Actually, the design of these speakers intrigues me a great deal. They are a horn-loaded omnidirectional design, and so will overcome one of the problems that seems to plague many omnis - namely, low efficiency and poor dynamics.
The lawsuit-happy company whose name rhymes with "blows" has given omni-type speakers a bad name. But high-end loudspeakers that have omnidirectional radiation (such as Huff, Shahinian, MBL Radianstrahler, and Wolcott Omnisphere) are outstanding at several things, including timbral richness and long-term listening enjoyment.
Research published in the Journal of the Audio Engineering Society and elsewhere has demonstrated that the ear finds a rich, diffuse, tonally correct reverberant field to be subjectively pleasing. Relatively few loudspeakers do a good job with the reverberant field. Most of the speakers I carry, and most of the other speaker I tend to recommend, do a very good job with the reverberant field.
The Duevals are a most innovative approach to giving you a richly energized reverberant field. I've heard some excellent horn systems in the last couple of years - very lively. If the Duevals combine that liveliness with a correctly-done reverberant field, they are well worth taking seriously.
The importer for Duevel is Ted Lindblad of The Audible Difference. Ted is as passionate as they come, and I have a great deal of respect for his audio opinions. You can contact Ted through his site at www.highendaudio.com.
The lawsuit-happy company whose name rhymes with "blows" has given omni-type speakers a bad name. But high-end loudspeakers that have omnidirectional radiation (such as Huff, Shahinian, MBL Radianstrahler, and Wolcott Omnisphere) are outstanding at several things, including timbral richness and long-term listening enjoyment.
Research published in the Journal of the Audio Engineering Society and elsewhere has demonstrated that the ear finds a rich, diffuse, tonally correct reverberant field to be subjectively pleasing. Relatively few loudspeakers do a good job with the reverberant field. Most of the speakers I carry, and most of the other speaker I tend to recommend, do a very good job with the reverberant field.
The Duevals are a most innovative approach to giving you a richly energized reverberant field. I've heard some excellent horn systems in the last couple of years - very lively. If the Duevals combine that liveliness with a correctly-done reverberant field, they are well worth taking seriously.
The importer for Duevel is Ted Lindblad of The Audible Difference. Ted is as passionate as they come, and I have a great deal of respect for his audio opinions. You can contact Ted through his site at www.highendaudio.com.