Daedalus

With my experience limited to shows, a short audition at Lou's workshop and an extended weekend home audition; I agree with the impressions of the other Daedalus owners and would add a couple of my own.

In MY system, the Ulysses' had plenty of high quality bass. I was impressed by the ability to follow the bass line but if you're looking for the last 1/2 octave with a 'physical' presence, this speaker may not be for you.

I would agree that the house sound does not emphasize pinpoint imaging. However, I found the imaging very natural and not hyperdetailed, which for me is fatiguing.

The noise floor was clearly lowered in my system.

People who are less enthusiastic about the brand would cite potential integration issues related to the use of multiple drivers. I did not detect this problem in my relatively small room, but can only speak to this with the Ulysses and not to any of the other speakers in the Daedalus line.

I heard the DA1's on 2/14/09 in a very large room driven by some Manley monoblocks and a VTL pre and thought they were just fabulous. This was at a meet and a lot of recordings were played. We were seated at the end of a very large triangle, much larger than the average listening room, and they presented a convincing stage with no sweat. They were quick, coherent, and capable of HUGE dynamic swings. I dig em!

Helpful replies, but still no response to the origonal question. I am seriously looking at Daedalus too and am considering the DA1.1 and Da Rma. I suppose nowone out there has the standmount speakers. I will be visiting the next RMAF, but am not sure which speakers Lou will bring.

Thanks for all the positive comments! There will be a review in Stereo Times in a couple of months on the DA-RMa.
In regards the offset tweeters, the Ulysses does NOT have offset tweeters, there are two but they both are flush with the baffle. On the DA-1.1& 2.1 the tweeters have an angle of about 10 degrees horizontal.

I have some notes on the site about the bottom half octave (below 28hz), and all my systems integrate very well with a sub because of the smooth roll-off in bass, though few people have found a sub necessary.

Anyhow I'm sure there will be more feedback on the DA-RMa as word gets out. I'm biased but I do think these are one of the best deals in audio.

Thanks much,
Lou

Hey Lou--are we going to see a review of the new DA-1.1 anytime soon?