Devore Nines and Daedalus Athena comparison?

Dodgealum, you bring up some very interesting points. Unfortunately for some of us, a speaker demo is not possible. There are a limited number of Devore dealers here in Canada, and Daedalus is only available for demo in the U.S., so these forums are a valuable tool for getting "general" comments and information. This thread has been very interesting, but definetly not a substitute for a home demo.

I think Dodgealum really did an excellent job summarizing the differences in the speakers' relative sound signatures. One thing to consider is a visit to a locale with a DeVore dealer and Ulysses owner. Burning some airline miles or the cost of plane ticket seems a small price for a transducer, especially if you plan on keeping it for a while.

One other thing, Lou Hinkley of Daedalus and John DeVore are two of the best guys in audio and both are true music lovers.

Taylor514 I think Daedalus are available for demo wherever there are speakers made by Lou. I live in the UK and mine can be demo'd any time. There is at least one pair in Australia and a dealer in New Zealand.

If you have'nt checked with Lou, don't assume there are'nt any users near you, there may be.

I just came upon this thread, and while I have nothing to contribute to the original question, I'm about to burst with excitement, which I felt the need to share!

I was one of the early settlers in the Daedalus camp, but have been off of the audio "grid" for over a year, while going through some home rennovations, which involve my listening space.

My new DA-1.1's (AP X-Over) arrived yesterday!!! ...Now, I am anxiously waiting for my new Daedelus Speaker Cables to land.

That's all. Sorry to selfishly hi-jack the thread. Thanks for listening.

Seriously though, as we all know, system synergy & room acoustics are critical to how you perceive a component performs/sounds.

I highly recommend that you make every effort to audition the speakers in other settings, with other systems. You just may be happily surprised.

I find it strange that I received zero replies regarding this same question on the Daedalus (Audiocircle) site. I do realize that some of the replies here on Audiogon are from Daedalus owners, and very much appreciated. Lou thought that posting on the Audiocircle website would be my best bet for replies … but I received no replies on the Daedalus Audiocircle site!

This has been a very helpful thread and I appreciate all input.