Devore 0/96 and Room Size
I've really enjoyed the 0/96 every time I've heard them and there are a couple of used pairs for sale now. My biggest concern is that my room is 15 feet deep. I believe at least 8 feet is recommended so that the drivers blend and I don't want them closer than 3 or 4 feet from the wall behind, which only leaves 2 or 3 feet behind the listening chair. Would love to hear from owners about their experiences. Thanks.
I heard the O/96s at a local dealer's place a few months ago. He had them in a room that was around 15' square or so, with a 8' or 10' opening in the room to the right of the speakers. He had the speakers around 4' from the wall behind them with around 8' from the speakers to the listening chair. While I liked the speakers a lot, I spent most of the listening session thinking that "these need a bigger room." |
I think you will be just fine my friend @mcslipp had a pair of O/96's in a pretty small room, wider than it was deep and they sounded great. |
That should be an easy fix if the bass is a little heavy you can do some of your own custom sound treatments. I like using a 5 X 9 through rug and carpet tack strips to attach it to the rear wall. Still a little heavy put some of a foam mattress behind it. The rug can be a very nice decoration to that room and quite down the reflections. Have used this for number of speakers Cheap fix. |
I resisted chiming in. Until now. You need a larger room. Or go with O/93's though they do not sound the same. The O/93's are arguably the better balanced speaker while the '96's are more fun, more lively, more likely to make you start shaking your head or butt or both. If I thought there was some chance I would be moving in the future to a house with a larger listening room I would go with the '96's. |
