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[Hifi_swlon]

So how'd you get from a 200 to a 250 Pro?  Sell/buy or trade?    I didn't think Devialet was selling new 250 Pros individually.

But congrats!   Next step, 1000 Pro?

Haha, I put a hint (well, a little bit more than a hint) in the original post but I'd forgive you for falling asleep before you got to that bit... I'm sure I'll come back with more details after I've allowed a bit of recovery time.

The not selling the 250 any more (if true - Devialet said it to me directly, but.... you know....) is a bit crazy. OK I know they've got themselves into a predicament with the pricing - its hard to justify selling one box at twelve grand when you can have two boxes that apparently sound better and have more power, for the same money. Announcing that the electronics are identical, and only the case differs, doesn't really help their sell either does it - I mean that's a hell of a lot to charge for a nice case and heatsink.

I guess Devialet must think their target market can afford 20 grand for the premium system (and I'm sure it's small change to some - plenty of takers on this site), but I'm sure there must be at least a few people that would like a 250 knowing that someday they might add to it to make a 1000 when they can afford it. Or people like me that just only want one box (am I the only one!?). Anyway, I wouldn't have bought one outright as that would also have been out of my league, but this way I've saved (thanks Devialet) and also spread the payments out a little bit by getting a 200 first.

No 1000 Pro for me though. That said, despite the fact that I don't want two boxes (the nervosa over the cable connecting them alone would kill me), don't have space for them, and couldn't afford it even if I did, I did think yesterday 'I wonder how the facts would sound with a 1000 Pro'! I would surely love to hear it, and am now feeling at least a bit jealous of those that have one. But I wouldn't go there, more important priorities have taken over, and this was a real squeeze to do and hard to justify as it was.

I'll be honest, I didn't actually think I'd be keeping it!