(14-May-2015, 16:38)Rufus McDufus Wrote: [ -> ]It's all working great for me now. Sounding good too.
Folks
after installing 8.0 and the new configurator this morning without any problems, I had time today to test extensively - and I can only say "
Congrats Devialet" for another great job done!!
It is just amazing how this company can always continue to delight its "overcritical" customers, finding new areas to impove and keeping us busy trying - testing - comparing - (that's what Hifi-enthusiasm is about - isn't it? Here now some details:
Biggest improvement for me is certainly DSD. I immediately downloaded the latest
Stockfish Sampler (Vol 5) from Highresaudio in DSD64 and put it in JRiver20 - adjusting the output to DoP and connected my PC via USB to my DEV 200 - and the dream started - I never heard music better on my system - everything I ever dreamt of was there - natural warm voices, clear instruments, absolutely controlled bass and a soundstage to die for. I will now certainly look for more DSD Downloads.
Second best improvement is RAM. Previously I was about to sell or upgrade my turntable and/or cartridge (Project Xperience / Ortofon Brone 2M) because the sound did not really satisfy me (too much of a differnce vs FLAC/HighRes. Now after installing RAM and being lucky, that my system was pre-configured - I made up my mind completely - big sound improvement in phono. In many cases better than CD's on my Linn Ikemi. I did not try out the various new EQ curves yet, but will certainly do soon - maybe there is even more to get.
Overall the SQ is at least as good as 7.1.3 - and I even feel the bass has improved.
My Speakers are not SAMed (ML Ethos) - so I cannot comment on the new SAM V2 quality, but I am very happy even without it.
Also ICM I cannot comment, as I am not using it (yet) .
Last not least DPM: this has certainly changed since 7.1.3, where you could see that the temperatures went down overall (around 40° in my setup) - now this is depending on the music and formats played. With normal Flacs the overall temp (Amp A, B, Power) was around 45°, but now going up to 65° (Amp A) with DSD - but then going down again if you change to FLAC - strange...
Excited to read about your experiences.
Cheers
Henry