PAF 2023
Daedalus Audio and LTA | PAF 2023
I had the same exact reaction to the Daedalus Audio and LTA room at the 2023 Pacific Audio Fest as I did last year–it was an absolute oasis (apologies to Dr. David Robinson). It’s a […]
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Capital Audiofest 2021
Linear Tube Audio, Daedalus, Lampizator, WyWires | CAF 2021
Nicholas Tolson of Linear Tube Audio (LTA) gave us a tour of the system, I get to enjoy my favourite Daedalus speaker, Lampizator does that cool tube vibe thing, WyWires pulls all the strings. The […]
Monthly Spins
Best Albums of 2019 | Monthly Spins
2019 went by really fast, a blur of truth/reality and fake/reality. One might be tempted to say that 1984 is finally upon us and all the early post-modern philosophers got it right. The “simulacrum” was […]
AXPONA 2019
Paul’s Parting Shots | AXPONA 2019
By Paul Elliott As you have read from all the glowing posts, AXPONA has developed into a great show, well run by JD Events. This is a professional company, and one that understands our industry […]
AXPONA 2019
Daedalus Audio with VAC, Lampizator, and WyWires | AXPONA 2019
by Paul Elliott Lou Hinkley’s musical epiphany came at the young age of 12. When he heard some Booker T recordings, he just knew his path had to involve music. Lou became a musician and […]
AXPONA 2018
AXPONA 2018: The Expo Hall (Part One)
Bigger and better than ever, this years Expo Hall at AXPONA was alone worth the cost of admission. Vendors were pulling all the stops with their displays and demo exhibits. Traffic was consistent throughout the […]
AXPONA 2018
AXPONA 2018: The MUST SEE Rooms of Day One
Welcome to Chicago There are over 160 rooms and exhibits here at Axpona. Making this event the largest audio show in North America. For some this can be overwhelming and cause a bit of anxiety. […]
Awards
The Part-Time Audiophile guide to the best hi-fi gear of 2017
Picking the best audio component of the year is kind of like pondering your ultimate list of girls to ask to the high school prom. There are many very attractive choices, but probably a much […]
RMAF 2017
RMAF 2017: Cables from Skogrand for under a grand
The Story I’ve found many things to like about Skogrand Cables over the last three years, mainly being their sound, no you shouldn’t expect The French Laundry when swapping out one great cable for another, but […]
RMAF 2017
RMAF 2017: Best In Show
This year dawned with plenty of questions facing the high-end audio industry. The most pressing were: Would the U.S. economy hold up, allowing manufacturers and retailers to stay afloat? Would vinyl continue its revival, possibly […]
AXPONA 2017
AXPONA 2017: Music From Another Room, Part 2
A photojournal by Eric Franklin Shook Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, proving again that there is more than one way to skin a cat. Axpona is to me an ensemble interpretation of […]
AXPONA 2017
AXPONA 2017: Daedalus goes deeper with new 10-inch woofer
The last time I listened at length to a pair of Daedalus Audio speakers at a show, they were flanked by the company’s custom subwoofers. At AXPONA, I again was impressed by the low frequencies […]
AXPONA 2017
AXPONA 2017: Putting eyeballs and eardrums on the latest gear
If high-end audio manufacturers harbor many serious concerns about the state of the industry, you wouldn’t know it from the long list of new products that went on display Friday at AXPONA in Chicago. The […]
CAF 2016
Capital Audiofest 2016: Daedalus goes BorderPatrol, stirring wood
I suppose it shouldn’t have been surprising to see, but the team-up between two American-Made brands was unexpected — and delightfully so. Daedalus loudspeakers, a visually striking example of modern design meets retro styling, paired […]
Newport Beach 2016
Newport 2016: ModWright can do no wrong with Ryan, Daedalus
It’s notoriously difficult for audio manufacturers to present consistently outstanding sound from show to show, with the vagaries of hotel rooms, onsite power and a sometimes constantly shifting assortment of partners bringing other gear. […]
Loudspeakers
Review: Daedalus Audio Ulysses v2
Got Wood? Lou Hinkley’s choice of using solid wood in his loudspeaker designs may be something of a throwback. An anachronism. I like to think of it as a semi-deliberate “up yours” to the armchair philosophers […]
Announcements
What’s Next/Coming Soon
Here we are, mid-November. It’s a glorious time to be alive. I say that with full acknowledgement of the “challenges”, which is a nice euphemism for “a can of worms I’m happy to open, but […]
RMAF 2015
RMAF 2015: Daedalus, ModWright go for the heart
Like Fitzgerald and Armstrong, Simon and Garfunkel or Jagger and Richards, some pairings were just made for each other. That’s the same feeling I got from auditioning the Daedalus speakers at RMAF 2015, combined with […]
CAF 2015
CAF 2015: Daedalus, ModWright and VPI
Leveraging an unusual corner-of-the-room setup, Lou Hinkley of Daedalus Audio and Dan Wright of ModWright managed to wring some spell-binding sound out of the Capital Audiofest this year. None of this stuff is exactly cheap. It’s […]
CAF 2015
CAF 2015: Viva HiFi presents Daedalus, ModWright and VPI
ModWright was showing off a brand-new all-tube venture in concert with his partner-in-crime, the wood-working wizard behind Daedalus Audio. The new widget? The Ambrose, an EL-34-based single-ended pentode amplifier! Apparently, this is a test-shot — a whole […]