Dali Zensor 1 AX

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Classic, seamless, beautiful, Bluetooth aptX fast response, convenient, easy to connect, sound quality, good detail, three bands pretty balanced, tight bass, compact, good control are the points Notable for the Zensor 1 AX model from Dali, Denmark. Although some places are not perfect, the bass drum is not the internal force and depth.

Still, a speaker design shelf with two speakers must be familiar, but the Zensor 1 AX attracted the look of his dark wood, simple but friendly. Real wood products always feel very close and intimate, but it also promises that it will also be rustic as its appearance.

The distinction between two left and right speakers is the small bulb in the middle of the speaker. This light will indicate the active state of the speaker corresponding to the different colors, such as in pair standby will blink blue.

At the front black surface is a quite clear structure of the inner speaker with a membrane tweeter above and the woofer below. The protective film is also quite easy to remove.

All of the top, bottom, left, and right edges of the speakers have no components, just a wood color with the veins connected from one side to the other, for a seamless and easy feeling comfortable. A friend of mine said that the shell was glued to the wood, but I thought it was a piece of wood cut and cut together with can not find any blemish on the speaker’s body.

On the backside of the left speaker, we have simply a piece of round metal to hang the speaker on the wall and the vent hole.
In addition to the pair of ports connected to the left speaker, we also have an optical port, a 3.5mm AUX port, and especially a port that connects to the external subwoofer.

The switch is located in the lower-left area of ​​the speaker. Although the button in the speaker’s back will help make the front look nicer and coherent, located in areas where there are too many other connections around, it may also have to “find out” a little new can turn the front loudspeaker off.

At the top edge, we have the control buttons such as a switch to pair Bluetooth mode or increase the volume. The keys are easy to press but are placed in the back, so sometimes, it is quite inconvenient. Fortunately, the company has sold a remote with full functionality of the hard key on the speakers to overcome this discomfort.

Besides the 3.5mm AUX connection, the optical fiber port highlights the Zensor 1 AX is the Bluetooth connection aptX. While the era of portable speakers with wireless connectivity is booming, Dali’s bringing Bluetooth to Zensor 1 is extremely affordable, enhancing user convenience. All we need is a pair and stream music to the speakers. Unfortunately, there are still some Bluetooth limitations, so if they bring up airplay, how much? In terms of experience, the Bluetooth connection of the Zensor 1 AX is quite stable, responding well (reflected by the low latency from typing on the phone until the sound comes out of the speaker).

In general, the Dali Zensor 1 AX sound is quite bright; the detail, the ability to peel off well, and the sound are quite balanced. As a standalone speaker with two separate left speakers, the Zensor AX 1 provides a fairly spacious, airy sound environment, combined with well-presented sound, for a relatively clear sense of sound in space. Distance and spread in horizontal (albeit slightly less). For example, in Mozart’s Requiem K626, led by Colin Davis on the London Symphony Orchestra’s chorus arrangement, behind the stringed instruments, horn, bassoon for darkness. Zensor 1 AX explores the depth of the music space quite well, gives a good feeling between the group and the orchestra, constitutes the “cramped” purpose of the song to ensure the rough, gloomy and melancholy of the music.

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And also, in this song, we see in part the level of detail of the sound. Although the Dali Zensor 1 AX sound is relatively bright, the ability to disassemble is quite good, but under the bass still ensures rather good detail. The bassoon, timpani, horn are identified, feeling pretty good. Compared to the same price range of the Audio Engine HD6, the Zensor 1 AX has a better, more balanced, but slightly less detailed component. On the other hand, treble seems to be the strength of the Zensor 1 AX, as the tall female in the forehead of the Requiem takes up, the high strings are quite well rendered, with good internal strength and detail.

However, due to the poor anti-vibration design, plus the relatively small and relatively lightweight case, the Zensor’s bass was not deep enough and distorted in mid-bass in some cases. And all the above expressions when playing music from a wired connection. Although the wireless connection is fairly well secured, the feedback is fast, quite accurate, but due to some inherent technical limitations of Bluetooth connectivity, performance over wireless is down a bit. That is also why I expect the Zensor 1 AX to have more airplay; perhaps a condition for wireless quality is slightly more stable, thereby enhancing the user experience.