DeVore O/93 or PureAudioProject Duet15 for a First Watt SIT-3?

Yes I am a dealer. Should be obvious by my name. Also should be noted in my profile and if not then my mistake. I dont proof my posts so errors in spelling are possible. Show me in any of my posts where I suggest you buy a product I sell as an alternative to items being discussed. 

The crux of our problem exists simply because I spoke negatively about a product you own and like. 

I would be happy to list my system but am not spending hours trying to figure this out on Agon.

Hi Jim. It is apparent from your Agon marketplace feedback that you started out selling only tubes through Feb of 2012 and then disappeared for four years before selling audio gear other than tubes (mostly Analysis Plus cables) in March of 2016 and since 2020 you have been selling the limited lines you carry. But you don't need me to tell you this. 

You do carry Atohm loudspeakers and they are narrow baffle and I bet they have first order crossover networks. I just (I swear!) looked them up and yep, Atohm touts their use of first order crossovers. So you did recommend a rather small segment of loudspeaker design philosophy that you happen to carry. Why cite to friends of yours and audio group get-togethers when you could have just said, "I am an audio dealer and here is my opinion...."?

I also find it contradictory that you criticize Harbeth and Devore for being "colored" when Rega turntables, which you carry and sell, have a rather unique sound of their own and can not be called "neutral" as conventionally understood. Those of us into vinyl know that Rega's generally run 1% fast by design and have a lively, speedy, quick sound to them that is a bit lean and midrange and bass shy. 

And last, your recent comment that Harbeth and Devore feature cheap components and construction is laughable. In the case of Devore, SEAS drivers are hardly cheap. Devores are also bespoke and built in Brooklyn, rather than being mass produced as so many modern loudspeakers are. The same applies to Harbeth. I don't own Harbeth and don't own O/96's so to say that the crux of the problem is my ownership is inherently false, at least in part. The crux of my problem with your comments is that I have heard wide front baffle loudspeakers from the likes of Audio Note, Volti, and Devore provide incredibly pleasing (the most pleasing) sound in difficult show conditions. 

@ulul 

Each speaker (PAP / O/93) needs space around them and are about equal in placement difficulty.  

The PAPs like ~ 4 feet from the wall to front baffle- not that you have to but so that you can hear the spaciousness of the sound stage projected from the rear of the open baffle, which sounds excellent. 

The DeVores need space because they (IMHO) have lots of cabinet resonance warmth that can become overwhelming if located too close to any surface.    

@fsonicsmith 

I have had the Spendor D7.2 for almost three years and the D7 before the.  They are simply not a boring speaker- at all.  They resolutely track lightening fast transient rhythms literally better and with more refinement than horn speakers.  

I suspect you did not allow them the long break in hours they need to open up (200 plus hours) or may have supporting system issues. 

The review of the D7 in Stererophile is accurate.