30-Jul-2016, 16:25
Okay.... the eagle has LANDED! I have all five Devialet speaker setup (3 silvers, 2 golds, 1 dialog, 1 remote, 5 Tree stands) initial thoughts:
-The setup has been greatly improved. I got all five speakers working in the three rooms (pretty large square footage) where they wouldn't before when I tried with all silvers. Took me less than 10 minutes vs HOURS for the old software.
-I LOVE the aesthetic of the Gold's. In my opinion even the skeptics, when you see them in person, you will realize they are much prettier than the silvers for two reasons: First, the speaker woofers are white instead of silver, so the ball is completed. It looks much less robotic. Second, the "gold" looks much more like a shiny copper. It's really beautiful.
-I'm still trying to get my read on the acoustics of the gold vs silver. My initial reaction is that the mids of the gold are much punchier (not surprising given Titanium). You can really hear the difference on guitar strumming and male singers. Solid improvement IMO.
-On my setup, the silvers sound a bit better on the highs, but I'm guessing this might be due to break-in vs actually being qualitatively better.
-They improved the packaging. The new golds ship with a cloth condom that wraps the speaker. It's a nice touch.
I definitely am glad I pulled the trigger. It has transformed my house from one speaker in the master bedroom and a pair in the LR to stereo in MBR and LR and mono in guest BR. It's awesome.
I'm back in love with Devialet
-The setup has been greatly improved. I got all five speakers working in the three rooms (pretty large square footage) where they wouldn't before when I tried with all silvers. Took me less than 10 minutes vs HOURS for the old software.
-I LOVE the aesthetic of the Gold's. In my opinion even the skeptics, when you see them in person, you will realize they are much prettier than the silvers for two reasons: First, the speaker woofers are white instead of silver, so the ball is completed. It looks much less robotic. Second, the "gold" looks much more like a shiny copper. It's really beautiful.
-I'm still trying to get my read on the acoustics of the gold vs silver. My initial reaction is that the mids of the gold are much punchier (not surprising given Titanium). You can really hear the difference on guitar strumming and male singers. Solid improvement IMO.
-On my setup, the silvers sound a bit better on the highs, but I'm guessing this might be due to break-in vs actually being qualitatively better.
-They improved the packaging. The new golds ship with a cloth condom that wraps the speaker. It's a nice touch.
I definitely am glad I pulled the trigger. It has transformed my house from one speaker in the master bedroom and a pair in the LR to stereo in MBR and LR and mono in guest BR. It's awesome.
I'm back in love with Devialet
