18-Nov-2015, 20:20
MG: Complexity abounds with the SQ of the component train of your reference system vs the SQ of your Devialet configuration. If you can describe your reference system and listening environment perhaps the gang can offer some experience based suggestions.
For example, David Wilson (and his top retail guys) do active ear based "voicing" of his speakers for new customers in the customers actual listening room, (and provide the detailed instructions for DIYers). The process takes hours in most cases, and for instance millimeters of toe in toe out variation can make the difference between pristine clarity, magnificent soundstage and diffuse mud... ditto with corner adjacencies, and distances to listeners etc.
Post V 1.4.1.12 I spent hours fiddling with Phantom placement variations and the Dspeaker trying to achieve the benchmark sound of my Wilson/Levinson reference system (24/192 sources in both cases), and I am subjectively about 10% away... and this may be as good as Devialet can get. However, with their Expert products R&D and accumulated speaker SAM profiles, I'll bet we see fold in improvements to the Phantom DSP program as the system matures.
For example, David Wilson (and his top retail guys) do active ear based "voicing" of his speakers for new customers in the customers actual listening room, (and provide the detailed instructions for DIYers). The process takes hours in most cases, and for instance millimeters of toe in toe out variation can make the difference between pristine clarity, magnificent soundstage and diffuse mud... ditto with corner adjacencies, and distances to listeners etc.
Post V 1.4.1.12 I spent hours fiddling with Phantom placement variations and the Dspeaker trying to achieve the benchmark sound of my Wilson/Levinson reference system (24/192 sources in both cases), and I am subjectively about 10% away... and this may be as good as Devialet can get. However, with their Expert products R&D and accumulated speaker SAM profiles, I'll bet we see fold in improvements to the Phantom DSP program as the system matures.
Levinson 33 amps, Wilson Grand Slamm S3's, Levinson 32 ref pre and ad/da, Basis Ovation and Rega 40 with JSpall custom tone arms, Lyra, Ortofon & Grado cartridges, Marantz AV 8801, PSAudio phono pre, Devialet Dialog w 5 Gold Phantoms, Wilson powered subwoofer, Watch center, Wilson surrounds, Kaleidescape Movie server, Crestron AV controller and switch, 120 MBS docsis3 modem, 20 MBS xdsl modem, Peplink balance 20 router, Ruckus 802.11ac Wave 2 WAPS plus multi Pakedge WAPs, 48 port POE gigabit switch, NetGear 8TB NAS, Amazon Fire,ROKU and Apple TV gen 4, 12 core Mac Pro, Macbook Air Retina, 65" and 50" Runco TV's. Blue sound node 2, OPPO BDP105D, DSpeaker AntiMode 2.0, Octava HDMI/Optical switch, cabling Nordost for analog, Cardas and wireworld for digital/optical.
