+4 on Daedalus. I've known Lou for over a decade now and he has been an vital partner in my audio journey. I'm on my second pair of Daedalus speakers and Lou has supported my DA-1.1s with multiple upgrades as he has advanced his craft. Lou speakers are artisan masterpieces. His latest designs (the Apollo series) offer cutting edge performance--they are among the very finest speakers one can buy yet Lou has managed to develop a model range and pricing structure that is accessible to a wide range of audiophile households. As a result, pride of ownership among Lou's clients appears to be among the highest in the industry. Most of us are committed to Daedalus for life--either staying with our initial purchase and upgrading as new design elements are introduced or moving up in the line as new models become available. What I hear most among Daedalus adherents is their passion for music, their appreciation for Lou's honesty, integrity, expertise, craft and that they never tire of listening to music through their speakers--everything sounds so "right" and so "real".
Notable very small loudspeaker companies (other than Tekton!)
Let's give a shout-out to those very small speaker companies that make excellent products. I'm thinking of true one-man operations (owner-designer-maker) as well as very small ones (owner-designer + a very few employees).
My nominees: Ryan, Prana, Philharmonic, Fritz, Watkins, Vaughn, Chapman, even Daedalus, Salk, Selah.
Who else belongs in this list?
How do they manage to compete with the "big boys", in quality if not in quantity?
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