Looking for the next best thing? Underground welco

Here is one I keep babbling about--Daedalus Audio. I've been using the DA-1's for the past year and a half and continue to feel they are something very, very special. Lou is about finished with a new "audiophile" line with pinpoint imaging that will include a large stand mounted monitor and a flagship floorstander called the Ulysses. I understand in talking with Lou that there are numerous refinements in the new models that will also be applied to the existing "whole house"/HT line consisting of the DA-1 and DA-2. Personally, the thought of an improved floorstander with more focused imaging has me batty waiting for my pair to be built. Not sure if Lou's designs qualify as "next best thing" technologically but he does approach the design and build process in a unique fashion with extraordinary results.

Hi Joman,

Thanks for the kind words. I think some extra keystrokes may have crept into your last line - perhaps what you meant to say was "Duke is also a human being."

I have one pair of my speakers in the basement right now, so does that qualify as "underground"??

Also, I'm advertising 'em here and at Audio Circle - that alone probably qualifies 'em as "underground". The "innovative" part - well, I'd probably need to hire a better marketing department before I could get that claim to really stick (though I think the claim is at least made in my propaganda). If nothing else, my designs are off the beaten path a bit.

Duke
dealer/manufacturer

Well if Montana speakers are off the beaten path then I must suggest the Vandersteen Quatro and 5A speakers, no baffle, time and phase correct, powered woofers and 11 band bass tuning to maximize most room situations.
When you stack all of that into one real world priced speaker then I think that fits just fine into the off the beaten path suggestions.

Fertin- fieldcoil drivers in open-baffle.