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02-Dec-2016, 10:38
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For those that have already received their Experts, upgraded to Pro specs, back:
Do you like the sound quality of the Expert Pro upgrade?
Feel free to add comments or elaborate on your choice below of course! ![Smile Smile](https://devialetchat.com/images/smilies/smile.gif) A thread containing many listening impressions/user reviews of the Pro can be found here as well: http://devialetchat.com/showthread.php?tid=3146
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Without any hesitation. As buying the new Stones album "Blue & Lonesome" bought today and digitalised from Clearaudio to 192kHz 24bits Devialet. Strange: analog sounds still so much better then HD tracks.... As the PRO series does compared to the original. Is it worth the money? "Just your fool"....
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Yes.
With slight caveats.
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(02-Dec-2016, 23:06)Hifi_swlon Wrote: Yes.
With slight caveats.
Being?
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03-Dec-2016, 01:16
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I'm very pleased that I decided to upgrade to 440 Pro. There are improvements right across the board, and for me, possibly the best is low level performance. Sometimes I don't want the wick turned right up, at night or when we have guests. At low volumes the bass and treble are not diminished and the soundstage doesn't collapse in on itself, which was one of the main bugbears with my 400. So I have voted yes, with no caveats.
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I am very happy with the upgrade, in all respects -- especially the service provided by Oxford Audio Consultants, to give them a bit of a plug. However I can understand why anyone whose system was already in danger of sounding a bit "edgy" might find the sound of the Pros pushes it too far in that direction.
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(02-Dec-2016, 23:36)Pim van Vliet Wrote: (02-Dec-2016, 23:06)Hifi_swlon Wrote: Yes.
With slight caveats.
Being?
I put them in the main listening thread. No time to type now.
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03-Dec-2016, 15:57
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(03-Dec-2016, 10:06)thumb5 Wrote: I am very happy with the upgrade, in all respects -- especially the service provided by Oxford Audio Consultants, to give them a bit of a plug. However I can understand why anyone whose system was already in danger of sounding a bit "edgy" might find the sound of the Pros pushes it too far in that direction.
An interesting comment! I have just finished trying my system with and without the UptoneAudio LPS-1 powering the microRendu. One way I could describe the influence of the LPS-1 is removing 'edginess'. Not removing detail, far from it, but removing something that is just very slightly disconcerting. I recall auditioning the 1000 Pro with the Aurender N10 at Oxford audio, this was a superb combination. I like the Aurender very much, and I would say this is one source component that excels in lacking what you might call 'edginess'. I am actually beginning to think that one aspect of the Pro is that even more than the Expert, it benefits for a decent source.
Edit: I would also like to add that the service I received from Oxford Audio was also absolutely first class. It's worth mentioning I think, as there have been one or two posts recently from folk who have received shockingly bad service from their dealers. Clearly not all dealers are the same.
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05-Dec-2016, 18:20
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Got my 220 pro from France today and i must say it Sound Wery Well
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(03-Dec-2016, 01:16)Axel Wrote: I'm very pleased that I decided to upgrade to 440 Pro. There are improvements right across the board, and for me, possibly the best is low level performance. Sometimes I don't want the wick turned right up, at night or when we have guests. At low volumes the bass and treble are not diminished and the soundstage doesn't collapse in on itself, which was one of the main bugbears with my 400. So I have voted yes, with no caveats.
Ditto on everything Axel said....
Also bass quality seems even better, especially at low levels.
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