This is the DeVore Fidelity RU-vid channel. DeVore Fidelity is a high end audio speaker manufacturer. Our speakers are all hand made right here in Brooklyn New York. John DeVore will be posting video tours of the speaker factory, and tours of his office inside, called Monkeyhaus. Our factory cats will be here, as well as videos focusing on the vinyl LP collection, the audio gear used to evaluate product and just enjoy music. As time allows we'll put videos of the speaker building process as well as some tours of old prototypes.
We are eager to know what you would like to see, so let us know in the comments, or via email through our website: devorefidelity.com
Robert Plant, in particular, comes across as such a good wise man now. I wonder what he would have to say about band excesses in the past and the unacceptable behaviours back then...
... just like video game consoles. The original Nintendo only needed 10 watts for the time. Look now.. The relative performance vs time is not logical.
John, Fool in the Rain is one of my all time favourite Zep tracks. It is remarkable for 2 reasons. You mentioned one of them, JB’s drumming but the other is Plant’s vocal. I think it might just be his best ever vocal performance. As for the first album, it is IMHO the greatest rock album ever made. No one has ever come close to delivering such a combination of power, energy and God-damn swing in recorded music. And BTW if you don’t already own an early pressing then you simply MUST acquire one as the difference between them and later pressings is night and day due to the original master tapes being lost. Best.
I don't think the terribleness of an individual usually ruins their music, but I enjoyed immensely JPEGMafia naming a track I Cannot Fucking Wait Til Morrissey Dies
John, so glad you were able to visit Sequoia - my favorite National Park. It is truly awe inspiring. In response to achillefrancescirocc, how do you know that the veneers DeVore uses are not sustainable?
I recently lost an enormous tree in my back yard for some unknown reason. We kept it alive until it became a danger to my house. We estimated it to be approx. 120 feet high and about 150 years old. It was indeed a sad day to lose one of nature's beautiful creations.
In the Deer Hunter movie, while out hunting in the wilderness, DeNiro says to his fellow hunters..”This is this” … to describe the indescribable majesty of raw nature. Beautiful and eloquent testimony of your visit to Sequoia National Park John.
Not to lecture, but seeing the greatness of these trees I hope makes you rethink using the scarce exotic wood veneers for your speaker fronts. I know you don’t use them often, but why not set an industry example and not use them at all. Be the logger who counted the rings.
All our production veneers are sustainable, and we are using less of the real exotic stuff as I build and maintain an inventory of better, less endangered veneer options that still have an exotic look (burls, curls, etc). If a customer wants an exotic custom finish I will only make it if I can get it from a reputable source--no blackmarket rosewood or the like.
Thank you for this John. I grew up in San Francisco, so have visited these parks several times along with many more experiencing Muir Woods and the Northern California Redwoods. Stunning and beautiful places. I’m fortunate to have experienced these places for decades. 🌲🪵 Zeppelin 1 is my number one. Page was 25 when he recorded it as he had been a session player since 64 on Goldfinger 🎸🥁
I’d like to propose a counterpoint. With due respect, while I cannot argue with your math, I do disagree with your conclusion on the desirability of the two specification standards. With the exception of the tube amp /output transformer argument, which is spot-on, IMHO the 2.83v spec is more useful to most people. Here is why I think this. The vast majority of amplifiers today are solid state, which most closely approximate a voltage source. In addition, most listening is done at far below rated power, making maximum power unimportant. And, as I’m sure you are well aware, loudspeaker impedance isn’t resistive and has different values at different frequencies. So what does the customer want to know when investigating sensitivity? Typically they want to know how loud it’s going to play at any given volume setting. The 2.83v standard tells them this, because regardless of speaker impedance, 2.83 v will give them the dB specified. So, let’s say you wanted to see if an 8-Ohm speaker and a 4-Ohm speaker being driven by the same amplifier would play at the same SPL. If they were both xx dB@2.83v, they are equally loud. Sure the amplifier must deliver more power to the 4-Ohm speaker, but that is mostly irrelevant 99% of the time. Until you get to the point where you begin clipping the amp, it’s not a significant concern. Of course my argument is not valid with transformer coupled designs, whether they be tube or Solid State. But they are the minority.
Great records. Those Ace of Clubs have a great sound. Thanks for posting. I listened to this video using headphones so it's great to hear your cat purring! very soothing.
Thanks for this John. In regard to Stereophile, Mr. Atkinson will give notes in the sidebar regarding his view on whether the tested speaker will play well with tube amps, whether a hard load to drive and whether they are current hungry. I have found those comments useful. I have had 2 sets of your speakers in the Gibbon range and found them easy to drive with tubes. I now have some Volti horns that run easily with tubes. My audio journey was in the 80s and 90s early on and as the cabinets became thinner and the drivers more numerous, I noticed the difficulty in driving them and having them sound full in the lower mids to bass region which verifies what you were saying. You can cheat on your wife, you can cheat on your taxes, but you can't cheat the laws of physics.
very much a late bloomer here. i come from live sound, recording studios and touring bands. i began my audiophile journey a few years ago. i didnt call myself anb audiophile at first because i just didnt know enough to be one. i would say, "im not an audiophile, but ..." i recall that audiophile is a term that some audiophiles dont wanna cop to. folks i spoke to would joke about it, but, as an aspiring audiophile and audiophile-curious person, i hadnt acquired the experience and understanding of hifi to fit the label. i know enough now, so i can call myself an audiophile now. some audiophiles are more gearheads than others. im a big gearhead. luv it. carried that over thru assembling, reassembling and upgrading a recording studio. being a long time record collector didnt hurt, neither.
You should send of those to Spencer Klein who works magic on Seiko's including brightening original lume. If you havnt seen his RU-vid channel I recommend checking him out.
I learned all this as a car stereo competitor back in the early 2000's and I never thought of our ohm wattage recipes entering a home audio environment, then I did some research as I got into HT and now two channel, and I stay in the 8-6 ohm arena, I have tried the 4 ohm and 2 ohm circuit in 2 chan but found it to be very pricey and very finicky and hot as hell in my room.
that comment you referenced at the beginning. jesus. i block all flat earthers and pretend-fanatics and raging-agro-weenies. i just cant stomach it. i dont have much patience for devon turnbill, but i like horns and tubes.
I was too young to understand it at the time. As an eight year old, I think its fair to say most young Black kids were listening to Sly and the Family Stone. The Jackson Five, and James Brown. Whats Going On just went way over my head. But I do remember it being popular at cookouts.
I’m enjoying these video’s, Thank. Indeed Fleishner Made a return album on the vanguard release (wonderful playing and recording). Do you plan on making a video with classical music (78rpm, vinyl mono or stereo) you used for you demo’s ? Would be great !
12:20 yes, it looks cool but please do yourself a favour and never stack albums like that ( horizontally) they will get warped by their own weight and gravity alone. (Also 11:50 I guess your not an Aphes Twin fan lol.)
Also surprised to see my system at 13:15 😎. Living in the Netherlands, O/96's delivered bij Audio Life. Both LP12 plinths are from 1987. During the years the LP12 has almost all upgrades and together with the SET 300B, at the picture this with WE300B and Takatsuki 274B, the O/96 are really singing. It is nice to see so many systems in so many different rooms. One common goal, enjoying music and the lovely Devore speakers. Thanks for the updates John!
Wow, surprised to see my own room at 11:46.🤩. Thanks! The tube amp is a Unison Researsch S6 MK2, with NOS tubes. On the rights is the Druqks album of aphex twin and all the way to the left is a record of Matt Corby called Telluric, it’s a great album! If anyone has any questions, let me know. And great to see all the other lovely rooms.
Love the photos of people showing their style and the dedication they put into the space where they listen. The aesthetic and decor are critical to a wonderful listening experience.
The problem with photographs of audiophile sound systems is that they tell you nothing about how they sound. I know many audiophiles place great importance on how they look. Personally my only interest is how they sound because that is their function.
@iampuzzleman282 IMO practically everything on the high end market today ranges from plain and drab to downright goofy. Being an engineer I had to invent my own. It wouldn't win any prizes for appearance but I was only interested in sound. However, IMO much vintage equipment was much more pleasing to look at and had far more functional features than their current counterparts.
