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The look similar to that picture. Sorry, third attempt at a response . . .

Posted by JoshT (A) on October 21, 2020 at 21:11:29

In Reply to: RE: And you are not even looking at the same speaker! posted by rivervalley817 on October 21, 2020 at 20:30:47:

Those look the same. Sorry, I deleted my first two replies because I the link describes them as 7 inches in one area and 6.5 in another, which confused me.

I have no idea what SEAS does to the woofers before sending them to John Devore. I don't know whether they are purpose built with existing components and look like existing models or are existing models with a few upgrades. Maybe they are exactly the speaker pictured with no modifications, and John's been lying to everyone.

I don't know what is going on in the cabinets. Crossover networks? Bracing of some sort? Foam? There is no folded horn or transmission line - I described the basic design in my review.

From what I understand, John voices his speakers by trial and error until he likes the way they sound. He's been designing speakers that way since the late 1990s, first as a hobby while selling audio gear. The cabinets are made by Box Furniture in the same Navy Shipyard building. Box Furniture also makes audio racks (that are also expensive).

One of the criticisms of Devore's speakers is the pricing, and another is that he designs them based on what he thinks sounds good rather than how they measure. For what it's worth, objectivists on internet sites have been pouring heaps of scorn on them for years as being overpriced "artisanal" products. As I noted in my review, you can get a lot of speaker for a lot less money. The Super Nines are clearly sold at a steep mark-ups over COGS.

Nonetheless, I've wanted a pair of DeVore speakers for over 10 years now because they always left me somewhat spell bound when I auditioned them at Goodwin's High End. When I first posted pictures after buying them, I received friendly feedback and was asked to post more in detail when I'd had them for awhile. So that's all I'm trying to do.
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