DeVore O/93 vs. O/baby Speaker Review Compare/O
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
- Founded in 2000 and operating out of the Brooklyn navy yard, DeVore Fidelity offers some beautiful sounding, and looking, boutique speakers. In this video we'll spend time with two offerings that sit in the middle of the Orangutan series, the O/baby and the O/93.
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Finally! An audio reviewer who understands how to use a camera to make slow pans and zooms and then fades between shots to make a professional looking video. Some of the reviews I have seen from shows jump all over the place and move so quickly you can't really see the equipment. Your narration is also low key and pleasant to listen to. nice job, I'll subscribe.
Edit: One other comment, there must be something to that wide baffle shallow depth design. It is used by Audio Note as well.
Thanks for the kind words. Yes, they look a lot like Audio Note speakers (and a few others). You often see similar proportions with high efficiency speakers.
I have had a pair of O/93s for a while now, paired with a Pass Labs XA25 and a Lampizator Amber 4 with preamp. It is by far the best system I have had in the past 50+ years. I agree with all of your analysis including about the veneer.
Hello. I have a xa25 as well running stand mounts. What are the dimensions of your room? Trying to figure out what would work best. Thank you
@@auggysimcity I believe the O/baby’s are slightly less efficient. My room is about 13 x 18 and even being open on 2 sides, the Pass rocks. I believe it puts out as much as 190 wpc in A/B before clipping so it is more versatile than it appears, playing at 85 db with ease.
@@dhmallet Thanks. Xa25 puts out 80 watts max per channel. I live in an apartment. The listening area is rather small. I think the 093 would not have enough breathing room to really get the scope of the sound. My stand mount speakers at the moment are close to 3 feet away from the wall. Leaving about 6.5 feet from front of speaker to front of listening chair. O baby regardless of price would probably yield better sound quality for the size of the room.
I’m currently using a tube line stage that is getting a bit long in the tooth. What line stage are you using?
Do you have the option of auditioning at home? My Lampizator has a simple preamp section, and my only sourcce is my streamer.
@@dhmalletits a large planet.. I'm most likely off in a far universe
Good Review. I have heard the 96's in Australia with Leben gear and I was really impressed. Nice tone to the presenters voice and not some annoying sales pitch that you usually get with audio reviews.
Nice review. . . Just beautiful speakers. How would you compare the O series sound signature to other high efficiency options, such as Klipsch Heritage or Zu Omens? Thanks!
Over simplification, but to paint in broad strokes I'd describe Klipsch Heritage (at lease the smaller models) and Zu speakers as a bit faster and more immediate/energetic. The O series are more subtle, fuller, and have better timbre to my ear.
I love John Devore. Very cool, honest, smart guy. I have never seen or heard his speakers in the flesh. The one thing that worries me (I think again, never seen them in the flesh) is their aesthetics. From afar, they look a little like DIY / homemade to me. But it just may be the pics / video’s I see? On the other hand, they look cool to me. Thank you for mentioning their beautiful build quality. I just have to see them in person someday. Like you, the prices are sobering.
The build quality and finishes are top notch. The looks can be a bit polarizing (especially the grills).
Thanks. Would never use the grills. Maybe someday I will see / hear a pair for myself?
Great Review! Really Chill Detailed without going Overbored kind of Narration, Great Video Shot as well.
Thanks for the review! I will be going for a speaker upgrade as soon as I can afford it ... Since I have a solid state amplifier I would prefer DeVore's Gibbon Super Nine which is on top of my shortlist. Have you ever auditioned them? I would really like to see them reviewed.
I have not but I am curious :)
In the begining of the video you talked about the O/96 making a great impression and really wanting that sound. Does the O/93's give you that sound you wanted that the O/96's produce? Thinking of upgrading and trying to decide if it is worth the $$. Thanks
The o/96 (from my memory) are better hands down. Better bass, more energy, more articulate mid range. If you're room and your budget allow for they're pretty special, but, the price delta is huge. If you can find a dealer within a days drive to compare and contrast, probably worth it :)
Let us know where you end up.
The o93 is warmer. The o96 are brighter. I can afford both…I chose the o93. It was more balanced and cohesive.
Thanks for the review! What amps were you using that really brought these amps to life for you?
…speakers to life for you 😉
Some of my favorites were the Manley Mahi and the ModWright KWA 99s.
Hi thanks for the great review. I have the 93's and have a 2A3 and 300B amp. When you said the 93 needs more power to fully perform, I have the 93 and can produce peaks of 85 with SET amps but not over that. Is that what you were saying? Like the speaker can perform at 8 watts but only at lower volume or did you mean the speaker really changes with more watts at 85 db peaks? JH
I didn't ask that clearly. Wondering if the speaker has to have more watts for even low level listening to get the full effect of O/93?. JH
That's right, not about total output but output quality. The sound becomes more resolved and fuller with more powerful amps. Naturally you'll trade some sweetness of a the SET amps but I found the tradeoff to be worthwhile as the speakers are inherently pretty sweet in their presentation.
Love this video! Awesome work!
great review. have you bought both of these?
Thanks. The o/93 are still with me.
I’ve been looking at the orangutan series for a while. What do you think of these and placement away from wall?
I love the o’96 looks personally but my wife would lose it if they were out like 3+ feet away from the walls haha
Can't speak to the o/96 placement but the o/93 like to be pulled out from the wall about 18 inches in my environment.
@@SineCraftAudio thanks! That doesn’t seem too bad.
What amp did you settle on to pair with the O/93's?
So far the best synergies I've heard have been the Manley Mahi and the ModWright KWA 99. I'm sure there are more wining combinations out there depending on what you're looking for :)
The o babies are high on my list of best looking speakers.
How big is your listening/living room? Mine is about 13’ x 11’ and I wonder if the O/93 would be too much for a space that size.
19 x 12 with 10 foot ceilings
Descriptions are great but it would have been nice to hear something.
How would you compare the Devores to the Klipsch Heritage speakers..
Specifically with the 0/93 and the Heresy, I'd say the DeVores are more sophisticated, more nuanced, and the Klipsch are more energetic and present.
@@SineCraftAudio do you have any experience with Volti speakers?
Have you ever heard of the term "polar characteristic". This is the same as putting a driver in a cardboard box.
I listened to the O96 at the same store through a Leben tube amp recently and was quite impressed.
I've heard the o/93 with the Lebeb CS-300. Very nice combo indeed but I thin the o/93 have more to offer depending on what you are after. But, the o/96 are more efficient and energetic.
Two different speakers. Though the drivers come from the same company SEAS. Though customized per speaker. I wonder how the Joseph Audio Pulsars would compare to the Obabys.
Would anyone (with first hand experience) be able to tell me if the O/93’s have that stereotypical high frequency brightness that a lot of American made speakers tend to have?
I don't think of the o/93 as bright at all. If anything they can lack a bit of edge compared to other speakers in this pricecsass.
Thank you for your reply 👍🏾
One final question: In your opinion, do you think the Denafrips Pontus II could possibly be too rich for the Devore O/93’s?
Visually alone, all these Devore speakers are real beauties for me ... but I prefer not to listen to them because I'm afraid I'll end up in debt, which I generally want to avoid.
I was in your position and heard them - and luckily did not like them. Saved myself $18k :)
@@xfloodcasual8124Cheers !
I've heard these many times and I've yet to be emotionally moved. They control resonance well, but the tone is very one dimensional.
What speakers have made this happen for you? I'm still searching...
@@audiogonleahy9882 I have done a lot of modifications on my own harbeth, they work well
@@xfloodcasual8124 I had a pair of Harberth C7’s and they were molasses slow and sloppy. But to each their own