A former retail hi-fi salesman in Manhattan, John DeVore established DeVore Fidelity as a serious company at the end of 2000. As far as the monkey business goes, John told me that there are anthropologists and primatologists in his family. Does that mean zookeepers? Thank Darwin I didn't monkey more, DeVore. DeVore Fidelity Gibbon 3XL: $3900/pair (stands necessary) $$$ ★. Harbeth Monitor 30.2XD: $6795/pair (stands necessary). DeVore Fidelity Gibbon X: $15,890/pair The Gibbon X is a three-way, four-driver design with a 0.75" ultra-low-mass textile dome tweeter, a 7" midrange driver with a phase plug, and two 9" side-mounted long-throw.
Devore Fidelity Gibbon 3XL Speakers and Stands Photo 3370684 US Audio Mart
Devore vs Harbeth Can anyone compare these speakers. Harbeth HL5's or c7 to a Devore super 8 or 9. I know what the Harbeth sounds like, but have never heard Devore and there aren't any dealers close. From reading reviews they sound like they have the same qualities. Thanks Mike brm1 10-30-2010 5:18am 13 responses Add your response An obvious contender at the Gibbon's price of $4295/pair (including stands) is my reference Harbeth Compact 7 ES-3 at $3495/pair (plus stands). I find that the Harbeth provides a somewhat richer, fuller sound—its cabinet is larger—but maybe a little less immediately apparent low-level detail. Devore or Harbeths to replace my ESL63s? I'm on the last stages of a speaker quest that has been quite difficult. For the last year I've had ESL 63s in a smallish room (14'8 x 11'10). I've got them to work extremely well for small scale ensembles, particularly jazz, and they also sound great with electronic music. I am seriously considering the little Harbeth. I think there is a good chance that it would work in my small room and if not, it seems to be popular enough that I could probably resell quite easily. Hi Arh, Thank you for the link in regards to the DeVore's. It was this review that had gotten me interested in the DeVore 3XL's.
Devore Fidelity Gibbon 3XL with matching stands Photo 774719 US Audio Mart
The stands are a $695/pr add to the cost of the already $3700 3XL yet, as stands highly recommended, a perfect match in appearance and function. Devore offers the 3XL in a Mahogany or Mink Bamboo finish, also with stands to match in the selected finish. The advertised frequency range is 45Hz - 40kHz, Sensitivity is 90dB/W/M and impedance is 8 ohms. Portugal and while this may not be a particularly useful reference, I thought that I would briefly share my impressions. Some context: I have been using Harbeth 30.1 for a couple of years, and am largely quite happy with them. I listen to a lot of jazz, and acoustic music, with which the Harbeth's are generally known to shine. This Gibbon 3XL is the smallest model in the range and the only standmount. It also costs £3,000, give or take a fiver, which seems rather expensive for a compact two way stand-mount, though. Feb 12, 2019. #5. ryanmh1 said: Funny. My takeaway from that was that KEF has a winner on its hands, and DeVore has a speaker that needs to be heavily rejiggered. That suckout from 80Hz all the way up to 500Hz is anything but pretty. And then from 3kHz to 4.5kHz.. Ouch.
DeVore Fidelity Gibbon 3XL
Speakers: DeVore Fidelity Nines, DeVore Fidelity Gibbon 3XLs [in for review] Cables: Auditorium A23 speaker cables, Shindo interconnects Stands: Salamander rack, 2" Mapleshade platforms (8" x 15" x 2") Powerline conditioning: JPS Labs Kaptovator, Shunyata Black Mamba and Anaconda Vx Powersnakes, Shunyata Hydra 4 [on loan] At 12.5"H x 6.5" W x 9.5" D, the Gibbon 3s were not exactly huge; they just sounded that way. They were manufactured and assembled in DeVore's Brooklyn-based factory and available in several beautiful hardwood veneers. My personal pair were finished in a light cherry and had a wonderful grain throughout.
DeVore Fidelity Gibbon 3XL loudspeaker Specifications Sidebar: Specifications Description: Two-way, stand-mounted loudspeaker. Drive-units: 0.75" (19mm) tweeter, 5.5" (140mm) doped-paper-cone midrange/woofer. Frequency range: 45Hz-40kHz. Sensitivity: 90dB/2.83V/m. Nominal impedance: 8 ohms. But DeVore Fidelity is different. In more ways than this, that's for sure. But speaking purely of materials, designer John DeVore leans toward using natural materials and does employ wood laminates (like birch plywood and the Gibbon 3XL's bamboo) in his Gibbon and Orangutan designs.
DeVore Fidelity Gibbon 3XL Photo 4246432 US Audio Mart
Built to offer more Reuleaux triangle in the Venn diagram of audiophile loudspeakers, the Gibbon series strives for pinpoint imaging, sound stage depth and scale, whereas the Orangutans focus on dynamic impact and room energization. The X come superbly - if enormously - packed and double-boxed. The 3XLs' sound is refined and sweet treble to midrange to bass, extremely detailed and quick and with an exceptional low end for such a small cabinet. It actually delivers high-quality defined low end regardless of its size.
