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Devore O 93

I have been looking for speakers and must admit in my search have not listened to much rock and roll when auditioning speakers.  I am not sure why but haven't brought some of the music I often listen to at home; probably because so many of the early recordings ( particularly Rolling Stones, early Elvis Costello) are not particularly good.  So in my oversight I don't really know what the O93 sound like playing the likes of the Rolling Stones, Tom Petty, early Elvis Costello etc.  Has anyone played the above on the O 93?
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falconquest
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I would say try some Robin Trower with them. Soulful but edgy at times. Bet they sound great!
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fsonicsmith
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I have owned mine for just over two years. They are great with rock. I have seen people in an obvious state of awe when I play LCD Soundsystem's Sound of Silver on my digital rig. I own the same record on vinyl and though I generally prefer vinyl, the deep bass synth is more punchy with the digital version imo. Two other great records-yes on vinyl-to audition the O/93's with are Soul Coughing's Ruby Vroom and Sneaker Pimps' Becoming X. 
The O/93's are extremely sensitive to placement in the corners-every half inch from the sidewalls and front wall matters. They will amaze in a small room. For larger rooms, the O/96 is even more impressive. I have listened to both and if I had a larger room, I would get the O/96's. The 93's are arguably more refined and coherent, the 96's are simply engaging like no other speaker I have ever heard, again just imho. 
Also, despite the naysayers, at least with my amp, an ARC Ref150SE, they are extremely sensitive to speaker cable choice. I tried six top brands and heard distinct differences with each, some seemed to throttle the 93's and others allowed them to do their thing. I ended up with Cardas Clear. 
pmowbray1
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Hi fsonicsmith, how close to the front wall could I place the O-93 or 0-96? They would be in my living room and I can’t bring them too far into the room.

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kba_8040
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To the question "Do O-93s rock?" the answer is a resounding Yes!  Like many in this forum, my musical interests range from classic jazz to emo-adjacent punk rock, with stops at classic and new rock along the way.  I've found the O-93 to be a great speaker for all these styles of music.  As others point out, choice of components matter (I've found good harmony with a Leben amp and Anti-Cable interconnects) as does room size (mine is a medium-sized room above my garage that doubles as a listening room/office).  In terms of placement, I've found the O-93s need some breathing room, mine are 36" from the back wall, 15" from the side walls.

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