27-Nov-2014, 04:10
(26-Nov-2014, 18:43)mikehughescq Wrote: Interesting? Thanks. Did you listen with the power up first of all before lowering it or did you just lower it immediately without listening? If the former then what differences did you note? Given the reviews of the 120 et al I would expect it to significantly out perform an XS. There are people claiming it can outperform amps much higher up the Naim chain.
I did the standard setup first. then I find soul is either shouting or whispering. Then I played with the configurator and found i could dial down the output power. i pressed the power output to 60W (cause I think naim xs is ~60W), it worked. didn't complain and started listening. i don't think it is a fair comparison for devialet with naim. Naim is a completely different animal - its about the warmth, the musicality, the ability to drive emotions. Devialet is pleasant, neutral, and engaging.
