Fleetwood Sound Company

It's been a while since anyone posted in this thread so I thought an update might be in order.  I have a pair of Volti Audio Rival SEs paired with a Linear Tube Audio Z40 integrated amp in the main part of my basement that I absolutely love, but I also have a dedicated listening room that I have been upgrading over the last year.  The big decision was whether I wanted another "horn-based" based speaker or wanted a contrast from the Voltis.  I seriously thought about keeping it more reasonable with a pair of Harbeth 30.2s but when I had the opportunity to buy the demo pair of Devilles from my local dealer I jumped at the opportunity.

Long story short, as others have said, they are just a wonderfully engaging speaker.  They share some similarities with the Voltis but are very much their own thing.  I've been playing around and rotating my integrated amp collection through the system starting with a Naim Supernait 3 (meh), my trusty Manley Stingray (a little too bloated and unfocused) and then my LTA Z40 (fabulous).  I'll also try the Gold Note IS-1000 that's upstairs over the weekend. 

I'm going to borrow some of the other LTA amps to find which one I like best with them and will also try and in-house demo the McGarry SA-1 (with either an LTA or Backert Labs preamp) and maybe the AGD Audion monoblocks (with the same two preamps).  I've read what some of you have tried and would love to see any updates on where you are now.  I may also try to borrow the :Luxman integrated that was mentioned in this thread.

In my room, these speakers like some toe-in.  I started with them straight out into the room (my dealer's recommendation) but things lacked focus, especially when I was playing records.  A little three inch move on both speakers and everything just became more immediate, visceral and completely immersive.  My bottom line is always "is this engaging" and "do I want to just keep listening".  So far, yes to both in spades. 

@riaa_award_collectors_on_facebook Would love to see a pic of the Ford Mustang Blue Devilles!

I've heard them twice, once at CAF and more recently at a dealer's home.  They are really, really good and at some point, I will probably take the plunge.  I do find it disappointing that for a newer speaker on the market they have jumped the price more than 30% since I was first aware of them at the end of 2019.  I guess the appearance on CBS This Morning was good for them.

I do think this is heirloom quality stuff, so maybe they are not for the speaker flavor of the month club but for others, the value might be there.  I own a pair of Volti Audio Rival SEs that are never leaving my house.  I imagine the same would be true of folks who own the Deville's.

They are not big speakers so I suspect the lumber theory holds little water.  There isn't enough lumber in the speakers to justify $3K, it also looks like the stands have not gone up so that also seems to debunk your theory.  And for the record, you have no idea which markets I follow.

He's just following the path of so many retailers who would rather sell one of something expensive rather than five of something less expensive.  More power to him if he can make that business model work.

I don't remember what they were being run with at CAF in 2019 but they were really good there and I also thought they were excellent when I heard them a couple of weeks back.  In that case, the amp was the McGary SA-1 with a Backert Labs preamp--so hardly the most expensive gear you could own.  I suspect they really like tubes and would guess that's what Chris Sommovigo was using with them at CAF as well (because he usually had tube gear at the shows I've seen him in).