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Over-ear · Headphones

DALI IO-8

Over-ear headphones with noise cancelling, 30 h battery, best codec aptX Adaptive.

81.4Score

  • #29 of 86 ranked
  • #16 of 41 over-ears

Why this score

The score adds up these parts. Each part has a weight. A part counts as the average of its sources, pulled toward 80 when there are few sources.

  1. Sound

    40% weightcounts as 83.6

    Average of 1 source: 87.2

  2. Experts

    35% weightcounts as 79.9

    Average of 2 sources: 79.9

  3. Users

    25% weightcounts as 80.0

    No sources found yet. No data yet. This part counts as 80.

Good: 3 ratings.

80 is the field average. A part counts as 80 + (average − 80) × N ÷ (N + 1), where N is its number of sources. One source counts half of the gap from 80. No sources count as 80.

Price

€599 at Geizhals.at · Geizhals.at listing, not checked live

May include German shops.

Prices checked 8 Oct 2026.

Specs

Type
Over-ear, closed-back
Released
2024-10
Drivers
50 mm paper/wood-fibre dynamic
ANC
Yes
Multipoint
Not stated
Codecs
SBC, AAC, aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive
Low lag
cable (0 ms)
Wired
Analog yes, USB-C audio yes
Battery
30 h
Weight
325 g
Folds
Not stated
Cable notes
24-bit/96 kHz over USB-C. The 3.5 mm input also works passively with the battery off.

Notes

Carefully neutral, smooth and even without peaks. Class-leading detail and dynamics.

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