One year after 13.2.0

[zdenes]

I've been a Devialet owner for 11 years. Many months before the online configurator was available. The wifi board was installed a year after my purchase. From the beginning, Devialet has not kept deadlines, has not been able to fix wifi streaming (11 years!) and has been mostly avoiding answering questions, even face to face. In 2018, there was a small meeting/demo with several engineers during the Munich high-end show, including Mathieu (who I have heard rumour left the company) and even then they were beating around the bush when we asked simple questions. I have the Expert D800 now and still reluctant to spend money on the upgrade as I'm not sure about the future value of the Devialet. I use an external source anyway. I do love the sound and functionality of the Devialet and still can't think of a good alternative but lately I've been concerned about the company's willingness to improve things and possibly even to keep the online configurator running. If that is gone, the Devialet is worth a fraction of its cost. Maybe I'm too pessimistic but I don't seem to be alone. If they had really wanted some development, there would be several opportunities, such as DSD up to 512 (possibly with a true DSD dac), etc. I hope I'm wrong.