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Devore Nines and Daedalus Athena comparison?

Has anyone had the opportunity to compare these 2 speakers. The Daedalus speakers look intriguing.

Taylor514 (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

06-09-12

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06-10-12 I too would love to hear about this comparison. anyone hear ... Davo50

06-11-12 Ooooh, i'd be interested in this as well...currently a nines ... Jcote

06-12-12 Well, i have'nt heard them side by side, but considered both ... David12

06-12-12 I've heard them both, and i thought they both sounded excell ... Bryoncunningham

06-12-12 A point to keep in mind is that the athena is about 5 db mor ... Almarg

06-12-12 Well, i've heard the 9's at a nyc dealer and i own the daeda ... Dodgealum

06-13-12 i don't think i made clear in my post, that of all the spea ... David12

06-12-12 I've heard the gibbon super 8 a lot, and the athena (a frien ... Jmbatkh

06-13-12 jmbatkh, i would expect the athena to be a big step up from ... Taylor514

06-13-12 I've been looking at daedalus for several years, really like ... Drubin

06-13-12 Drubin - i agree that the athenas sounded slightly muted on ... Bryoncunningham

06-13-12 drubin, if you heard them with one of the modwright amps, i ... Taylor514

06-13-12 Dan, the tweeter is a high end eton 1" soft dome, which ... Almarg

06-13-12 Disclosure: i own daedalus ulysses speakers. i auditioned t ... Jazdoc

06-13-12 I would not say i detect any recessed treble. the speaker is ... David12

06-13-12 Re: the tweeter. in shows and in short listens it may note ... Jmbatkh

06-13-12 David12 -- i take it you have or are replacing your az adagi ... Drubin

06-13-12 I think jmbatkh put it pretty well. i've got the da-1.1's wi ... Dodgealum

06-14-12 dodgealum precisely, a detailed but unfatiguing, essentil ... David12

06-14-12 The ap crossover is not a minor upgrade. i have a pretty goo ... Dodgealum

06-14-12 dodgealum, you bring up some very interesting points. unfor ... Taylor514

06-14-12 I think dodgealum really did an excellent job summarizing th ... Jazdoc

06-15-12 taylor514 i think daedalus are available for demo wherever ... David12

06-15-12 I just came upon this thread, and while i have nothing to co ... Barrelchief

06-16-12 i find it strange that i received zero replies regarding th ... Taylor514

07-01-12 Thanks much for all the kind words!!! i also am surprised t ... Daedalus_audio

07-02-12 Late to this, but i auditioned the 9s and the daedalus da-rm ... Jdoris

07-31-12 Very informative thread! i've heard the silverbacks awhile ... Orjazzm

07-31-12 I auditioned the silverback's as well as part of my two year ... Dodgealum

08-12-12 Clearly, i need to check the forum more frequently. first o ... Barrelchief

08-12-12 I listened to devore 88 and daedalus athena at capital audio ... Oldcar63

08-14-12 Oldcarb63, don't judge the athena by what you heard at last ... Salectric

08-23-12 Out of curiosity, is the athena a true 96dbwm sensitivity ov ... Npdang

08-24-12 Been following this thread, but hesitated to comment because ... Fjn04

08-24-12 I was interested in the comments regarding the athena's soun ... Jazdoc

08-25-12 Sounded that way in newport as well. hole in lower mids. Keithr

08-24-12 I heard the daedalus athena in the first sound room at the 2 ... Rsimms

08-25-12 I agree with bob (rsimms) that the athena sounded very nice ... Salectric

08-25-12 It could be that the athena's where not fully broken in. i ... Pdreher