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Does the Devore Fidelity Orangutan 0/96 speaker play rich and full bodied at 50 Decibels

I started an earlier thread seeking a horn that plays rich and full bodied at 50 DBS.  Did an AI search and A1 advised that the power I am using is fine to elicit rich sound at 50 DBS from the tweeter horn and mid range horn, it will not get the large woofer moving in order to provide satisfying bass.  Since the Lucera, is not readily available for listening, I looked a little further.  The Devore 0/96 Orangutan came up and after reading about this speaker it seems that since it is a 2 way and both drivers are close to each as well as the woofer being of the paper cone variety, This would activate  the base driver at low DB levels.  Does anybody own or have heard this speaker?  Wil the entire spectrum of sound, play rich and full bodied at 50 DBs. I am aware of the Fletcher Munson Cure.  Thank you in advance for your opinions. 

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wolf_garcia
6,885 posts
 

Get a Schiit EQ. If I need some fidelity at low levels (rare...if it's low I'm not seriously listening) a Loki Max with remote is great.

vinci92
21 posts
 

I own six hi-fi systems, including the O96s. I can assure you they deliver very powerful and accurate bass, regardless of the volume. Their response is very dynamic (much more so than that of Audio Note speakers). With 30 years of experience, I can confirm that it’s rare to find a speaker offering such bass, even at very low volumes

bruce19
347 posts
 

Why is this a problem that dsp won’t fix easily or even just a set of tone controls?

larryi
4,570 posts
 

If you are committed to going for extremely low in volume playback, you need to examine your listening environment to make sure that ambient noise levels are low enough.  Do you really have a dead quiet room?  If not, the best approach may be to get sealed headphones that reduce outside noise levels.  Phones are quite capable of delivering satisfying music at quite low levels even if most users tend to play them at abnormally high levels.

elliottbnewcombjr
7,696 posts
 

@vinci92 

6 systems, how about creating some virtual systems here.

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Equipment lists later, if you like, and find the time

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