“Stunningly alive”: DeVore Fidelity’s O/Bronze loudspeakers
Image courtesy of Twittering Machines
“Beyond the play-by-play, beyond the picking apart of sonic details, the O/Bronze are among the most engrossing loudspeakers I’ve had the great pleasure of living with, placing music intimately close, me inside of it, or it inside of me.”
Michael Lavorgna of Twittering Machines has just reviewed DeVore Fidelity’s O/Bronze loudspeakers, and I wanted to share the highlights of his deeply thoughtful analysis of what can only be described as an emotional and immersive experience from his three-month review period. You’ll remember that F&R’s parent company Tektonics Design Group manufactures the bronze components for DeVore’s O/Reference as well as O/Bronze speakers.
F&R is proud to be a licensed dealer of DeVore Fidelity products. Check out some highlights from Michael's knockout review, then come hear them for yourself and schedule a listening session at our shop.
Cheers, Christopher Hildebrand
Transcendent musical "closeness" and emotional immersion
Michael was taken by how the O/Bronze speakers bring the listener into the music. Instruments, vocals and spatial cues are rendered with such precision that the experience feels “alive in the air.”
His review describes a transcendent immersive connection: he was listening to the music at some moments, and in others he felt he was melting into the music (like the music was actually being made inside his head and body).
Wow.
The Komuro K300S amplifier. Photo courtesy of Twittering Machines.
Amplifier synergy
Throughout the three-month review, Michael paired the O/Bronze speakers with a diverse range of tube, solid state and hybrid amps. However, Michael felt some of the strongest performances came with tube-based designs, especially when driving the O/Bronze with its “match-made” Komuro 300S amp, which F&R retails online and demos for clients in our Richmond showroom.
More from Michael, but in his own words:
"The ability to connect with music, to get completely lost in the world of an album hour after hour, day after day, month after month, is something I can’t live without when it comes to hifi and the O/Bronze delivered an intoxicating and near dizzying level of connectedness 100% of the time. Making me 100% happy."
"The O/Bronze out finesse most speakers I’ve reviewed around their price and I’d attribute part of that performance to their higher efficiency as they come alive even at low volume with only a few Watts behind ‘em.”
“One issue that came up over and over during this 3-month review period was my inability to listen quick, to hit a few favorite tracks and then run over to my desk where I’d type fresh impressions, my typical review writing routine. And I failed at this seemingly simple task because no matter the music, I was drawn in and always wanted to hear more.“
“Beyond the play-by-play, beyond the picking apart of sonic details, the O/Bronze are among the most engrossing loudspeakers I’ve had the great pleasure of living with, placing music intimately close, me inside of it, or it inside of me. I’m talking about a real human connection to music that takes hold of one’s senses, thoughts, and feelings by focusing them completely on the music in play well beyond sounds, digging deep into our shared humanity.”