DeVore Orangutan O/96

Devore fidelity is a pretty small company. John seems to do everything from design, production, to marketing and customer support. He likely has limited resources to produce enough o96's to distribute them to all the dealers. They appear to be custom built for each customer, with limited inventory, whereas his Gibson series are widely distributed.

I have 150 hours on my haut brion orangutan combo. Can anyone make suggestions for speaker set up in room and make comment on break in process ( how did it sound during break in). I actually am dealing with having too much bass with this speaker.. Thnx

Doctorb:

I also own the O96/HB. I have found them to be great, but yes they can be a bit overwhelming in the bass end. I have about 200 hours on mine. Sometimes its not the amount but the slight bass "flabiness" to them. They do like space around them and nothing in-between. Mine are about 8 feet apart, 3 feet both back and sides and nothing in-between.

Mine are on a 12+ foot wall. I have them 2.5 ft. from the side walls, so about 7+ ft apart. However, my room is 23+ ft long, so they fire down that wall. I do have them roughly 5ft. out from the rear wall. If you have the option of pulling them out from the rear wall a bit, it may help. I have 150-200 hrs on mine, and I do not have what I consider too much bass. The bass in my room sounds fleshed out, but not too much.

RE: bass flabbiness

Have you tried pulling them out from the front wall a bit more? Or tried them with a higher output (higher damping) amp?