DeVORE FIDELITY - Orangutan micr/O - Test von part-time audiophile

Marc Phillips hat im online Magazin "part-time audiophile" einen Test für die DeVORE Fidelity micro/O veröffentlicht.

Der Test ist sehr ausführlich, mit einer Reihe von schönen Photos.

DeVore Fidelity Orangutan Micr/O Conclusions

I can now check “Orangutan review” off my bucket list. Even though the Micr/O is the smallest model in the line, it gave me more than enough of that classic DeVore sound to feel completely happy and musically satiated once it was time to pack them up. There’s a reason why the Orangutan line is so respected and loved in the world of high-end audio–John DeVore knows how to keep the designs simple and pure enough to deliver the music unimpeded.

Since I wasn’t able to construct a big makeshift bookshelf and fill it full of books in order to test out its pedigree as a fine bookshelf monitor that thrives in such a location, but the DeVore Fidelity Orangutan spent enough time in the tabletop system, which exists in a fairly tight space, to convince me that this is the only way to get that true taste of DeVore loudspeakers when you don’t have a lot of space. Well, I have a ton of space, and the Micr/O still managed to throw up an unbelievably big soundstage. It did need some reinforcement from wall boundaries to reach 50Hz reliably, but the midrange and treble were truly musical in a way that overrode any objections I had about the lowest octaves.

If you remember, I’m the audiophile who spent way too many years in apartments and condos. That’s why I love two-way monitors–it’s a way to get around those pesky one-year leases while still listening to quality hi-fi. The DeVore Fidelity Orangutan Micr/O seems to exist at a higher, more ambitious level than that. Time after time I felt like I had discovered a big secret, and that if I had the Micr/Os back when I was a young man living in LA I wouldn’t have had upgrade fever all the time. These are little cubes that can make even the most spoiled audiophiles think hey, I had no idea that the DeVore Fidelity Orangutan Micr/O monitors could please me so much, but they do.

If you’re already a fan of DeVore Fidelity, that shouldn’t be a surprise. Highly recommended.

Marc Phillips - part-time audiophile