Speaker cabinet made of real wood

Thanks Al! That's very helpful. Engaged in a laborious speaker search, and wondering if the Ulysses might work in my comparatively small room (approx 13.5 x13.5 x 9h, opening onto other rooms on two sides). I'm guessing the smaller Daedalus might be a better fit, depending. Anyway, sorry for the divergence from the OP. J

Good luck, John! You may want to give Lou a call -- I'm sure he'll be extremely helpful.

My own instinct, fwiw, would be that the DA-RMa probably would be a much better fit. If you were to provide a reasonable distance between the speakers and the wall behind them, as is obviously desirable, I suspect that with the Ulysses you would then have a problem sitting far enough away for the drivers to blend properly.

Lou has said in past threads, btw, that the DA-RMa and the Ulysses are very similar sonically, apart from the additional deep bass extension that the Ulysses provides.

Best regards,
-- Al

Jdoris:

I'll be moving my DA-1.1's into a smaller space having moved recently--they are on their way back from Lou who performed the "All Poly" crossover upgrade while we were packing and moving. Previously I had the speakers in a 23L X 14W X 9H space that opened into the rest of the house and was thus apparently much larger. The new listening room is 13 X 17 X 8 with two openings on the long wall where the speakers will be placed. If it would help Jdoris, I'll report back on how they sound in the smaller space as well as a few comments on the crossover upgrade. With regard to the topic of this thread, I have found very few exceptional sounding speakers that were made of MDF. To me better alternatives can be found in more exotic materials or in good old quality hardwoods. Not sure if others would agree but those speakers I've heard made of carbon fiber, aluminum or other composites (like the Wilson line) tend to sound cooler and more analytical whereas those made of hardwoods tend to sound warmer and more musically involving. A generalization to be sure but this has been largely my impression based upon hearing a fairly large number of designs.

The proac super tablette was marine ply with veneer.

Vinny

Dodgealum:

I would like to hear about the room switch, if you get a chance (and also any thoughts on your DA model choice). If you think this risks a thread hijack, a PM would be nice, if you have a chance. Thx,

John