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DeVore Fidelity

DeVore Fidelity is a Brooklyn loudspeaker manufacturer. Its Orangutan range appears in listening rooms that pair sensitive speakers with valve amplification.

Design & approach

John DeVore founded DeVore Fidelity in 2000, bringing experience as a musician, loudspeaker designer and hi-fi practitioner. The company’s catalogue includes the Gibbon and Orangutan families. Its own account places musical communication at the centre of development; the model and amplification used in each venue remain important to understanding the actual installation.

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Venue equipment records, including their original model uncertainties. Shared-system entries retain the full recorded context.

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Oakland / United States

Bar Shiru ↗

Equipment in use

Bar Shiru lists DeVore in its loudspeakers setup. The equipment details below reflect the venue record.

  • Loudspeakers: 812-LM Altec Iconic; O93 Orangutan; 3 pairs X18 (Line Magnetic / DeVore / Dynaudio)

Inside the system

Bar Shiru combines Line Magnetic 812-LM Altec Iconic horns, DeVore O93 Orangutans and three pairs of Dynaudio X18 speakers. Amplification includes Line Magnetic 805-IA and 34-IA valve integrateds plus three Parasound Halo A23+ amplifiers. The inventory spans several speaker and amplifier types; individual channel assignments are not specified. The vinyl front end includes an SME20 and a VPI SuperScoutmaster with JMW arm, Ortofon 2M Black cartridges, Line Magnetic LP-33 phono stages and a custom Isonoe ISO420 rotary mixer. The combination gives record playback a substantial dedicated signal chain before it reaches the room’s multiple speaker positions.

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