DeVore Fidelity speakers sound the way high-definition TV looks: exquisitely detailed, palpably textured, boldly three-dimensional. I love the sound, but the next best thing about these speakers is that they are not, to use the current vernacular, outsourced to China.

DeVore Fidelity’s factory is a small-scale operation, but DeVore himself is no Luddite. He uses advanced computer modeling techniques to determine the optimum dimension of each speaker’s panels. Most of the drivers—the various tweeters, midranges and woofers found in the speakers—are of proprietary design and are manufactured in Europe. Rather than secure the drivers to the cabinets with wood screws, DeVore Fidelity uses machine screws and locking T-nuts. This ensures the screws can be precisely torqued into place, so every driver is perfectly seated in the cabinet face. Even the speakers’ wire connectors, machined from solid copper billet, are special. DeVore oversees every step of production— he hand-solders each and every speaker’s internal wiring and listens to every speaker that carries his name. It is truly an artisanal approach to building speakers. Every aspect of DeVore’s designs communicates enduring quality, and that is a rare trait in today’s commodity-oriented marketplace.

The loudspeakers are available in a variety of sizes and prices, but all models share DeVore Fidelity’s core design philosophy and proprietary technologies. The company’s new statement design, the $12,000-per-pair Silverback tower speaker, is starting to create a real buzz among audiophiles, and a new line of ultra thin Koala on-wall speakers is in the works.