To those considering a next step mod to their Ds 
Some of you know already that I did some mods to my D200. Now it was like a splinter in my brain that I really wanted to get rid of these pin-contacts connecting to the binding posts.
So, where to contact cables for speaker binding posts inside the D for best results? I measured for some signal paths and ended soldering directly to the contacts coming from off the digital amp onto the motherboard.
I know it looks like kind of a rude cable hack...but to be honest...it's not my fault Devialet didn't provide a sufficient solder contact for customizing
Technically the mod is simple. I used 4 cables of the same length, fitted the endings and soldered directly on the solder joints of the board. That's a direct of a signal path as it can be.
And...here is what's very pleasant about the mod.
I would call it a full reversible mod if you're brave enough to first rip the motherboard out of the D. You have to because otherwise you won't get the riserboard off the pin strip that's contacting to the binding posts (I didn't but it would've been better).
You then can get a 4-pin strip for the XLR input, stick it to the outer right pin strip of the motherboard and solder the XLR-input to the 4-pin strip. Everything is reversable then (but good skills are needed with the soldering iron because the contacts at the digital amp strip are very small.
Ok. Why was this splinter in my brain? That's why!
Man, this is kind of an update I couldn't have thought of. The unconscious mind knew hence the splinter but you can't think of something you haven't heard yet.
The sound is sooo much more 3D now. Control over every sound (especially bass) has gained to such an amount I wouldn't believed before. Again it seems as if the power of the D200 doubled. Sure I know it didn't but it feels like. There's so much control on high volumes on the bass and at the same time so sweet the sound of micro details. Never heard such a control of an amp before. Bass is so full - in time - rolling - thrusty - and 'everything'. Never heard a ported bass sounding so precise/in time...similar to a bass in an enclosed chamber.
It's so much better than before when the binding posts were just soldered to the pin strip of the motherboard (...and even that was such an improvement over the original). The pin strip looks a bit like a mess but I had to short out the 7 pins of each speaker contact (7 pins each for L + - R+ -) since it have full output power potential on it. No good.
So, everybody brave enough do this kind of mod. It's really worth. If you own a Dxxx and won't update it's a no brainer because you gain so much in SQ.
Every Pro-Owner having soldering skills and being brave enough can do this mod too as it is full reversible.
Have fun. Any questions/problems...just ask
gui
p.s. the Ds seem to have so much potential in its design, it's staggering. If I were a real pro in electronics I would rip ALL this pin stripes out of a D and make solid soldering connections from board to board. That would be an immense improvement I bet. I find it annoying that Devialet builds this amp just fast and dirty (yeah, I know the design looks very clean) to save money on the production and throws away the ultimate sound in hifi.
Some of you know already that I did some mods to my D200. Now it was like a splinter in my brain that I really wanted to get rid of these pin-contacts connecting to the binding posts.
So, where to contact cables for speaker binding posts inside the D for best results? I measured for some signal paths and ended soldering directly to the contacts coming from off the digital amp onto the motherboard.
I know it looks like kind of a rude cable hack...but to be honest...it's not my fault Devialet didn't provide a sufficient solder contact for customizing
Technically the mod is simple. I used 4 cables of the same length, fitted the endings and soldered directly on the solder joints of the board. That's a direct of a signal path as it can be.
And...here is what's very pleasant about the mod.
I would call it a full reversible mod if you're brave enough to first rip the motherboard out of the D. You have to because otherwise you won't get the riserboard off the pin strip that's contacting to the binding posts (I didn't but it would've been better).
You then can get a 4-pin strip for the XLR input, stick it to the outer right pin strip of the motherboard and solder the XLR-input to the 4-pin strip. Everything is reversable then (but good skills are needed with the soldering iron because the contacts at the digital amp strip are very small.
Ok. Why was this splinter in my brain? That's why!
Man, this is kind of an update I couldn't have thought of. The unconscious mind knew hence the splinter but you can't think of something you haven't heard yet.
The sound is sooo much more 3D now. Control over every sound (especially bass) has gained to such an amount I wouldn't believed before. Again it seems as if the power of the D200 doubled. Sure I know it didn't but it feels like. There's so much control on high volumes on the bass and at the same time so sweet the sound of micro details. Never heard such a control of an amp before. Bass is so full - in time - rolling - thrusty - and 'everything'. Never heard a ported bass sounding so precise/in time...similar to a bass in an enclosed chamber.
It's so much better than before when the binding posts were just soldered to the pin strip of the motherboard (...and even that was such an improvement over the original). The pin strip looks a bit like a mess but I had to short out the 7 pins of each speaker contact (7 pins each for L + - R+ -) since it have full output power potential on it. No good.
So, everybody brave enough do this kind of mod. It's really worth. If you own a Dxxx and won't update it's a no brainer because you gain so much in SQ.
Every Pro-Owner having soldering skills and being brave enough can do this mod too as it is full reversible.
Have fun. Any questions/problems...just ask
gui
p.s. the Ds seem to have so much potential in its design, it's staggering. If I were a real pro in electronics I would rip ALL this pin stripes out of a D and make solid soldering connections from board to board. That would be an immense improvement I bet. I find it annoying that Devialet builds this amp just fast and dirty (yeah, I know the design looks very clean) to save money on the production and throws away the ultimate sound in hifi.
"Oh, you can buy the other. But then it is a cost intensive learning process"
berlin
