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Read my "comparison " here.. Its not even close to my D premier...I tried it for a few days and then sold it on.
Brilliant package for the money (was $700 here) tho..
http://www.avforums.co.za/index.php/topic,46429.0.html
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(06-Aug-2015, 08:11)Rodney Gold Wrote: Read my "comparison " here.. Its not even close to my D premier...I tried it for a few days and then sold it on.
Brilliant package for the money (was $700 here) tho..
http://www.avforums.co.za/index.php/topic,46429.0.html
Did you sell it on before you had a chance to try it on your mate's G2/G3's?
It would be great to compare it with a 120
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No, I didn't. It was so far apart from my d premier that there was no point trying it vs a 120 (which has more or less the same sound as the d prem)
If it were close to the devialet in SQ , I might have
I didnt want to pick the ida 8 apart in that forum but it had much worse bass control , a flat single dimension presentation and a shrillness in the high's .. , I'm not sure what part of the IDA 8 was responsible, the dac/pre or the amp .. but I wasnt gonna waste time trying to find out
great for a 2nd or lesser system but the Dpremier which I bought for round $7000 (2nd hand) is worth the almost 10x the price of the ida 8 for its SQ alone...
Its not a giant killer
Roon/tidal > Squeezebox touch > Trinnov St2 or DIRAC (minidsp ddrc-22d) > Dual mono D premiers > Vivid Audio Giya G1 Spirits ...fully treated dedicated 6x8m room