Pocket Rocket! DALI Menuet SE Speaker Review 

I've owned the standard Menuet for nearly ten years now. It's always nice to see them get some attention because honestly, they deserve it. I've paired my Menuets with over ten different amps over the years, and to date, they've never sounded better than with a Primare i30 and better still, a Naim Supernait. I've never heard them do well with any amp under 100 watts. As stated in the review, they NEED a small room, and when paired with a REL T/5i, are...magical. Honestly, I think they're wasted when used for near field listening. Put them close to a wall, give them about six feet between and let them go. For me, they were an early and permanent success in the journey that is HiFi. Thanks for giving this great unsung speaker a little love.

Another wonderful review. Great description of the sound quality

It is always a pleasure to watch your RU-vid videos, Tarun, and I truly enjoy learning from your particular approach to reviewing audio components. (I subscribed to your channel about two years ago.) In this episode, you are really meeting the needs (desires) of the near-field listener. This just happens to be my preference. My present setup is simple. My Peachtree M 24 actives speakers bring so much of what you mention - and everything I need is built into them. (Phono, dac, aux inputs, and a very capable amplifier for less than $500, when I bought them.) Now you brought suggestions for a worthy upgrade, and I am most grateful.

Thank you, Tarun for another informative and entertaining review. I truly appreciate the amount of work you put into these reviews. And I'm glad that my listening time is purely for enjoyment. Some years ago, I had a small cheap nearfield set-up in a home office which I really enjoyed. B&W Rock Solid mini monitors, Dynakit 15w amp and matching pre and a Radio Shack portable CD player. The thing is, totally 3d soundstage and extreme mid-range clarity. Not only could I understand what Van Morisson was singing, one could understand the emotional message.

Thank you very much Tarun for your no nonsense reviews. Thanks to you, i ended up getting a pair of menuet se hooked up to an exposure 2010s all used for less than USD 2,000 and they sound wonderful! Thank you!

I have these and they are outstanding. I’ve used them on my desk with a NAD d3045 as well as our tv room which is 13 x 40’ and they still rock with a lyngdorf 1120. We are now moving them up to our dining room although I haven’t chosen an amp yet. The wall kit Dali sells works great. So glad an awesome reviewer like you has put out a thorough review, hope more people can benefit from finding out about these exquisite speakers. Also had a Martin Logan Dynamo 800x sub with them in both setups.

Outstanding! Another great and thorough review.

Tarun, another enjoyable review in the book. I always like your positive vibe, keep it going. So many good speakers I want lacking the requisite funds for acquisition. Damn priorities!

I just love these reviews, thank you 👍🏻

Another excellent review. Thank you. Love the aesthetics

Excellent review as always Tarun.

I never tire of watching these ProAc 1SC's in gorgeous YEW!

Just purchased these a while back and inserted them in my vintage system with a 1977 Kenwood 700m 170 watt amp. Incredible sound and wonderful midrange. They have great articulation and resolution……and the bass is crazy good. Friends are always looking for a subwoofer. Keep them with in 3 ft of the back wall (in my case) and they really sing. Great review as always. Thanks

First time to your channel. Love your approach, and delighted to hear that you are so complimentary of the Dalis. I have the Epicon 2's, and together with a KEF KC62 sub and a Devialet amp (yes, much more $$$) I am totally happy. I also find the dynamics and tonal quality of the Dali's outstanding. Much better than I expected, and having had the Argon 1 as well, I am completely on board with your comparison comments. BTW, thanks for those useful comparative comments. Very helpful.

Hi Tarun, I want to thank you for reviewing the Dali Menuet SE. I believe they are everything you said and they sound beautiful at my place. Even with a 6" Totem tiny sub, they sound extremely open and deep. I can't wait to hear how they sound with a REL T5/x! Thanks again! High five from Canada!

Watched because I love your reviews. I have the Sound Artist LS/35a and Willsenton R8. Both keepers:)

Outstanding video m8 keep them coming .

I have a pair of ls50s and a Micromega Myamp on my desktop for near field listening and it’s sublime. Thanks for another great review!

The finish is fabulous. Even their more budget offerings looks stylish. Nice review again Tarun 🙂

Excellent video again Tarun.

Excellent review. My current near field/desktop system are some John Blue JB3 speakers powered by a Kingrex T20 being fed by a first edition Dragonfly Black plugged into my laptop. Your recent Rel review convinced me to add a Tzero MKII which was my first real taste of using a proper sub-woofer. Man what a difference. Of course I'm already considering upgrading to these speakers now, cheers!

Recently purchased these with one listen in my favorite audio salon. Got them home and knew I would not be returning them. Fabulous midrange and resolution with smooth bass output. Purchased for office and near field listening …..but threw them into my main system with 2 JL d110 subs……whoa that was fun and revelatory. Great review, wonderfully articulated and accurately described. Stay on your game….your really good.

I audition dali menuet 3 month ago. Blown away by the sound. But I thought there will be better speaker for the price. But after listening to Tarun statement, I went for other speaker audition. Includes Ls50 meta, klipsch, bowers, I was surprised, nothing comes close. The romanticism, depth, clarity. So great. Dali Oberon 3 is halfway there. It is indeed, dali menuet se, the best speaker for the price. Tq again Tarun

Great video, I thoroughly enjoyed watching 👍

Thank you SO MUCH for doing this review! I've been very interested in the Menuets since I first learned of them, and would love to own a pair someday. I'm currently a very happy owner of DALI Spektor 1's paired with a REL T/Zero sub. They are powered by a simple SMSL DA-9 amp, and Ifi Zen DAC Signature, and it's a desktop near-field setup. I've been very happy with it. But my ultimate desktop setup might be the following: - TEAC - AI-301DA-X Integrated Amplifier ($600 USD) - DALI Menuet SE speakers - REL T/5 subwoofer So my "dream" setup is not much different from what you recommended, nor what I have now. The TEAC has an excellent built-in DAC, no need for an external unit, and it has a headphone amplifier as well. It was designed to live on the desktop. I agree that matching any DALI small monitor to a Class D amp is a less than ideal pairing, but the SMSL DA-9 paired with the Zen DAC Signature has been surprisingly successful at producing a very pleasing and full midrange. No doubt the Rel T/Zero is helping warm up the sound as well. So I think the TEAC would be good enough for my needs, especially since it uses the same wonderful BurrBrown DAC chips as does Ifi. Having the TEAC replace three components on my budget setup would be very nice, and would actually be a bit of a cost savings as well as space saving, always important in a desktop scenario. If I were to take my dream system up one more notch, I might consider the tiny TEAC AX-505 Integrated Amplifier Integrated Amp ($2100 USD) and iFi - Neo iDSD DAC ($800 USD) in place of the TEAC AI-301DA-X, but that would be about as extreme as I would get. My current setup (that I am very happy with) - SMSL DA-9 Integrated Amplifier - SMSL SP200 THX headphone amplifier - Ifi Zen DAC Signature (balanced out to the DA-9, RCA's to the SP200) - DALI Spektor 1 speakers - REL T/Zero subwoofer Thanks again for a wonderful review!

Coming from Denmark I am not afraid to say that I have owned a couple af Dali's trough the years and I have always thought of them as a mass market product i.a. cutting some corners here and there to meet an acceptable price point. That was until I heard the Dale Grand Coupé, a speaker nearly impossible to get hold of now a days. I am so happy to hear in this review that Dali again have used all of there engineering power to make a mini monitor that can compare with the best in its category. And thank you again for an ever so clever and well structured review.

I am not in the market, but they are a quite nice looking set, and you review and references were outstanding. Wonderfully informative review, Tarun!

Thanks! I just enjoy knowing as I am an A/V nut. Installed 2 REL HD-1508's Monday as my repaired sub conked out again 2 weeks ago. Love the RELs

Hi Tarun, great review as usual. My small set up is my trusted Dynaudio 42’s paired with the NAD D3020V2…very nice sound for a small room.

Thanks for the review. I have these paired with stereo rel T-zero's - sound is excellent.

I have the SE’s, sitting upon Solidsteel SS-6 stands. Source is a Bluesound Node-X, feeding my trusty Naim Superuniti Bluetooth. I initially used a pair of Tellurium Q-Black v1 cables, which were swapped over to a pair of Naim Nac-A5 cables, which sound much better. More depth, substance, and lots of other words haha. These speakers in my setup sound absolutely amazing! My front room is roughly 3m x 4m so perfect. These speakers are ‘keepers’. Awesome awesome again!! Brilliant channel Tarun I say again brilliant. All the best.

Excellent review!

Beautiful speaker! Great review T

Years ago I went to the Heathrow hifi show and most rooms were a bit of a shambles. One room that really impressed me was the Dali room. Their home cinema set up was impressive. They had a reputation of hot highs on the forums and that put me of buying a pair. Great review 👍

Great review Tarun, as we have come to expect 🙏 I haven’t listened to the Dalis, but I must admit I was hugely impressed by a Naim-friend’s Falcon LS35As at the end of a Supernait 3 in a 2x3 metres room. Just right and soo musical! Would be very interesting if you could do a Supernait 3 review at some point 👍🏼 All the best Peter

Another great revelation by you! Thanks. Hoping to see your review of the Buchardt S400 MkII soon.

I just ordered these based solely on your review and the comments below as they did not have any for demo. Can't wait to get them.

Another very nice job Tarun. My current minimonitor setup starts with the Harbeth P3ESR XDs. Amplifiers include PrimaLuna ProLogue Fives, Schiit Aegirs, Parasound A23s, a Schiit Vidar, a Mytek Brooklyn Amp+ , and a Pass Labs XA 25. Preamps are a Schiit Freya and a Schiit Freya S, and an RME ADI-2 DAC fs. DACs include the ADI and several models from Schiit. Subs are a pair of SVS 2000s. A Bluesound Vault 2i provides access to my CD collection as well as internet streaming services. Someone once said: "Variety is the spice of life."

Nice and informative review as usual. As for near-field listening sessions, I'm still enjoying Epos M5, now with Naim Nait XS2 (previously with Rotel RA-03 which gave up after 16 years of service) and using Chord Mojo DAC connected to iPad as source. I really am intrigued now with Dali Menuet SE.

Great review, considering a lot of us are now full time working from home these near field setups are very relevant. My setup is mostly DIY: Macbook Pro streaming to a Pro-ject Pre box S2, Korg Nutube B1 Pre, Pass Amp Camp Amp (Class A 8w) and GR Research Desktop Minis or B&W 601 S3's.

Hey Tarun, great review as always and love your garden wall shots! I've got a left field selection of second hand kit for my desktop setup but it might interest you. All were auction site specials and shows you dont have to spend the earth to get something revealing. Soundblaster x-fi hd soundcard in my pc plugged straight into 1st gen audiolab 8000a running as a power amp. The sound card is able to swap out the op amps and is surprisingly good for the money. Acoustic energy ae100i connected with solid core mains electrical cable! Cost less than the cartridge of my main system but surprisingly enjoyable. Great soundstage but lacks definition in the treble.

As always Tarun, a concise and well spoken review. I have always been a Dali fan. Even at the lower end. My concept 8 surround setup with NAD 758 beats any cinema sound. Not ideal for music, but my AE300 + audiolab does the job there.

Great review. Dali have a nice sound and seem very under rated all considered

Hi tarun, thanks for another indepth review, ive always liked a mini monitor especially in my RAF Days, having a single man room space was at a premium, I still use a pair of quad A9s active speakers with a pair of subwoofers in my 14m×15m loung to great effect, my first mini monitor was the original neat petite, plus cyrus. Mission, tannoy and kef over the years, looking forward to seeing another review soon.

Lovely in-depth review Tarun as usual.👍👍👍 As for near field suggestions I'm afraid I can't offer any, I just don't have any experience in that area.🎧🙂👍

I own the Dali Menuets (non SE) and I really love them! And I agree, the midrange is simply gorgeous! I can only imagine that this improved version shines even more. Great review!

Hi. I do the vast majority of my listening in the nearfield scenario as I like the immersive feel it provides. The system I use is an innuos zen source, Ekco EV55SE KT88 integrated valve amp a d Heko Direkt Einkling speakers. The sound stage is massively wide and deep and thoroughly engaging.

Gorgeous speakers and an excellent review! Thanks! I need to stick with my Amphion Helium 2's until I move in a couple of years...

Loved this. I would be curious to hear your take on the next size up in the Rubicon 2.

I'm so happy now that I have watched the review. I agree with everything you have said. The only thing I would have mentioned is the fact that these tiny monsters require a moderately powered amp at around £70W. I found the Audiolab 8300A to be a good starting point but they would shine with the likes of Quad ARTERA SOLUS, Cambridge Audio Azur range or even ROKSAN ATTESA. I have tried the MENUET with an Audiolab 6000A and it just didn't drive them that well. Their sensitivity is quite low and being a 4Ohm speaker, means that they will demand more from the amp. As far as sound goes, it's worth mentioning the width and height of the tweeter and it's projection into the room. You wouldn't believe the scale of sound. It's not sharp, it's agile and so detailed it will cause your jaw to drop. Midrange is great indeed and voices are superb. The only thing lacking, as you said is loudness and low frequencies, but that's in big rooms. However, if you have a very small bedroom or a small study room, these will rock by themselves.

Great review

Love finding values in the vintage market. I found a NAIT Naim (early version) and a pair of KEF 101 reference speakers, same drivers as the LS3/5A, paired with a REL T3. Digital is a Logitech Squeezebox and analog is a Technics SL7 with a Grado Gold cartridge. I found all of them for a pittance on the used market, on the other side of the pond. They make an very enjoyable bedroom system.

Near field: KEF LS 50, VMV A1 Class A, Ifi Zen DAC. MQA files ofcourse! Lovely review. Intrigued enough to consider buying these speakers.

Nice well thought out thorough review, as usual, and great that someone is reviewing a Dali speaker. Why aren't there more Dali speaker reviews? I owned the Zensor 3, then upgraded to Opticons. Now I'm eyeing the latest Opticon MK2 and would love to have you or someone do a review on these. Really enjoy your reviews... thanks!

Great video sir,grreetings from Scotland😁✌️

nice video with a happy ending. I considered these for a small room but went for the lsx.

Another really interesting review. I’ve sometimes thought of getting some Harbeth P3ESR monitors with my now spare Naim Nait xs to go on my desktop I’d probably have to get another record player maybe a Rega P3 and for DAC a RME or Denefrips…..this would cost me an arm and a leg however! And is really unnecessary as a second system, but I can dream. Keep up the great work!

Gorgeous looking little speakers.

Thanks for another outstanding review. No pun intended. I thoroughly enjoy your evaluations of equipment. Honest, thorough and entertaining. Good show. I wonder how they would pair with a Naim Atom for near field? Probably too big. Perhaps a Bluesound Power node for an all in one solution?

Glad to see DALI getting some love. I'd love to see a review of their higher end floor-standers

Thanks for sharing! I used to run a nearfield desktop setup with Harbeth P3ESRs (40th Anniversary) and loved the lush midrange and vocals. However, I found the P3s very fussy with placement as it's quite easy to lose the center image if I were to move my head even slightly to the left or right. I switched to the Dali Menuet SE (your review helped a lot in sealing the deal) which provide a much wider soundstage and solid center image without needing to toe-in. SQ wise, the Dalis sound faster and seem more resolving for micro details than the P3. Perhaps its the simpler crossover network and lighter driver materials? Also, I note that most reviews recommend these with higher power amps. I'm happy powering them with a 25 watt Enleum AMP-23R and don't feel the need for a sub (at least in my room). Upstream, I'm using a Chord Hugo TT2 and Chord M Scaler. The Dalis are able to keep up with the resolution that the Chord units provide. (P.S. I highly recommend having a look at the Enleum Amp 23R integrated amplifier for your next review. They're nothing short of magical for 25 watts and feature a unique zero feedback circuit which manages to produce a liquid, lifelike sound)

❤️👍Well Tarun I purchased the speakers about a month ago I’ll be quite honest I was a little shocked and unimpressed they sounded like A $200 to $300 speaker not worth the $1800 I immediately had buyers remorse but then I said let me give them a chance and let them break in they sounded very rough out of the box after about 100 hours of breaking in I can truly say I was shocked by the change that took place they became so refined the clarity was off the charts details openness the sound strange amazing everything that you said they are about 7 feet apart from each other I’m about 7 feet from them with a slight Tow in when I close my eyes I could swear the speakers sound like they are 1 foot away from me the voices are so clear and that hallelujah mid range that you talk about thank you so much for letting me know about the speakers I truly love them now I will never sell them🙏🏻❤️❤️❤️

A textbook review. Excellent!!

Hey Tarun, another Great video. I didn't know it but it seems I do all my listening in the near field. I'm only about 5 feet away. I recently bought and SMSL D300 DAC to use the convenience of bluetooth mainly. It is feeding my Marantz PM66 SE KI which I have only gotten recently. I am switching between my Wharfedale 12.1s and Dynaudio Audience 52s. This is by far the best sounding system I have ever heard and I'm still in the honeymoon phase. what I'm astounded by is the difference in the source Codec and file can make to the sound. Currently the SMSL, PM66, combo with the Wharfedale 12.1 is disappearing in an awkward shaped small bedroom without any effort in setup. Ignorance is bliss and I'm happy to be both but I'm really enjoying music at the moment for the Tones and textures on this endless journey. Tim

Always a pleasure to watch a new video from you. Keep up the great work ! I’ve been looking to buy a set of speakers for near field listening and this looks like a very tempting proposition. I’d love to hear your take on Proac Tablette 10, love the look and from all accounts, looks like a great set of speakers for my purpose. Thanks !

Great review as always, considered them, ended up with LS50 META though.

Tarun, I just purchased/received a used ( from an ebay-er w/100% rating.) set of Dali Menuet SE's largely based on your review although they are also highly regarded in the audiophile community so it felt like a safe bet. And, Boom! Tarun knocks it out of the park, again!! I am using the Rel-T7i with a Kinky EX-M1 and modified staccato op-amps with either a Pontus or ADI 2 Pro Dac in a near field set up.... The Dali SE's are exquisite, splendid sound stage and voices are clearer than i have ever heard on this setup. I am so glad i decided to take a risk on the ebay seller. Speakers were in splendid condition and sound fabulous.

I own even the first Dali Menuet, the 150..They still sound extraordinary and together with a Canton Power Sub 8 the sound is big.

Watching this does make me imagine what it would have been like with a passive setup but i'm happy with my active desk setup, topping a90 discrete + D90 stack with a pair of Genelec 8331a's, wondeful nearfield monitors!

Thanks for the review, I am glad you compared them with the PMC and ATC. Currently have the Nad Amp1, Polk r100, and the Rel t5x for my desk. I am looking for something better I wonder if the Dali will do that and hope the soundstage is better than the Oberon1.

I'm commenting on this without having seen the video and heating your comments but God damn I've been asking DALI to check your channel out and even mentioned to perhaps look into sending you the MENUET/MENUET SE. I cannot wait to watch this later. ❤️

Subscribed long ago, but I never fail to give ABA a Like. One of the best reviewers in the known universe. Or is it Multiverse?

Fantastic review Tarun! I’ve only started the journey into near field setups and have been curious if you’ve yet tried the harbeth p3esr? Only to see if you had a comparison with these Menuets! My current setup for near field is Burson Timekeeper 3i, powering the p3esr, and a T5x and I’m loving every moment of it! Thank you

❤️❤️Tarun you got me very excited about the speakers I’m constantly budgeting in my mind for them I have the B&W 607 S2 anniversary speakers already. Steve Guttenburg it was his speaker of the year 2020 and I think they sound fantastic. BUT there’s something when you said The mid range is hallelujah that got me hooked lol 😂 😂🤣🤛🤛🤛👍👍👍👍

Thought provoking piece as usual, thanks Tarun. My primary listening kit is nearfield and has been put together over a couple of years as my knowledge grows. Laptop is feeding Topping D70s and then Iota VX PA3. Speakers are a secondhand pair of Goldenear Aon 3 mounted on the wall in front of me, sound is glorious, but can you have too much of a good thing in a near field setting?

Superb review, Tarun! The comparisons to other designs offer more insight than most reviews...and why we appreciate your reviews. I do share the disappointment re: lack of magnetic grilles. QUESTIONS: 1. Can the rubber feet be removed to avoid coupling problems with stands? 2. Re: grilles, I do not see cabinet holes where the grilles fit - am I missing something? 3. Detail resolution (midrange & treble) vs ProAc Tablette 10 Signatures? Again....thanks so much Tarun! -Jim (USA)

I have a VMV A1 and VMV D1se Dac paired with PSB A-5 speakers in my desktop setup. Couldn't be happier.

Just got hold of a pair for my desk Sounds great as described. Pairing it with eversolo dmp A6 ME, chord qutest and eversolo F2 AMP. Small setup with great sound.

Great review. I listened to the standard minuet and love the tone and clarity. I have starter Nait 5si with naim CD5si and am looking to update my very old B&W P4 floor standers. I am not looking for close field listening and am nervous i will miss the bass and do not want to add a subwoofer. I do think my floor standers are big for my listening room 4m x 6m. The amp is only 60w as you will know and which the review feed back comments indicate will be short of what is needed. The ATC SCM 19 speakers also need bigger power. Wondering about a cheaper version of your ProAC 1SE the Response DB3 may fair with my modest amp and cd player. Any other speaker suggestions would be appreciated.

Hey Tarun, thanks for your great reviews - Always a pleasure to watch them. I listen to my Dali Zensor 1's nearfield (end of my desk) - There's a distance of 50cm between them and me in an equal triangle. I'm using a Cyrus 82dac, blue node with tidal and good quality speaker cable - not sure of the brand, bought it used directly from Sevenoaks Audio's demo room. As much as I enjoy listening to my Zen1's - I fancy a change! The Menuet's look interesting. Any recommendations for paring with the Cyrus? Many Thanks

Great review. One of the very best standmount speakers under 10000$ is the Audiovector r1 arrete Danish company.

Another interesting video. In my opinion, one of the best sounding monitors until 2000 Eur are Davis Acoustics Courbet Nº 3. You should give them a listen :)

Thank you for yet another great review. I'm about to dwell into a stereo setup, after many years owning a B&O A9 active speaker. What is a small room? I hear that a lot in reviews 🙂

Watched it all. Job well done! Great find. Makes you want to hear other Dali speakers. Have you heard the Sonus Faber's two new opening price models? Roughly $900 for one and $1500 for the other. They are not the Amator Electa III but for 1/10th the price, pretty good.

I use a pair of MA Radius 90s on their gorgeous MA stands, each wired direct to a REL T Zero sub, tuned to a medium sized room. They are driven by a Marantz P8006 . Sound sources are an iFi Zen Signature v2 DAC for full MQA, the excellent value Marantz 6007 CD, a refurbished AR XB1 I have owned from new in the late 70s (US broadcast Spec) with a brilliant AT 540ML cartridge. The stereo system also works with a Marantz N1711 AV amp, a second pair of Radius 90s on stands and a Radius centre. From Sky Q this is a great set up with the 8006 being fed by the preamp out in direct power mode. I’m aware the Radius 90s have small mid range and upper bass then roll off but their cabinet rigidity gets as good a high end and mid down to about 90hz as the much bigger MA silver 200s. Using the REL high level cable in stereo paired mode is a perfect match as the smaller driver helps with dynamics. It isn’t a cheap set up but I prefer the tiny MAs and RELs to anything else I heard up to £1500. I don’t have the space for the MA Silver 300s which would be about the same cost. My one hifi regret is going for my Roger’s Compact Monitors (which are still great) in preference to the LS 3/5As as I was into rock and loud classical in the late 70s. I now listen to chamber music, choirs etc so lose out a bit. I recall my Compact monitors were something like £190 and the LS 3/5As £220. However, that’s when a student earned about £40 a week and beer was 50p a pint……..

Hey Tarun, great review as always. Do you have any plans reviewing Buchardt S400 MKii in the near future? It's your opinion I am waiting for to pull the trigger.. thank you for your great work!

Thank you for this review. You have a new sub. Primarily due to this review I have made the leap and purchased the Minuet SE on my recent trip to Japan. Due to the weakening Japanese Yen it was a good deal at GBP 1000 equivalent price from Yodobashi Camera. I am very excited to AB it against my Response 1S (which I shall always regret choosing not to upgrade to the SE components when I had the chance).

Hey Tarun - you got me intrigued on the DALI. I will book a listening demonstration ASAP. My gear and listening position is near-field. Quad S2 (40 cm out from the wall and significabrly toed out to increase soundstage) connected to the Audiolab 6000A, Audiolab 6000CDT and Audio Technica Turntable. High performance to price ratio.

Superb review! B&W MM1 for me, fact is that real estate is limited on a desk

My current listening system consists of: 1. Dali Menuet (Piano black) 2. Arcam Solo Neo 3. Arcam rPlay (streamer). Before the Dali's, I had the Kef LS50, which I was very happy with in terms of sound, but I replaced them because I have a small room and the speakers are relatively close to the wall - and Dali's are made for this layout. They are gorgeous little speakers, but I have to admit that LS50 sonics are closer to me, so I might choose the LS50 Meta again in the future.

Very good and informative video this❤. I bought these after watching your video and loving them. How long of a breaking in period on these you recon? Merry Christmas ❤🎉

Great review ... again ! I have seen u praised the dali/exposure 2510 combo. Do u think the dali/sugden A21 could also work ? thanks Tarun.

Hi Tarun, thanks for another useful review. I have you heard the Kef Ls50 meta? I'm guessing that would be a close comparison with the Dali. But would probably offer more low end information 🤔. I'm interested in hearing how they compare in that mid range sweet spot for vocals. Thanks again. 👍

I use Audioengine A2 with Velodyne mini sub at the moment. Went with Audioengine because of much better tone and mids compared to other "computer" speakers. But would like to upgrade, so this Dali looks very interesting! Also considering some active monitors from Focal, would be great to see some reviews from stereo listening point of view, not mixing/mastering.

Hello Taran I like your videos a lot, sorry for late comment but those mini monitors look awesome, wondering about pairing you mentioned you think a NAD m10 which you reviewed in the past could be a great pairing also? If you still remember the sonic characteristic of that amp. Thanks

Hi great channel, brilliant information. I have a Naim Superuniti bluetooth, Tellurium Q-Black cables, and a pair of ATC scm7 speakers. Room 3m x 4m with empty middle and sit 2.5 meters from the speakers. Would the Dali Minuet SE be a better option than my SCM’s which need a bit of volume to shine..?.

Thanks for the review been waiting for it and it was helpful. I listen in a small room about 11ft by 9ft and am wondering if should upgrade the DAC or the amplifier attached to these. Current set up is: -DALI Menuet SE -Rega Brio 2017 -SMSL M500 -REL T5 I love the Brio am loathed to upgrade them and in my small room, maybe not necessary? They're warm and detailed, really seem to go well with the Menuet SE but have been mulling over Exposure 2510, Elex R, Roksan K3 or the Cayin MT50 tube amp. Been thinking might be better to just get the Denafrips Ares 2 DAC and retain the Brio? Thanks for your thoughts and review!

Tarun has come on leaps and bounds in terms of production values, from his early broadcasts. Regardless, he retains a fine balance between the facts we need to know and his undoubted technical knowledge.

I have a pair of these on my desk driven buy a PS Audio Sprout 100. I very happy with the results.

I never heard a Dali speaker Tarun! But your review makes me want to! These may be what i'm looking for! I wonder if these beautiful Menuet SE speakers + REL T/X5 sub would pair well with an old Conrad-Johnson MV-50 tube amp and PV-8 tube preamp! 🤗