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The Daedalus Audio Ulysses Reference is a flagship floorstanding speaker known for its exceptional musicality, efficiency, and craftsmanship. It incorporates six drivers per enclosure: two 1" Eton dome tweeters, two 5" custom-modified Fostex full-range midrange drivers, and two proprietary 8" Daedalus woofers made in the USA. The cabinet is constructed from solid hardwood with dovetail joints and 1 1/4" Baltic birch, available in finishes such as Cherry, Walnut, Maple, Quartersawn White Oak, or Ebonized. The design features nonparallel side walls and three aperiodic bass ports arranged triangularly near the bottom, which can be oriented inward or outward to optimize bass response depending on room acoustics. The speaker has a sensitivity of approximately 97-98 dB (1W/1m) and can handle 8 to 600 watts per channel. A rear tweeter level switch allows adjustment of the tweeter output by -1 dB, flat, or +1 dB to tailor treble presence without listener fatigue. The crossover network is hand-built by Guy Veralrud, ensuring stable impedance, flat frequency response, and musical tonality. Internal wiring uses silver-coated copper, and all connectors are gold-plated and silver-soldered. The Ulysses is praised for its lifelike dynamics, precise imaging, natural tonality, and low listener fatigue, making it suitable for small to midsize rooms and a variety of amplifier types including SET and Class A solid-state. Each pair is individually handcrafted in the USA, emphasizing both sonic performance and elegant aesthetics. The speaker weighs about 115 pounds each and measures approximately 49" H x 11" W x 16" D.
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The closest alternatives on specs, description and the systems they turn up in, with the specs they share set side by side.
The Studio 100 v5's sensitivity is 92 dB against the Ulysses's 98 dB. Both share impedance (8Ω), high-frequency extension (22 kHz), and ways (3).
The RP-280F's low-frequency extension is 32 Hz against the Ulysses's 28 Hz. Both share sensitivity (98 dB), impedance (8Ω), and woofer (8").
The LAT-1's impedance is 4Ω against the Ulysses's 8Ω and its sensitivity 91 dB against 98 dB. Both share high-frequency extension (22 kHz) and woofer (8").
The R-28F's high-frequency extension is 24 kHz against the Ulysses's 22 kHz. Both share sensitivity (98 dB), impedance (8Ω), and woofer (8").
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