I'd suggest that no product is "bad" as such and that is an incorrect description
The Devialet PRO series has major configuration and versatility benefits and is one of the top performers. However, as has been pointed out, the last iteration is 7 years old.
Whether a new type of digital to analogue converter circuit will improve the performance and be incorporated into the Devialet amplifier range is a matter for Devialet themselves to decide. This would be a costly exercise which would probably mean a complete redesign of the board and layout
Today, advances in electronics come faster and faster. Our Chinese friends have shown this by producing more and more technically advanced and beautifully designed audio kit that performs really well. Gone are the days where you could dismiss Chinese audio gear as reworked Western products. Today Chinese technical expertise is world class. And what is worse for audio manufacturers in the west is their ability to sell this product for affordable prices
One audio dealer I am well acquainted with here in Cape Town has moved over to supplying exclusively Chinese-made audio electronics. He will use speaker brands like B&W, Magneplanar and Sonus Faber (the latter made in China now)
His flagships are now Cayin, FiiO, Aune Audio. Having listened to the Cayin valve amplifier, the pedigree is well on the way to be considered mainstream
A difficult track to reproduce is Nite Mist Blues, by Monty Alexander. There are some piano solos that the Devialet tends to add what you might say is a small degree of distortion. The Cayin amp reproduces this without strain.
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The Devialet PRO series has major configuration and versatility benefits and is one of the top performers. However, as has been pointed out, the last iteration is 7 years old.
Whether a new type of digital to analogue converter circuit will improve the performance and be incorporated into the Devialet amplifier range is a matter for Devialet themselves to decide. This would be a costly exercise which would probably mean a complete redesign of the board and layout
Today, advances in electronics come faster and faster. Our Chinese friends have shown this by producing more and more technically advanced and beautifully designed audio kit that performs really well. Gone are the days where you could dismiss Chinese audio gear as reworked Western products. Today Chinese technical expertise is world class. And what is worse for audio manufacturers in the west is their ability to sell this product for affordable prices
One audio dealer I am well acquainted with here in Cape Town has moved over to supplying exclusively Chinese-made audio electronics. He will use speaker brands like B&W, Magneplanar and Sonus Faber (the latter made in China now)
His flagships are now Cayin, FiiO, Aune Audio. Having listened to the Cayin valve amplifier, the pedigree is well on the way to be considered mainstream
A difficult track to reproduce is Nite Mist Blues, by Monty Alexander. There are some piano solos that the Devialet tends to add what you might say is a small degree of distortion. The Cayin amp reproduces this without strain.
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Mercury Pi2 & Gentoo, Expert 440PRO CI. 4Tb SSD. ML Electromotion, REL sub. 2 x Dachshunds
