10-Dec-2023, 15:09
Assuming your setup is correct, did you use Epicon 8 or Devialet in a different combination before ... and did like it?
Or did you switch from a completely different set to this combination?
Epicon 8, in my eyes, is a beautiful, impressive speaker. I had both Epicon 6 and 8 at home for testing with D200 and i really would have loved to keep the 8s.
But my dealer had warned me in advance - Epicon 8 is a very power hungry speaker, not easy to drive.
And to be honest, D200 was miles away from being able to drive them adequately - sound was really poor.
(BTW not so the 6s ... finally i bought them)
Next thing was to delete SAM from the configuration. Epicon 8 did not improve significantly from that, but Epicon 6 began to shine, esp. at higher volumes ... which i need, as there are a lot of air molecules to move in that (living) room.
In meantime i switched to D400, but unfortunately i don't have access to Epicon 8 anymore.
Finally, my advice is to test without SAM. If that does not work, too, i suppose the combination of Devialet and Epicon 8 simply isn't a good one...
Could be one of those speakers, that need an amp with a massive transformer built in ... whatever the Devialet specs say.
BTW. Epicon is close to reaching the end of the road. In 2024 Epikore will take over afaik
Or did you switch from a completely different set to this combination?
Epicon 8, in my eyes, is a beautiful, impressive speaker. I had both Epicon 6 and 8 at home for testing with D200 and i really would have loved to keep the 8s.
But my dealer had warned me in advance - Epicon 8 is a very power hungry speaker, not easy to drive.
And to be honest, D200 was miles away from being able to drive them adequately - sound was really poor.
(BTW not so the 6s ... finally i bought them)
Next thing was to delete SAM from the configuration. Epicon 8 did not improve significantly from that, but Epicon 6 began to shine, esp. at higher volumes ... which i need, as there are a lot of air molecules to move in that (living) room.
In meantime i switched to D400, but unfortunately i don't have access to Epicon 8 anymore.
Finally, my advice is to test without SAM. If that does not work, too, i suppose the combination of Devialet and Epicon 8 simply isn't a good one...
Could be one of those speakers, that need an amp with a massive transformer built in ... whatever the Devialet specs say.
BTW. Epicon is close to reaching the end of the road. In 2024 Epikore will take over afaik
