@ James
My ears definitely say 'No they are not powered down'. I think in/output of the boards are just digitally muted when not used.
Ok...some may call me nuts...but anyway...even this little mod has to burn in. Maybe this burn in does not take as long as if you add some new cables and soldering, but there is definitely a process for the better since yesterday as my D is playing continuously for about 18h. Thinking of the 2 boards being full powered and now this current is not used up and hence no eddy currents added to the other modules in charge lead to more stable power...I don't know. Maybe it's more due to less EMF induced between each board/component like the Duett with all its processors and inputs...not my job to find out.
What improved:
Stability improved a lot since yesterday, bass is much more 'dry' (sorry for direct german translation
), meaning very little oscillating once the bass impulse was initiated. Sounds more like heavy stuff (MacIntosh), very based.
I can turn up volume to insane level without the D loosing control over speakers...very tight. Better separating of sounds...very big stable stage.
3D-Mapping, again, made a big leap to more realism...it's fascinating.
Now this mod is kind of a controverse one because me crazy ripping all this modules out of a Dxxx by what Devialet is praised for. I know...the Experts/PROs are so special BECAUSE they comprise everything one would need to get a decent audio system in a one box design.
For me it's fact the initial circuit design is that good and superior to other concepts that it stays superior in performance to most competitors even with some flaws in the rest of it...but the design could be better...at least my ears say that
gui
edit: I assume that differences are not of equal quantity for anybody else as I did some other mods to my D that may contribute a lot to this mod's outcome.
My ears definitely say 'No they are not powered down'. I think in/output of the boards are just digitally muted when not used.
Ok...some may call me nuts...but anyway...even this little mod has to burn in. Maybe this burn in does not take as long as if you add some new cables and soldering, but there is definitely a process for the better since yesterday as my D is playing continuously for about 18h. Thinking of the 2 boards being full powered and now this current is not used up and hence no eddy currents added to the other modules in charge lead to more stable power...I don't know. Maybe it's more due to less EMF induced between each board/component like the Duett with all its processors and inputs...not my job to find out.
What improved:
Stability improved a lot since yesterday, bass is much more 'dry' (sorry for direct german translation
), meaning very little oscillating once the bass impulse was initiated. Sounds more like heavy stuff (MacIntosh), very based.I can turn up volume to insane level without the D loosing control over speakers...very tight. Better separating of sounds...very big stable stage.
3D-Mapping, again, made a big leap to more realism...it's fascinating.
Now this mod is kind of a controverse one because me crazy ripping all this modules out of a Dxxx by what Devialet is praised for. I know...the Experts/PROs are so special BECAUSE they comprise everything one would need to get a decent audio system in a one box design.
For me it's fact the initial circuit design is that good and superior to other concepts that it stays superior in performance to most competitors even with some flaws in the rest of it...but the design could be better...at least my ears say that
gui
edit: I assume that differences are not of equal quantity for anybody else as I did some other mods to my D that may contribute a lot to this mod's outcome.
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