21-Nov-2016, 00:12
Disclamer, a few of you guys know that I am 100% deaf in my right ear, so please
take this into consideration when you read this.
I received my 440PRO back from Devialet on 11 Nov. After hooking them up,
I really like the sound but needed to give them a few hours before I made up my mind.
After a solid week of being left on, I think they improved in every way. Detail, tone and speed.
So today I had a couple of friends over who know my old system (D400) both are very critical
listeners.
One of the guys brought his own red book CD’s with him, so we only played CD’s using
a Raysonic CD168 as a transport.
Some of the CDs we played, Cowboy Junkies - Trinity Revisited, Madeliene Peyroux - Dreamland
3 or 4 CD’s by Jessica Williams (Pianist) so you can see the flavour of the music that was played
Modern Jazz/Female Vocal.
The speed and decay of the bass is fantastic, instrument separation perfect, Great Tone from top to bottom.
One one of the cuts on Jessica Williams - Trio for the 1st time my buddy did not hear as he described it
a crackly top end, and he stated that he thought it was a fault in the recording.
So for fun, we hooked up his DAC (that cost several thousands of dollars) to the line in bypassing the DAC in the Devialet.
All 3 of clearly could hear for a fraction of a second in a couple of spots breakup, that played perfect on the 440PRO.
So if you are on the fence, thinking about going for the upgrade, in my opinion its money well spent.
Brian.
While I was doing the little review, an Email came in from one of the guys, here is a copy.
Absolutely loved the sound and could easily live with what they bring to the table. Every piece of music sounded fantastic. I really liked them when I heard them many months ago, but now, they sound even more refined and nuanced. They still have that beautiful tone and dimensionality of a great tube amp but with the added transparency of the best solid state gear. Damn expensive but without a doubt one of the best pieces of gear I have ever heard. Makes those tube loving cable freaks look kind of silly don't you think?
take this into consideration when you read this.
I received my 440PRO back from Devialet on 11 Nov. After hooking them up,
I really like the sound but needed to give them a few hours before I made up my mind.
After a solid week of being left on, I think they improved in every way. Detail, tone and speed.
So today I had a couple of friends over who know my old system (D400) both are very critical
listeners.
One of the guys brought his own red book CD’s with him, so we only played CD’s using
a Raysonic CD168 as a transport.
Some of the CDs we played, Cowboy Junkies - Trinity Revisited, Madeliene Peyroux - Dreamland
3 or 4 CD’s by Jessica Williams (Pianist) so you can see the flavour of the music that was played
Modern Jazz/Female Vocal.
The speed and decay of the bass is fantastic, instrument separation perfect, Great Tone from top to bottom.
One one of the cuts on Jessica Williams - Trio for the 1st time my buddy did not hear as he described it
a crackly top end, and he stated that he thought it was a fault in the recording.
So for fun, we hooked up his DAC (that cost several thousands of dollars) to the line in bypassing the DAC in the Devialet.
All 3 of clearly could hear for a fraction of a second in a couple of spots breakup, that played perfect on the 440PRO.
So if you are on the fence, thinking about going for the upgrade, in my opinion its money well spent.
Brian.
While I was doing the little review, an Email came in from one of the guys, here is a copy.
Absolutely loved the sound and could easily live with what they bring to the table. Every piece of music sounded fantastic. I really liked them when I heard them many months ago, but now, they sound even more refined and nuanced. They still have that beautiful tone and dimensionality of a great tube amp but with the added transparency of the best solid state gear. Damn expensive but without a doubt one of the best pieces of gear I have ever heard. Makes those tube loving cable freaks look kind of silly don't you think?
Vinnie Rossi L2iSE integrated amp, VPI Classic TurnTable c/w Transfiguration Phoenix Cart,
Auralic Aries G2, Audience Front Row USB cable, B&W 803D3 (black) Audience Front Row Bi wire speaker cables,
6 x OREA Bronze Footers.
Ottawa, Canada.
Auralic Aries G2, Audience Front Row USB cable, B&W 803D3 (black) Audience Front Row Bi wire speaker cables,
6 x OREA Bronze Footers.
Ottawa, Canada.
