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Excerpts from Michael Fremer’s
Stereophile
silverback REFERENCE review: "The Silverback Reference wasn’t merely capable of
reproducing three-dimensional images in a three-dimensional space—lots
of speakers can do that. More important, it was among the very few in my
experience capable of carving them with a vivid sonic scalpel—but
without leaving sharp edges. The Silverbacks left in their wake an
enormous, wall-to-wall soundstage a good bit taller than their own 4’
height, and with notably greater depth than I’ve heard from any other
speaker in this room. The DeVore Silverback not only seemed to go low, it did
go low—well below 30Hz in my room—with impressive weight, solidity, and
musically nuanced textures and tonality. The Silverback pulsed with musical life as only a few
speakers have in my experience. Rhythmically, they left in the dust most
other speakers of full or nearly full range. They popped, bristling with
vibrant musical energy; their balance of event information and harmonics
close to ideal. The Silverback Reference struck me as being among the
best balanced loudspeakers I have ever heard at any price: tonally,
rhythmically, harmonically, and dynamically. …compared to the Wilson MAXX2, the Silverback Reference
was tonally somewhat more neutral, resolved more upper-octave
information (especially “air”), delivered greater image specificity, and
soundstaged somewhat better—at least in terms of depth in my room. Had
the review order been reversed, I would have bought the Silverback
References… By harmonically and spatially getting out of the way as well as any speaker I’ve reviewed, and by delivering a musical presentation that is vividly honest and endlessly pleasurable in every parameter of performance, the DeVore Fidelity Silverback Reference is one of the most enjoyable and highest-performing speakers I’ve reviewed." Read the full review here. |