The only promise Devialet (from their White Paper) seem to be making with their 'new' streaming board is UPNP/DLNA, which I read as we will all finally be able to use Spark. Underwhelming to say the least is my reaction, and incidentally, this was promised for the now lowly Expert range nearly 2 years ago. On this aspect, the only thing that would make me buck up and think twice, if Dev were saying that they would also incorporate RAAT and be Roon-Ready on the new board, but of course, they will not, because they already think Spark is the bees-knees. Laughable really.
Other than this, lower distortion and better thermals, well yes this is desirable, but one has to ask whether this justifies the high upgrade costs. This almost smacks of a 'computer upgrade' to me, just flounce it up in hi-fi speak.
if I was a OdA owner, I would be seriously pi**ed off by all this. As a 200 owner I am not in the least enthralled.
Other than this, lower distortion and better thermals, well yes this is desirable, but one has to ask whether this justifies the high upgrade costs. This almost smacks of a 'computer upgrade' to me, just flounce it up in hi-fi speak.
if I was a OdA owner, I would be seriously pi**ed off by all this. As a 200 owner I am not in the least enthralled.
Devialet 220 Pro, TQ Black Mains & Ultra Black Speaker Cables, Naim Ovators S600, Sonore microRendu (Roon & HQP) with Uptone JS-2
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