Erocka2000
Well-Known Member
A few weeks ago I was finally able to land my dream speakers, the DeVore Fidelity Orangutan O/93s. I wasn't planning on buying these anytime soon, as I was out of work for the first half of the year. But a pair popped up on A'gon. I wasn't going to make an offer, because I really didn't want to spend that kind of money.
It was torturing me, so I finally made what I considered a low ball offer. I did it just to appease myself, knowing that the seller would decline and counter for more, then I'd say no and go on my merry way. But the seller accepted and I was now the owner of a new pair of speakers.
Well, how do they sound? They are the best speakers I've ever owned. They combine the great qualities of all the great speakers I've owned previously. They have the transparency of the Quad ESL-63s, the openness of the Harbeth Compact 7s and the smoothness of the DeVore Gibbon 8s and 3XLs. And they have better bass than all of them. They are a true end game speaker.
A few weeks prior to buying the O/93s, I also bought a new cartridge, the Dynavector XX2 mk.II. I'm really liking it so far. In comparison to my EMT, I would say the XX2 is not quite as smooth in the mid range, but has better highs, extracting more detail and also much deeper bass. It continues to improve as I break it in (only about 30 hours so far). It also has great synergy with the Dynavector P75 mk.III that I have.
So yeah, I'm a real happy man. I have just a few more stops on the upgrade train, then I can call it quits for a pretty long time. I'm expecting to have everything wrapped up by the new year, so stay tuned.
But enough of that. Whatta ya say? Let's boogie!
It was torturing me, so I finally made what I considered a low ball offer. I did it just to appease myself, knowing that the seller would decline and counter for more, then I'd say no and go on my merry way. But the seller accepted and I was now the owner of a new pair of speakers.
Well, how do they sound? They are the best speakers I've ever owned. They combine the great qualities of all the great speakers I've owned previously. They have the transparency of the Quad ESL-63s, the openness of the Harbeth Compact 7s and the smoothness of the DeVore Gibbon 8s and 3XLs. And they have better bass than all of them. They are a true end game speaker.
A few weeks prior to buying the O/93s, I also bought a new cartridge, the Dynavector XX2 mk.II. I'm really liking it so far. In comparison to my EMT, I would say the XX2 is not quite as smooth in the mid range, but has better highs, extracting more detail and also much deeper bass. It continues to improve as I break it in (only about 30 hours so far). It also has great synergy with the Dynavector P75 mk.III that I have.
So yeah, I'm a real happy man. I have just a few more stops on the upgrade train, then I can call it quits for a pretty long time. I'm expecting to have everything wrapped up by the new year, so stay tuned.
But enough of that. Whatta ya say? Let's boogie!
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