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Vintage Bookshelf Speakers: DeVore Fidelity Gibbon 3
If you can find a pair of DeVore Fidelity Gibbon 3 Loudspeakers, these are vintage bookshelf speakers that will never disappoint.
DeVore Fidelity has been handcrafting world class loudspeakers out of its workshop in Brooklyn’s Navy Yards for almost 20 years and over that time, I have been fortunate to experience many of its designs at home, dealer showrooms, trade shows, and people’s homes.
Wandering into the Common Wave Audio Hi-Fi room at T.H.E. Show in June 2022, was my first time in many years to have the opportunity to listen to one of John’s latest creations and after spending more than 45 minutes listening to the O/baby – I was left with some serious regret in regard to an older pair of DeVore Gibbon 3s that I was forced to sell back in 2009.
Enter Laughing…
There is a wonderful scene in Carl Reiner’s 1967 comedy Enter Laughing where Reni Santoni’s character enters the set with an insane laugh and then looks into the audience and suffers the worst case of stage fright in the history of theater. After some prodding from Elaine May, he recovers and gets better with each scene, but it’s a good thing that he always had pharmacy school to fall back on.
John Devore doesn’t have to worry about going to pharmacy school, because the smallest member of the DeVore line-up was positively killer. It required more power than the Gibbon Super 8s or original Silverback Reference loudspeakers, but with the right amplifier; and not necessarily a very expensive one, it was one of the best 2-way monitors I have ever listened to and easy to work with if you can’t get away with stands in the middle of your room.
At 12.5”H x 6.5” W x 9.5” D, the Gibbon 3s were not exactly huge; they just sounded that way. They were manufactured and assembled in DeVore’s Brooklyn-based factory and available in several beautiful hardwood veneers. My personal pair were finished in a light cherry and had a wonderful grain throughout.
This article originally appeared at ecoustics.com and an intro has been published here with permission.
Read the full article: https://www.ecoustics.com/vintage-audio/devore-fidelity-gibbon-3-loudspeakers/
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