DeVore, DeVore, DeVore, the man has gotten a lot of press recently and rightfully so. John DeVore is definitely one of the coolest people in all of high-end and part of the new breed of audio manufacturers. I place DeVore in the same category as Zu, coming out of the music scene with a strong desire to push audio into the next gen whenever possible. Naturally, where Zu is wild in-your-face stylings, DeVore goes with the traditional aesthetics. Whatever floats your boat or, really, floats your wife/gf's boat.

In any case, DeVore's $2000 entry-level Gibbon 3 speakers land a review over at American Wired. Tiny size, surprising bass (45Hz) and unique technology all around, AW says this:

Their superb coherence, punchy and immediate midrange, detailed and airy treble, superb imaging, and surprisingly deep bass response add up to a complete package that is domestically friendly and ready to kick ass for the long haul.

Read the review for all the goods and a number of suggested components. I covered the DeVore room in Vegas where the Gibbons ran off an oh-so exotic first-gen PlayStation. PlayStation? Yeah, wackiness, but it worked.

While DeVore has been blowing up the underground mags for a few years now, only recently did DeVore get coverage in print over at Stereophile. The $15k Silverback Reference speakers win this comment:

...the DeVore Fidelity Silverback Reference is one of the most enjoyable and highest-performing speakers I've reviewed. Like an empty vessel waiting to be filled, the Silverback had an uncanny ability to assume the character of whatever was poured into it.

Damn. Interestingly, DeVore's Gibbon 8 speaker, the floorstanding version of the Gibbon 3, stands only 30" tall but rocks 35Hz bass. DeVore is out of Manhattan so it only makes sense to build high-performance speakers in tiny packages. If you're curious, go here for DeVore's dozen or so reviews and check out American Wired's interview with the monkey man himself.