Upgrade program kick-off

[Pim]

....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.

Allen, if you'd asked me even a week ago I would have Probably made the exact same posts as yours above.

But I've been doing some purely logical thinking over the past weeks, and I'm of the opinion that if I want the chance of Devialet being a RoonReady device (and I do) then the Pro is the most likely way to get it.  BUT I don't want to pay for the streamer card - in my mind Devialet should give them for free to anyone having logged AIR support cases in the past. Since that's not likely to happen, and since they say the new streamer board won't work with the existing models (which I find hard to believe, but...) then an upgrades the only option.

Sure they've not even made mention of Roon and the card doesnt exist yet - but looking at the partners page on the Roon website makes me think they will. I mean most good brands are there and it's growing fast. Plus even if they bought an off the shelf streamer card (some have posted about at least one here) they'll most likely have Roon already.

Now, this is using pure logic, and that's far from safe with Devialet.

I think I'm in a very small minority. I don't love my 200's sound as much as it looks, so ironically the upgrade for me would be more about the gamble on a free streamer board and the hope of Roon, rather than any alleged SQ benefit (which would be a bonus). Either way if it didn't work out I could sell it at a better price upgraded and with a streamer board (someone will want it whatever it does), and right now the upgrade program has devalued the 200 (anyone noticed dealers sell the 120 for almost the same - no coincidence since you can upgrade it to a 220pro for the same amount..)

Let's see - some more thinking required.

I know this might be a long shot but the upgrade from 200 to O d'A is so huge that if the same technology (and even better apparently) gets used in the 220 then I think you're in for a treat. I had tears in my eyes last night. I was THAT moved by how fantastic music sounds coming from the O d'A. I never had that with the 200.

So take the O d'A;
Take off the extra watts: not really needed for most speakers.
Take away the improvement of going dual mono.
Add the new and improved power supply.
And you might not be too far off.

Keep on thinking