Stereonet Devialet Article

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Where (mainly Chinese) companies producing advanced audio components are advancing daily in introducing worthwhile new technology, Devialet appears to have stood still

One example is the poor handling of DSD material.  Even an inexpensive DAC like FiiO can handle any resolution DSD recordings.  With Devialet this has to be converted to PCM

Of course that might be the limitations of the chipset and design of the Expert which has gone as far as it can go without a major redesign

I tried DSD in 2016 (bought a DSD DAC) and decided it was of no benefit. A few months later I bought Devialet 250 Pro precisely because it doesn’t go down the DSD hole, although it can convert my 5 DSD file purchases.

I have no plans to change the unit I bought. I haven’t seen anything from China of the least interest. What were you thinking of?