10-Aug-2015, 22:52
Slightly off topic but my sense is that the major shareholders had set a deadline of the year end for the Phantom/Dialog/Spark launch in their urgency to see Devialet make some real money from a more mass market product.
So Devialet "launched" Phantom.
Punters then have to put up with Phantom without Bluetooth (not that that bothers me); a basic and initially flaky Spark; some concerns about Dialog overheating; and big delivery delays. Now its an eight month wait for Branch; and probably a twelve month delay on Expert/Dialog integration. And at least that long for Remote, I suspect.
Perhaps the big shareholders have also set another new product deadline ... already ...
So Devialet "launched" Phantom.
Punters then have to put up with Phantom without Bluetooth (not that that bothers me); a basic and initially flaky Spark; some concerns about Dialog overheating; and big delivery delays. Now its an eight month wait for Branch; and probably a twelve month delay on Expert/Dialog integration. And at least that long for Remote, I suspect.
Perhaps the big shareholders have also set another new product deadline ... already ...
Innuos Statement 2TB SSD with Next-Gen PSU (with Roon lifetime)
MacBook Pro (with Air)
Draytek Vigor 2860v-Plus/Devialet Original d'Atelier CI Nos. 54A&B/Magico M3 pair
Shunyata cables (digital/interconnect/loudspeaker/power)/Shunyata power units (Triton/Typhon)
Dialog/Phantom Gold/Tree pair
Missing Link cables (power)
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