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What gear did you trade or sell to get Devialet? - struts - 26-Mar-2022
(25-Mar-2022, 21:20)Pim Wrote: I have to ask; what was the difference in sound? I’m asking because I would think a Boulder setup would leave very little to want for.
Haha, fair question! And the simple answer is I can’t really answer it as the change from Boulder to Devialet was part of a complete system upgrade including the speakers. It was brought about by a number of factors not all of which had to do with sound quality.
So I never compared the individual components head-to-head but I can say that the new system taken as a whole sounded better, particularly on the streaming input.
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RE: What gear did you trade or sell to get Devialet? - Redwingnine - 30-Mar-2022
(26-Mar-2022, 07:52)struts Wrote:(25-Mar-2022, 21:20)Pim Wrote: I have to ask; what was the difference in sound? I’m asking because I would think a Boulder setup would leave very little to want for.
Haha, fair question! And the simple answer is I can’t really answer it as the change from Boulder to Devialet was part of a complete system upgrade including the speakers. It was brought about by a number of factors not all of which had to do with sound quality.
So I never compared the individual components head-to-head but I can say that the new system taken as a whole sounded better, particularly on the streaming input.
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Excellent point. Evaluating Devialet sound quality has to be taken as a entire setup. Since the Expert/Expert Pro is a totally integrated solution, it's not easy to compare the Devialet to a given amp, since the amp is connected to a set of separate components, all using interconnects. How does one evaluate such a disperse setup, with many variables, and then compare that to a Expert/Expert Pro setup?
I've heard systems that cost significantly more than the price of say an Expert Pro 220, and didn't come close sonically to the Expert Pro 220.
RE: What gear did you trade or sell to get Devialet? - Stian_Gel - 04-Jun-2022
My route to Devialet was slightly strange.
Here is my "story".
For referance this is my computer setup. (Where i spend most of my free time)
For many years i used a Denon PMA-50 with some Dali Lektor 1.
I wanted to try headphones, so i got some Beyerdynamic DT 1990 Pro.
Then i bought a Burson Audio Conductor 3XP for the headphones.
Had to get a small poweramp for my speakers, so i got a XTZ Edge A2-300.
For my TV audio i use a Sennheiser AMBEO Soundbar. Wanted a subwoofer, so i bought a KEF KC62.
During research for the subwoofer i fell in love with KEF. Tought to myself if the Sennheiser ever broke i would replace it with KEF LS50 Wireless II.
Could not shake the urge to upgrade, so i ended up buing the KEF LS50 Meta's to replace the Dali's.
I did not end up using my headphones as much as i tought, and the interface on the Burson is terrible. (to fine volume control and many clicks to change output/input)
So i wanted to get a new amplifier. Saw a used Devialet Expert 220 Pro, but the seller removed the ad.
After a while the ad went back up, and i contacted the seller.
He was unsure about selling it, and removed the ad again.
Later i sent him a message that if he was interested in selling, i wanted to buy. (Looked at different amplifiers in the meantime)
Finally got a yes from the seller. We agreed on a date, and i drove 7 hours (each way) to pick up the amplifier.
So things i sold to finance the 220 Pro.
-Burson Audio Conductor 3XP
-XTZ Edge A2-300
-Beyerdynamic DT 1990 Pro
-Canon RF 70-200 f/2.8 (camera lens)
-Godox V1 (camera flash)