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RE: Reviewer's (Jeff Fritz/Soundstage) Thoughts - ogs - 07-Sep-2015 (04-Sep-2015, 15:31)rwjr44 Wrote:(04-Sep-2015, 11:50)GuillaumeB Wrote:(01-Sep-2015, 17:50)rwjr44 Wrote: a nice thought piece about the Phantom but has echoes to many of our general complaints about the Expert line. I think I get the message from Jeff Fritz. I've just re-checked Phantom/Dialog/Spark literature and forum posts here for a possible purchase. In it's current state I would not buy. Jeff Fritz warns Devialet not to forget about audiophiles and I agree completely. I get brilliant sound quality and music experience from my 250, but I need to do things differently from Devialet recommendations. I.e. I'd love to use AIR, but can't because it is unstable, and AIR is not available for Linux. I've asked Devialet if they would implement support for i2s for example - maybe via a HDMI connector. Their answer? Devialet will not add non-standard connection protocols... as if AIR is a standard.. Then there is Roon and their Roon Speaker end point. I am not currently a Roon user, but would love to be able choose. Roonlabs has signed an NDA with Devialet, but Devialet has not yet responded to requests from Roonlabs regarding exchange of programming code. And my own favourite complaint: lack of convolution in the DSP of the amp even if Devialet has promised the feature.. I'd guess this would be even more difficult with Phantom/Dialog. RE: Reviewer's (Jeff Fritz/Soundstage) Thoughts - ozthepoz - 11-Sep-2015 I've just read the article and must confess that I thought Fritz is confused about what he trying to say; he's unclear about how good phantoms actually are, then has a rant about Tidal. That final point about "don't forget about audiophiles" seems to be based on some very selective "evidence" - go to any decent hi-fi shop with a full wallet and I am sure they will help you find high-quality kit. |