Coincident Super Eclipse or Devore Nines?

Jaybo has made an excellent point twice now.

Placement can make a profound difference. Just toeing the speakers in (or
out) a couple of degrees, or moving them closer together (or farther apart) by
an inch or two can make a significant change in the depth or width of the
image...and thereby projecting the vocals more (or less).

Worth a try before buying new speakers.

I have recently upgraded to the DeVore Nines and use the Pass Labs XA-30.5 amp and X-1 preamp in a fairly large room (25x14). I've been in high end audio for 25 years, and have tried so many different combinations, but I can honestly say this gives me goose bumps...I am serious that it will complete your quest. See my other threads regarding the Nines and Pass Labs amps. I use this with the Esoteric X-03SE and custom Audio Path silver 8 wire from Tom Hills at Hudson Audio. No words can describe it...

I just auditioned the 9's yesterday with Border Patrol valve amps. Not an ideal set up in the showroom, but I was most impressed, very detailed, neutral and transparent. I just tried Coincident Victories and my preference was very much, for the Devores, beautiful to look at too and small, room friendly

David12,

So how did they compare to your Adagios'?
Thanks
Mike

Mike, unfortunately, I heard the Devore's in a showroom, so no direct comparison to my Zens. I did compare with another speaker of interest to me the Art Emotion Signature. I was shocked how poor the Emotion's sounded in comparison, boxy, congested and lacking the refined highs of the Devore. I suspect the new Art Deco's are a lot better and nearer the Devore's, but a lot more costly too.
It struck me listening to them, that the reviews on 6moons etc have nailed it. The Devore 9's do'nt shout listen to me, they are just soo refined, accurate, neutral and detailed, really relaxing to listen to. Others have said that if a new item sounds dramatically good, there is probably something wrong with it, it is not neutral and will pale on you with time.
The Acoustic Zen's are similar in many ways, neutral across the frequency spectrum, accurate, very enjoyable to listen to. The Devore's just do it better, but so they should, they are more expensive. The Devore's sound like they are, a superficially convential speaker, but designed and built with great care, voiced by listening to them, not by computers