KUPID

DALI KUPID is a compact, stylish speaker that blends effortlessly into your home - and delivers powerful, true Hi-Fi sound. With bold colours and soft, rounded edges, it adds personality to any space. Backed by DALI’s advanced acoustic engineering, KUPID brings rich detail and clarity to your everyday listening experience.

Designed to Fit In. Built to Stand Out

DALI KUPID combines affordability, high-quality sound, and compact design to fit in anywhere and still stand out sonically.

Don't Let the Size Fool You

Treat your ears to crystal-clear highs and rich, room-filling lows - all from a compact speaker that lets you feel every note, thanks to DALI’s signature sound design.

Legendary Sound

When you listen to DALI KUPID, you're experiencing over 40 years of DALI loudspeaker design and manufacturing, distilled into its purest form.

Styled for Your Life.

KUPID is compact, bold and easy to place. With eye-catching colours and versatile mounting, it fits your space and style.

COMPACT HI-FI. BIG SOUND.

Designed to fit in. Built to stand out

Sleek and compact, DALI KUPID is built for you who love great sound but want something that fits effortlessly into any space on a modest budget. Whether it's your main system or a second setup in the garage or vacation home, KUPID delivers full and refined sound. Designed to fit in. Built to stand out.

MUSIC TO YOUR EARS

Don't let the size fool you

Don’t let the small size fool you - KUPID fills your room with rich, powerful sound that pulls you into the music. Whether it’s the crisp snap of a drum or the depth of a bassline, every detail is delivered with stunning clarity. No matter what you listen to - or where you place it - you’ll get an immersive Hi-Fi experience that feels far bigger than the speaker looks.

LEGENDARY SOUND

Decades of passion built into every note.

With KUPID, you benefit from the same trusted DALI Sound Design Principles, in-house engineering and expert craftsmanship that have defined our speakers for over 40 years - including our premium models! When you listen, you’ll notice it’s something special - delivering a sound experience that’s beyond what you might expect from a speaker this size.

STYLED FOR YOUR LIFE

Real Hi-Fi that fits into your lifestyle

KUPID is designed to blend into your home - or stand out with personality. Its ultra-compact size makes placement effortless, whether on a shelf, in furniture, or mounted on the wall with the included bracket. And with a bold colour palette and elegant curves, it adds a playful edge to any of your rooms. Thanks to clever acoustic engineering, it sounds fantastic no matter where you put it - proving that serious sound doesn’t need serious space.

ENGINEERED FOR BIG SOUND

Compact design. True Hi-Fi technology.

At the heart of KUPID is a 4½-inch low-loss bass/midrange driver that delivers rich, detailed depth with effortless control. Paired with a high-performance 26 mm soft dome tweeter, it ensures crystal-clear highs and an expansive soundstage. The dual flare bass reflex port adds powerful, dynamic bass while reducing turbulence for a cleaner performance. Completing the system, custom-designed crossovers fine-tune the balance between drivers, keeping every note natural, precise, and immersive.

Specifications
Frequency range 63 – 25,000 Hz ±3 dB
Sensitivity 83 dB @ 1 m for 2.83 V
Nominal impedance 4 Ohm
Maximum SPL 103 dB
Crossover frequency 2,100 Hz
Crossover principle 2-way
Recommended amplifier power 40 - 120 Watt
High frequency driver 1 × 26 mm soft dome
High frequency diaphragm Soft woven fabric
Low/Mid frequency driver(s) 1 × 4½ inch
Low/Mid frequency diaphragm Paper and wood fibre cone
Connection input Single wire
Enclosure type Bass reflex
Bass reflex tuning frequency 53 Hz
Recommended placement Stand/shelf/wall
Recommended distance from rear wall 2.5 - 60 cm 1 - 23.6 inches
Dimensions (H × W × D) 245 x 150 x 198 mm 9.64 x 5.91 x 7.80 inches
Weight incl. grille 2.9 kg 6.4 lb
Shipping weight 7.5 kg (pair) 16.5 lb (pair)
Finishes Black Ash
Dark Walnut
Caramel White
Golden Yellow
Chilly Blue
Accessories (Included) 
2 × Wall brackets
4 × Wall bracket screws
8 × Rubber feet
2 × Front grilles

Dali Kupid review

What Hi-Fi? Awards 2025 winner. Small speakers with a bright personality 

Reviews By Kashfia Kabir Contributions from Ketan Bharadia published 1 October 2025

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With their bold colour palette, eye-catching design and space-friendly compact form, the new Dali Kupid speakers are made to appeal to a wider audience of music fans.

The Kupid are designed to fit into people’s spaces easily and be used with modern compact hi-fi, micro systems or as TV speakers. Indeed, part of our testing period was spent hooking the Kupid speakers up to the WiiM Amp Ultra streaming amplifier we also have in for testing – and the pair showed just how simple, compact and streamlined a modern hi-fi system can be.

And affordable, too. The Dali Kupid are priced at £299 / $600 / AU$599 per pair – that puts them right up against the Award-winning Wharfedale Diamond 12.1 (£249 / $399 / AU$699).

Considering the Danish brand has spent the last handful of years focusing on the higher echelons of the high-end hi-fi scale – from the flagship Kore and Epikore speakers, to the premium IO-8 wireless headphones – this is a welcome return to the budget speaker market.

Dali’s wallet-friendly Lektor, Zensor and Spektor ranges have entertained us in the past with their enjoyable, dynamic sound from compact forms, and the new Kupid model is cut from the same cloth.

Build & design

While they’re not as titchy as the Neat Iota II speakers, the Dali Kupid are small speakers that are designed to be placed just about anywhere. Standing 23.7cm tall and 14cm wide, they are a little bigger than desktop speakers such as the Ruark MR1 Mk3, but are still a fair bit more compact than standard small speakers such as the B&W 607 S3 and Neat Petite Classic.

This means they can be placed on desks, cabinets, bookshelves, TV stands or large windowsills rather than on dedicated speaker stands, and are especially suited to those with limited space. You can even wall-mount them, with the required wall brackets and fixing screws included in the box – helpful!

The overall build quality is good, with smooth curves and a neat finish, while its lightweight frame speaks to its budget billing. But these aren’t plain Janes. We really like the styling of these speakers – they come in colourful shades that set them apart from the traditional hi-fi speaker crowd.

Our review sample comes in an appealing “chilly blue” finish, but you can also choose from a bright “golden yellow” or subtler shades of black, white and walnut. Those starburst lines radiating from the tweeter are a lovely design flourish and are present in every colourway, with the contrasting gold detail standing out on our blue sample in particular.

Compared with the brand’s own Zensor and Spektor speakers or their main rival, the long-running Wharfedale Diamond 12.1, the Kupid’s build does feel a little on the ‘budget’ side. The Diamonds are sturdier and have a more refined build quality with their wood finish, but they are also larger and more traditional-looking. The Kupid are clearly aiming for a different (and most likely younger) audience who are looking for something fresher and more modern.

Underneath that more accessible outlook lies Dali’s decades of acoustic engineering expertise, with the Kupid speakers promising to deliver a rich performance from such a compact form and at this price level.

The two-way speakers feature a 26mm “ultra-light” soft dome tweeter and an 11.4cm mid/bass driver made from a paper and wood fibre material that Dali has long used in its speakers. The dished tweeter waveguide is shaped to help integration with the midrange driver, and the custom crossovers are designed to deliver accurate timing overall.

There is a “dual flare” reflex port at the back of the cabinet that optimises airflow, minimises turbulence and aims to deliver deep bass from this compact cabinet size. It’s all very sensible, and there are magnetic grilles included in the box to protect the drivers.

Compatibility

The Kupids have a rather low sensitivity of 83dB to get enough bass extension out of such compact speakers, which is a balancing act Dali has done before in its Spektor 1 standmounts.

Despite this figure, we found they were easy enough to drive with most amplifiers we tried during testing, and got good volume levels out of them. The Kupids start to complain just a little when pushed to party levels in our fairly large test room, but as these speakers will be used mostly in smaller spaces, this shouldn’t be much of a problem.

During our testing period, we had the Kupids plugged into our usual reference system of Naim Nait XS 3 amplifier and Cyrus CDi CD player. Shifting to more appropriately priced partners, we tried the Kupid with the Arcam A5 and Rotel A8 amps, and the budget Pro-Ject Primary E turntable and Bluesound Node Icon streamer as sources, and then finally connected the speakers straight into the one-box WiiM Amp Ultra streaming amplifier.

With all combinations throughout our testing time, the Kupid speakers more than hold their own and retain their innate lively character.

Sound

Right from the moment we hit play, the Kupid reveal a lively, nimble presentation that is packed with enthusiasm.

We have to accept they won’t deliver the hugest spread of sound or the deepest bass due to their cabinets’ physical constraints, but we find ourselves looking past any such limitations as the speakers themselves sound well balanced. They have a particularly expressive and solid midrange, with enough slam in the lower frequencies to contrast against the sweeter, more delicate moments.

They exhibit a knack for snappy timing and agile rhythm. From Kendrick Lamar’s King Kunta to Tunng’s Didn’t Know Why to the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack, the Kupid have a fleet-footed quality that zips along with all kinds of tracks in an engaging manner.

The bassline in Rag’n’Bone Man’s Human sounds tuneful and agile enough to keep the track’s fierce momentum going, while the brooding quality and build-up of tension in Massive Attack’s Angel is felt thanks to spot-on timing and clear, precise edges to notes.

There’s enough space to allow instruments and textures to flourish, from the crunchy depth of a grungy guitar to the sweeping orchestral strings in the Game Of Thrones soundtrack.

Dynamically, the Kupids deliver the ebbs and flow of tracks with conviction, while also revealing subtler moments with a deft hand. The smooth, soulful quality of Marion Black’s 1970s hit Who Knows is full of richness and body; the hi-hats in Max Roach’s Lonesome Lover have enough fizz and snap without sounding thin, and that saxophone glides through with verve.

The Kupids do a great job in expressing the high drama and frenetic attitude of Fontaines D.C.’s Starburster, with those punctuating gasps in the chorus stopping and starting with alacrity. There’s ample excitement and solidity underpinning the high-octane track to get into the groove, but there is also no undue brashness at the top and no flab at the bottom.

Equally, the subtle differences in pressure on the piano keys in Erik Satie’s Gnossienne No.1 are delivered clearly, which is quite impressive for such budget speakers.

We particularly like how expressive, detailed and fluid the Kupids are in the midrange. Laura Marling’s strong yet intimate vocals in Hope In The Air are communicated with crystal clear focus and all the nuances and emotion in her singing are laid bare. Her voice hangs beautifully in the centre, against a fairly low-noise background.

Play Still Dre and we find ourselves tapping our toes and snapping our fingers along to the melody, with the Kupids' infectious sense of enthusiasm and stellar sense of timing and agility keeping our attention hooked. Sure, those bass notes would hit deeper with bigger speakers, but we find that the Dali speakers deliver a satisfying amount of punch that keeps us entertained.

These are very capable performers for their modest price and size. We find ourselves listening to song after song and never get bored; the Kupids also allow the personality and tone of each recording era to come through with little fuss – something that even more expensive speakers struggle to do.

The Kupid speakers are livelier and more dynamically exciting than the Diamond 12.1 rivals, even if the larger speakers are more spacious and a touch more refined. The Kupids punch harder and win us over with their sure-footed rhythm and sheer sense of fun – sonic characteristics that have run through Dali’s previous budget speakers, and which we are delighted to hear resurrected here.

Verdict

Dali has hit upon a winning combination in the Kupid speakers. Small size, attractive looks, entertaining sound and an affordable price – what more could you want?

Give them a whirl, and don’t be afraid to opt for the bolder, colourful finishes.

Review published: 1st October 2025

SCORES

• Sound 5
• Build 4
• Compatibility 4