03-Aug-2016, 09:56
Updated. Didn't detect much in the way of SQ difference - nothing that jumped out at me in my 5 min listen last night anyway. Then again 7.1 was my fav and its only laziness and the in built tinkerer in me that left me at 9, and now 10.
FWIW I like the new display tweaks - it feels more modern, although blue volume dots are less clear. The page indicators are useful.
All in all though underwhelming and disappointing that two major versioned releases in a row have zero reason to justify the increment. Adding new machines, or features specific to one model, is surely just a minor increment in any other walk of life. It's clearly done because it looks better in print - and implies they are sticking to their update cycle.
FWIW I like the new display tweaks - it feels more modern, although blue volume dots are less clear. The page indicators are useful.
All in all though underwhelming and disappointing that two major versioned releases in a row have zero reason to justify the increment. Adding new machines, or features specific to one model, is surely just a minor increment in any other walk of life. It's clearly done because it looks better in print - and implies they are sticking to their update cycle.
>>> 1st Place Award: Devialet, last decades most disappointing technology purchase. <<<
