables, the 909's really start to open up and perform well, revealing even the most subtle breath of a female vocalist, or the resin on a violin bow. But friends of mine who have the same speakers claim they are too bright in the treble. The problem (and advantage)is, a speaker this neutral, will reveal every single nuance and weak link in your system, as well as poor recordings. This can of course enable you to tailor the rest of the system to suit your taste, knowing the speakers will only ever relay what is behind them in the system.

Strengths:
Incredibly neutral for the price Live SPL's achievable with the right amplification Extremely deep bass response (I have tested them with an in car sub bass test disc)

Weaknesses:
Vinyl finish Needs 200+ genuine watts for real performance WILL reveal the weak links in your system

Similar Products Used:
Dali Suite 3.5 Aaron ATS-4 Jaycar Vifa kit speaker Energy Connoiseur C4 Tannoy 611s

Price Paid:  $500.00 from Hifi-Klubi

Summary:
I bought these speakers to be the mainspeakers of my hometheatre. The sound is not far from the musical Dali Evidence 870's witch are a lot more expencive than the 909's. The amplifier I use with them is a Nad 216THX, witch puts these speakers to the awesome dynamics with 2x225W RMS & 2x500W Peak. They don't go very deep so I built up a subwoofer with a SPL Dynamics 15 inch PRO15-D2 element in a 120 litre vented box with a Nad 218THX amp witch pushes over 800W rms & 1400W peak to this woofer. When listen to for AC/DC and the bass kicks so hard that it's undescribevable and the stereo image is also very good!

Strengths:
At their best at rock music and theatre, High sensitivity and a good looking black finish.

Weaknesses:
Need a big room, the correct acoustics and a powerful amplifier to sound their best. The Bass kicks and hard! but not at the 25 herz.

Similar Products Used:
Cerwin Vega VS12, Cerwin Vega DC15, Infinity Alpha 50 and Infinity Alpha 20