Devore O93 vs Super 9s
The Audio Note AN-E speakers are quite special. Take your time and listen to all of the speakers that you might be interested in and as many times as you need. Home auditions are the best way to actually hear what the speakers will sound like in your home. That is great that you have that option with your dealer. |
Although Leben and Shindo are often in the same stores — as you probably know, they have the same distributor — but they have very different house sounds, IMO. I would say Shindo puts a big emphasis on tone color. The sound is vivid and “fleshy”. I owned the Leben CS600. I would not describe it as sounding “tubey” — in fact, my resident solid state integrated (a Burmester) has a darker, denser sound. You can change the sound of the Leben a little by changing the output impedance and the power tubes (my own preference was KT66), but not by as much as I wanted. I know the Leben has many fans, and it is very well made, but ultimately it wasn’t for me and I sold it. I haven’t heard the Super 9s, but I have heard the O/96 and Xs in well-known circumstances. I would say both go further away from the “ Spendor-with-verve” sound to something more extended/ “neutral”. (I agree with fsonic — I actually think the smaller Orangutan is the more cohesive.) One more question: what speaker cable are you using? The Orangutans love the A23 wire. |
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@mrmanisumdaram I am sure your system sounds great! I have heard the O/93s driven by a Line Magnetic 845 integrated. Sounded great. Would own them, however they don't fit my life circumstance, having three 4-5 year old grandsons living with me. I am also interested in the Leben 600x as an option for driving my Tannoy Sterlings. |
