sunnyjim, I agree with others' responses. Where are you coming from with your comments about John DeVore and his speakers?
I owned, for several months, both the original DeVore Gibbon 8s and the Merlin TSM monitors, both sold at the same price. The Merlin speakers and their maker, Bobby Palkovic, had a strong following in the audiophile community but after months of A/B listening with both tube and solid state amplification there was no contest, the DeVore speakers were clearly better in every way, in my space, to my ears.
In addition, the customer service from DeVore was exemplary compared to that of Merlin, which was the worst I've ever encountered.