How much do DeVore speakers cost?
DeVore intends for each of his loudspeaker models – from the Gibbon 3XL standmounts (US$3700/pair), through the high/er-eff Orangutan O/96 (US$12,000/pair) to the more traditional-looking Gibbon X floor stander (US$15,890/pair) – to instil an intense sense of ownership pride.
How much do DeVore fidelity speakers cost?
The speaker designs by DeVore Fidelity range from the $3,900/pair 3XL bookshelf speakers, all the way up to their new O-Reference that sell for $88,000.
Where is Joseph audio?
Norway
Our crossover divides the sound between drivers so they can sing with a single voice. The state of the art drivers are built to our exacting specifications in Norway by one of the world’s leading manufacturers.
Who is DeVore?
John DeVore is a writer and editor. He recently won two James Beard awards for an essay he wrote about Taco Bell and his Mexican-American mother.
How much is a Devore fidelity Gibbon speaker?
By the time it was released, at $15,890/pair, it was a big speaker, successor not to the Nine but to the Silverback, to which it’s similar in size, weight, and sound: full-range, uncompromising, unapologetic, revealing. Gorilla begets Gibbon—the latter technically not even one of the great apes—and the Gibbon becomes top dog.
Where are the woofers on the Devore Gibbon X?
The woofers and midrange “are direct evolutions of the corresponding drivers in the Silverback Reference,” DeVore told me. The woofers are mounted directly to the speaker’s internal plywood structure, not to the exterior bamboo walls.
How tall is John Devore from Devore fidelity?
With his looming visage (he really is close to 12 feet tall) and his quiet presence (I think he’s reserved mainly so as to not frighten little reviewers), John is witty, talented, and insightful — if he weren’t designing speakers, he’d probably be designing laser targeting systems for NASA spacecraft. He’s wicked sharp.
How much does a gibbon X speaker cost?
Also meanwhile, the Gibbon X was spending time in the weight room. By the time it was released, at $15,890/pair, it was a big speaker, successor not to the Nine but to the Silverback, to which it’s similar in size, weight, and sound: full-range, uncompromising, unapologetic, revealing.