John DeVore is a relatively young guy, at least young enough that he hasn't lost his passion for life and what he does with his. He started DeVore Fidelity in 2000, and has been designing and producing loudspeakers that have garnered unanimous approval since the 90's. John isn't trying to reinvent the wheel, just produce loudspeakers that are truthful windows to the source material. DeVore Fidelity's product line isn't that deep, and he doesn't follow trends. John just makes good loudspeakers and let's them speak for themselves.

 

It's telling that John is a musician. Not that non-musicians should somehow be excluded from loudspeaker design, but for those of us who were driven from an early age to express ourselves through music, an ear for aural detail seems to be a common trait. His loudspeakers have a well-deserved reputation for reproducing that detail. 

 

John's also a really nice guy and consented to do this interview some time ago when I contacted him out of the blue. He had a couple of hi-fi shows on his schedule, and I have had my hands full with things away from AV Enthusiast, but we finally reconnected. John was gracious enough to spend some time with us, and here is the result:

 

By now you're all aware of the Monster Cable-Blue Jeans Cable fiasco. If not, Monster's attorneys sent a cease and desist letter to Blue Jeans Cable over what Monster perceived as patent infringement. Normally I don't link to competing sites since I want you here instead of there, but you have to head to Audioholics and read President of Blue Jeans Cable Kurt Denke's response to Monster's lawyers.

 

Did anyone else giggle while reading this? Bravo Kurt. I imagine that Monster will not be pursuing this claim, and you should make a public statement offering to represent audio companies on the wrong end of a bogus legal action by Monster. That would likely make them change their strategy regarding bullying smaller audio firms into out of court financial settlements.

 

Monster already had a pretty bad name amongst audiophiles to begin with. Their cables are overpriced for what they are, and like service plans and extended warranties, Monster cables are a way for sales people in the big brick and mortar stores to squeeze that last dollar out of you before you leave the store.

 

Next time you need some cables or interconnects head on over to Blue Jeans Cable. I know I will, if only to show my appreciation to a company that refuses to be pushed around by greedy bullies like Monster.