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I have 2 Elevates and 2 Golds on trial and until today had been comparing them side by side. Decided to try them in an “immersion” setup as Devialet calls it - the closest they come to multichannel at present date. You set one left, one right, and then the rear two in “Mix” mode (mono). The problem becomes how to adjust the relative volume levels front and rear. I can find no means to do so and the Golds are so much louder than the Elevates at any given setting that they simply overpower the Elevates. Anyone got such a setup?
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Try changing the Rears to a different room name in Spark , and you should have semi independent control.
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As for Gold v Elevate? At about half the cost, the Elevates have 90-95% of the Gold’s performance (typical audiophile diminishing returns). As I have written elsewhere, they require significantly higher volume settings for the same perceived loudness (Gold @50 = Elevate @60) so if you have a large listening space, you’ll likely want to go Gold (or Silver). Golds only difference (other than higher top volume) is of course the tweeter. It is not unlike any titanium vs soft tweeter debate. I happen to like the slightly more forward airy presentation of the Gold, but this is a typical metal vs soft dome tweeter thing. If you don’t need the higher output, I think one could be quite happy with Elevates. Golds will recreate live concert levels. Elevates will not. I tried pushing Elevates past 70 (which I’ve read elsewhere is their 0dB point) and they did not seem to get much louder - merely began to compress. I imagine it’s a protection circuit thing. It was still quite loud. But if you’re a crescendo junky with a large space, you’ll likely wanna move up.