Loudspeakers
Sound Kaos Vox 3a Loudspeaker | REVIEW
The Sound Kaos Vox 3a is probably a speaker many of you have not heard of before. I certainly had not heard of it until Soo In of Enleum and Bakoon fame offered me a […]
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Buyers Guide
The Best Floorstanding Speakers | Buyers Guide 2021
The Best Floorstanding Speakers [Editor’s note: Welcome to the Part-Time Audiophile Buyers Guide for 2021! This year we decided to mix it up a little by breaking up the Buyers Guide into sections, which makes […]
Munich 2019
DeVore Orangutan Reference | High End 2019
DeVore Fidelity‘s new reference speakers were one of the main reasons for me hitting the show in Munich. This, and drinking beer while eating crispy pork knuckles. Never met with John DeVore in person, we […]
RMAF 2018
RMAF 2018: A Critical Eye
Photography by Paul Elliott I have completely bought into the music reproduction industry ever since I heard the difference between lamp cord as speaker wire and Monster brand wire oh so many years ago. Yes, […]
RMAF 2018
DeVore Orangutan Reference at RMAF 2018
DeVore Fidelity took a giant leap upmarket at RMAF with the debut of their still-to-be-priced Orangutan Reference loudspeakers. Here’s what we know. Bandwidth: 16Hz-45kHz Sensitivity: 98dB Impedance: 12Ω Like their stable mates, the DeVore Orangutan […]
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 […]
Loudspeakers
The DeVore Fidelity O/93 loudspeaker long-term review
There’s something about John DeVore’s loudspeakers that intrinsically connect me to the music. Jazz, blues, EDM, folk, rock, or pop… it doesn’t matter. The electron translations being performed by DeVore Fidelity designs – like the […]
RMAF 2017
RMAF 2017: Must See Rooms
Friday, Day One by Eric Franklin Shook Considering my late head start, I want to point out a few brands, dealers, and vendors you might want to put on your short list of MUST […]
Audio-Life
Pass Labs and DeVore Fidelity arrive for review
Some equipment just speaks your language. Pass Labs designs have always been a favourite of mine on the audio-show circuit. They construct incredibly musical components with real sonic muscle that never sacrifices air or detail, so […]
CES 2017
CES 2017: Sun setting on Vegas for high fidelity?
This CES was my first. Thing is, it just might be my last. Consensus among fellow journalists, hi-fi manufacturers, distributors, and bricks & mortar owners is that it’s no longer a good fit for home audio, […]
CES 2017
CES 2017 video: DeVore Fidelity to unleash $20,000+ flagship Orangutan loudspeaker
I got lucky in Vegas. No, no… not the way you think. I got lucky with news from John DeVore of DeVore Fidelity. He’s working on his new flagship Orangutan-series loudspeaker. A lot of time, […]
CES 2017
CES 2017: Day One – new Chord Hugo 2, DeVore Fidelity, PS Audio speakers, Burwell & Sons go affordable
The Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada The elevator doors slid open and everyone looked at me with revulsion. I was used to it by now, it had happened twice already. It was because there […]
Loudspeakers
John DeVore talks larger drivers and experimental speaker designs
Dateline New York/Vancouver: I was able to connect with Mr. John DeVore, of DeVore Fidelity in Denver this October, and over a lovely cocktail or two, our conversation turned to what he had up his […]
RMAF 2016
RMAF 2016: DeVore Fidelity and Tone Imports highlight Well-Tempered, Sugden’s powers of persuasion
High-efficiency speakers and tubes, that’s what you’re supposed to do, it’s what we’re taught. I should know, that’s my jam. Jonathan Halpern of Tone Imports, and John DeVore of DeVore Fidelity are like the peanut […]
RMAF 2016
RMAF 2016: Day two with DeVore Fidelity, Roon Labs, Burwell & Sons and Noble Audio
The day started off with a visit to Noble Audio to shoot video with co-owner Brannan Mason, and a listen to one of his flagship in-ear monitors, the Katana (a first for me). To say […]
RMAF 2016
RMAF 2016: Something Wicked this way Comes
Sweet baby Jesus in a sidecar… how on Earth is it time already to heave my wheezing frame into a too-small, economy-class airline seat for the Rocky Mountain Audio Festival? It seems like it was […]
Loudspeakers
Review: DeVore Fidelity O/96 loudspeakers
Introduction and background There’s a mid-2000’s British television series I became addicted to watching called Life on Mars (not to be confused with the dreadful U.S. adaptation of the same name), and I loved it […]
Announcements
DeVore Fidelity announces Orangutan collaboration
I had a chance to speak with John DeVore before Christmas regarding his new collaboration with the Orangutan Foundation International that will see DeVore Fidelity sponsor the care of an orphaned orangutan for one year […]
Awards
Best of 2015 and Product of the Year
2015 is over, much to my shock and chagrin. Honestly, I’m not quite sure how it happened. No. Seriously. I kinda feel like I’m Rick Grimes; I just woke up, everyone is gone, and WTF […]
RMAF 2015
RMAF 2015: End of Line and Best in Show
Every year, I plan to wrap RMAF coverage up early. Every year, it goes later and later. It’s because I’m cursed. But this year, we were able to pile it pretty high and deep. 90 […]