29-Jul-2014, 12:01
My system had settled down quite nicely after 5-6 weeks use and I was actually beginning to relax and listen to music rather than how the system plays it...
I then upgraded to 7.1.1 on my 200 yesterday and have now had a few hours listening to the 'new' version.
It's obviously very difficult/impossible to perform direct comparisons between the sound with 7.1 and 7.1.1 but my impression is that there has been a slight shift in tonal balance towards higher frequencies with an apparent increase in detail resolution making recordings sound more 'airy'. The extra detail is great but unfortunately some female vocals now sound a bit thin and 'wispy' with a slight increase in 'grain'.
Of course, this could all be in my imagination - I would be interested to know whether anyone else has experienced similar changes?
I then upgraded to 7.1.1 on my 200 yesterday and have now had a few hours listening to the 'new' version.
It's obviously very difficult/impossible to perform direct comparisons between the sound with 7.1 and 7.1.1 but my impression is that there has been a slight shift in tonal balance towards higher frequencies with an apparent increase in detail resolution making recordings sound more 'airy'. The extra detail is great but unfortunately some female vocals now sound a bit thin and 'wispy' with a slight increase in 'grain'.
Of course, this could all be in my imagination - I would be interested to know whether anyone else has experienced similar changes?
IMac macOS 10.15.3 (no link to Devialet 
) / MacBook Pro Retina OS X 10.14.4 / Linn LP12 / Devialet 200 / Wilson Benesch Discovery.
) / MacBook Pro Retina OS X 10.14.4 / Linn LP12 / Devialet 200 / Wilson Benesch Discovery. Qobuz Desktop Latest Version / Audirvana 3.2.18 / Audirvana Remote / iTunes 12.9 / AIR 3.0.4 / Wi-Fi / FW 8.1.0 / SAM 50%
Cambridge, UK (Updated 27th February, 2020)
