08-Mar-2015, 07:08
D200, Magico S1's, Antipodes DX
Robert Harley on the D200/400
|
08-Mar-2015, 07:08
D200, Magico S1's, Antipodes DX
08-Mar-2015, 08:46
The review emphasises the upgrade from a Dev 200 to a Dev 400 and the effect on the SQ. Here is a direct link to the PDF:
http://en.devialet.com/assets/blog/TAS-2...00-400.pdf Quote:The Devialet 200/400 is, by a wide margin, the most advanced, flexible, and technically sophisticated audio product I’ve reviewed. It may look like a lifestyle product, but underneath the 200/400 is a serious piece of audiophile hardware. It’s a compelling package that just happens to sound great, too. ■ Devialet 1000 Pro & Roon Lifetime ■ Dynaudio Sapphire ■ Streacom fanless HTPC-SSD (W8.1) ■ Sonos Connect (+Magna Ultimo mod) ■ Qobuz Studio ■ Qnap TS 219 P II ■ v.d. Hul The Revolution LS cables ■ PS Audio Quintet ■ picture: Sony VPL-HW65ES & LG-OLED65C9
■ Amsterdam NL ■
I'm suspicious of that claim. Won't that be very speaker specific and reflect both its power demands and its impedance curve? My speakers are rated 120 max. Will I be able to hear this difference on a pair of Avantgarde horns? (Not to suggest that it might not make a huge difference on a particular pair of speakers, or maybe difficult to drive speakers in general)
As an aside the Absolute Sound has really become a mediocre manufacturer's shill in comparison to its glory days (REG, Olsher and a few others excepted). Stereophile is now far superior both in terms of interesting content and in terms of the utility of the reviews.
SYSTEM 1:Grimm MU-1 running Roon Server & Ready//Grimm TPM//GRIMM LS1be
SYSTEM 2: Antipodes DX Roon Server// MiniDSP// Grimm TPM// Dutch & Dutch 8C
08-Mar-2015, 19:11
Now that is a splendid review!
Devialet Original d'Atelier 44 Core, Job Pre/225, Goldmund PH2, Goldmund Reference/T3f /Ortofon A90, Goldmund Mimesis 36+ & Chord Blu, iMac/Air, Lynx Theta, Tune Audio Anima, Goldmund Epilog 1&2, REL Studio. Dialog, Silver Phantoms, Branch stands, copper cables (mainly).
Oxfordshire
09-Mar-2015, 01:35
Yes indeed; almost embarrassing in its enthusiasm. But it is nice to have another complimentary review, and it always surprises me when someone compares a Devialet with amplification costing $150,000.00. Of course, $150 K on electronics is a bit amazing anyway.
But RH notes the D120 is not capable of supporting MM cartridges, or variable cartage loading. I checked the configurator, and it appears to me that the current firmware does both MC & MM as well as offering variable resistance settings. Have I missed something, or is this discrepancy likely an equipment update that occurred between review and printing? It is not a big issue to me as I'm not using a TT at the moment, but I am probably going to give it a go again in the future. Damon
Powernode, NAD M32, Cambridge CD transport, Analysis Plus, Nordost, iFi Nova, CSS Criton 1TDX, KEF C62
Vancouver, Canada
09-Mar-2015, 10:14
(09-Mar-2015, 01:35)Damon Wrote: Yes indeed; almost embarrassing in its enthusiasm. But it is nice to have another complimentary review, and it always surprises me when someone compares a Devialet with amplification costing $150,000.00. Of course, $150 K on electronics is a bit amazing anyway. I might well be wrong, but I recall the 110/120 originally had a simpler phono stage (MM-only, without adjustable loading) but has since been upgraded to support the "advanced" MM/MC phono stage with adjustable loading. Not sure whether this was simply a firmware upgrade revealing capabilities of existing hardware, or whether it was a change to the hardware build. Devialet's web site doesn't seem to be self-consistent about this: the comparison table shows MM-only phono support, whereas the 120-specific page (probably more recently updated) says it supports both MM and MC. Maybe someone who has a 120 can nail this down? Roon (Mac Mini), Wilson Benesch Full Circle, Expert 1000 Pro CI, Kaiser Chiara
Warwickshire, UK
|
« Next Oldest | Next Newest »
|