Proac D30R vs Devore O93

I own the Proac D30RS remarkable speakers their sound is magical , effortless sound and the best bass I ever heard I am almost sure that this my last speakers I would ever buy.
Didn't hear the Devore O93 so can't comment  about them.

I bought a demo pair of Proac D30R speakers (not RS) in Feb 2018.  I had been using B&W speakers since 1996 (P4, 804 Matrix) and wanted a change.  The D30R's significantly outperform the B&W's in accuracy and musicality.  I am amazed every time I listen.  I will say that equipment matching is important but isn't that the case with most speakers.  I feel that the most important thing to get the most out of the Proacs is room placement.  Too near a corner or near the  rear wall and the bass will overwhelm!  I have not heard the Devore's so I cannot say which I prefer.  Home audition would be the best way to decide.

I haven't heard that particular Proac model, but doing my best to add anything:

Every Proac I've heard (and I auditioned the Proac D20R) has a similar sonic signature:  it sounds definitely "sculpted" to me, a sort of richness in the lower mids, then a dip near the upper, and a rise in upper frequencies.  So you get this combination of richness lower down, soundstage depth (dip) and some sparkle on top.

It's a very nice sound to be sure.   Though I didn't get along at all with the D20R, where I found the ribbon tweeter didn't mesh well enough, and left a somewhat steely character compared to the mids.

In contrast, the Devore 93s, which I auditioned numerous times, give a subjective sense of richness throughout the whole sonic range.  They just have a bigger, fatter, meatier sound, instruments more life-sized where the Proac is more reductive.  I found the Devore's top end sounded really great too in terms of sounding open with good shimmer for cymbals etc.


For me I choose the Devores in a heartbeat over the Proacs.  The Proacs for me always sound like "very nice speakers" where the Devores seem to feel a bit more like a live performance.
I'm quite sure you'll hear a different take from Proac owners.


But...hey...that's me. 


I've been wanting to hear the Super 9's too!

mpomerantz, have you auditioned any of the speakers you mentioned?

I lived with a Leben CS 600 for many years, first with ProAc Tablettes and then with Devore O93s. Before getting the Devores, I tried the Leben with ProAc D2s (a lauded combination at the time).

Obviously, I preferred the Devores over the ProAcs. But rather than simply assert “O93 roolz”: the first thing I would say is that the Leben is not a “tubey” tube amp — it’s not rounded, dark, “caramel” etc; in fact, it’s quite lit up. I think Prof observes the ProAc house sound very well — I would certainly not describe it as analytical, and those coming from e.g. B&W are likely to describe it as “musical”. But it is also quite lit up. If your priorities are soundstaging, detail, and picking out musical lines, then you will like it. For me, with the Leben, the ProAcs were too much, and the combination lacked things I value greatly: tone color, texture, and body. The Devores, by contrast, major in those areas; others might find them lacking in soundstaging and other “hi fi” characteristics. (The Devore X gives you more of the latter at the expense of some richness and body.)

I hope that helps. Of course, the usual comments about room, sources, and ancillary components apply. (I think A23 cables are at least a compulsory audition to hear the Os as they were designed, for example.)