I want to jump in here as well. Bill, glad to have you aboard on the post as you have the most experience with this speaker. I hope a careful read of my initial post/review will reveal:
1. That I believe the DA-1's are an excellent speaker and have great potential that I may not have realized during my visit because.....
2. The speakers were placed in a difficult room and....
3. May not have been fully broken in. And....
4. That Bill and Response Audio are great to work with and are competent, honest and enthusiastic dealers for the Daedalus line.
Looking back, I wish I had waited for a second listen in a different location before writing the review. However, I was so excited about what I heard during my initial session that I wanted to get word out about this fantastic product. In all my years in audio I have not heard a speaker that provides such a natural, fullrange, detailed and non-fatiguing presentation of music. Only the Harbeth line can compete for sheer musicality and they don't go as deep or look nearly as nice doing it. Honestly, much of what is out there that passes for "high end" loudspeakers do not possess anywhere near the integrity of the DA-1's. I told Bill this when we talked briefly after my audition. I am looking forward with great anticipation to hearing the speakers again and resolving for myself the issues with the bass response. All signs point to a difficult room and Bill's recognition of this only seals the deal. I'm glad to see DA-1 owners stepping up to praise their speakers--they are worthy indeed. Sorry if my review left anyone with a bad taste in their mouth--I'll add to the post after hearing the speakers again within the next few months.
1. That I believe the DA-1's are an excellent speaker and have great potential that I may not have realized during my visit because.....
2. The speakers were placed in a difficult room and....
3. May not have been fully broken in. And....
4. That Bill and Response Audio are great to work with and are competent, honest and enthusiastic dealers for the Daedalus line.
Looking back, I wish I had waited for a second listen in a different location before writing the review. However, I was so excited about what I heard during my initial session that I wanted to get word out about this fantastic product. In all my years in audio I have not heard a speaker that provides such a natural, fullrange, detailed and non-fatiguing presentation of music. Only the Harbeth line can compete for sheer musicality and they don't go as deep or look nearly as nice doing it. Honestly, much of what is out there that passes for "high end" loudspeakers do not possess anywhere near the integrity of the DA-1's. I told Bill this when we talked briefly after my audition. I am looking forward with great anticipation to hearing the speakers again and resolving for myself the issues with the bass response. All signs point to a difficult room and Bill's recognition of this only seals the deal. I'm glad to see DA-1 owners stepping up to praise their speakers--they are worthy indeed. Sorry if my review left anyone with a bad taste in their mouth--I'll add to the post after hearing the speakers again within the next few months.