28-Nov-2014, 10:46
(This post was last modified: 28-Nov-2014, 10:47 by GuillaumeB.)
(27-Nov-2014, 21:33)mikehughescq Wrote: I read that the analogue inputs are hugely inferior to the digital. I appreciate a DeVialet is a digital domain product but I need to have useable analogue until such time as I am forced to make a decision on a new source.
I'm really not so sure about that! When I first got my Devialet I ran a Linn KDS through it and it sounded utterly superb. In fact the Devialet initially replaced my Linn Klimax Kontrol and two Linn Klimax Solo mono blocks, so pure amplification duties. The Devialet was so transparent that every nuance of the KDS sound was faithfully transferred.
I've also heard of people using high-end DACs with the Devialet for e.g. top models from totaldac and MSB and again the results are fantastic.
Not only that but the phono stage in the Devialet is reputed to be among the best out there, presumably this is also making use of Devialet's ADC technology.
Guillaume
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