03-Oct-2014, 22:28
I must admit to being totally baffled by the above posts. There are many good technical reasons why an 800 should sound better than a 250. Devialet themselves state that the 400 sounds better than a 250, a case of the dual mono configuration halving distortion. The 800 is another step up. I have also noticed fairly consistant options from a few people that the 800 offers less "grain", a higher resolution sound. (On top of the raw power and headroom, which is good news for speaker control) What the above suggests is that the crystal digital cable is so bad it negates all of this. The self same cable that Devialet give you in the box with a new 250 slave.
Now I am running a D800 with the crystal, am I insane?? Has anyone tried switching the crystal on an 800 with a genuinely audible improvement? I must admit that I don't think I could tell the difference between the Crystal and another digital cable, having said that, I must admit I've never tried a back to back test. I do have other digital SPDIF's I could try, but these are cables that are about a tenth of the retail price versus the Crystal, but I guess I should give even these "cheap" cables a go when I get some time?
Now I am running a D800 with the crystal, am I insane?? Has anyone tried switching the crystal on an 800 with a genuinely audible improvement? I must admit that I don't think I could tell the difference between the Crystal and another digital cable, having said that, I must admit I've never tried a back to back test. I do have other digital SPDIF's I could try, but these are cables that are about a tenth of the retail price versus the Crystal, but I guess I should give even these "cheap" cables a go when I get some time?
