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RE: Will Devialet ever release new Expert features? - Seanster - 24-Jun-2017 I personally find it quite incredible that people here start whining about the 'lack of new feature releases'. I do not know of any other major top end manufacturer that releases at the level of Devialet. The new 'Pros' only just came out. My brother has a Classe CA-2300 amp and a cp-800 pre. You will struggle to get better kit than this. You know when they were released? 2010. You know when they're being updated? Now. For about €17,000 you can own the new ones, when they are launched this year (waiting since October 2016 when they were first announced). Boggles my mind the complaining that goes on in here..... RE: Will Devialet ever release new Expert features? - Damon - 24-Jun-2017 I'm pleased to see that there are many members who are happy with their amps and the release of new features. And I'm one of them. Since I started following this forum in Sept 2014 Devialet has updated their firmware many times; some minor and some major, especially in the phono capacity. They have created SAM lab and toured it around the world. They have made an incredible leap in amp performance from the Expert to the Pro series, and they managed to create the Phantom. And the number of speakers with SAM profiles continues to grow. Many here seem to expect different features to be added, as if the fact that the Devialet is updatable should make it an automatic candidate for every feature that every other company is working on. Its as if the point of owning an expensive hi fi system is to continually play with the equipment, which frankly, a one-box product is not really ideal for. We will get the streamer board at some point and then a whole new round of gear-fiddling can begin. I am not exasperated the information release from Devialet or the actual release date. Whatever the streamer board is actually going to do, I hope they take their time, get it right, and make it great.... which is what they did with the Pro upgrade. RE: Will Devialet ever release new Expert features? - Confused - 24-Jun-2017 Seeing @Seanster's post made me wonder..... I had a read back through this thread and to me I actually saw very little whining or complaining. The posts are mainly speculation, debate about the benefits of Room correction, and, yes, a little complaining about Devialet's communication. For me, I could not be happier with the amp and it's current feature set suit me just fine. That said (and here comes a genuine whine), you cannot get away from the disconnect between Devialet's advertising blurb and the reality. The words "free, regular updates" are Devialet's own words, not the words of Devialet forum posters. I will resist the temptation to complain about people who go onto Devialet forums just to whine and complain about people whining and complaining about Devialet, where would that end! How Devialet describe the EVO platform: "The EVO® platform, the electronic architecture of Expert Pro systems, is fully driven by upgradeable software. As such, your Expert Pro undergoes constant improvement via free, regular updates, for ever improved features and performance." As for whining about communication, these words are Quentin Sannié's: "I will make sure our teams get better at understanding your needs and communicating on a regular basis with you. Bringing you audiophile happiness is the reason we are all going to work with a big smile on our face every morning." For me, the Devialet amp itself makes me very happy, the above hypocrisy is unnecessary, and does annoy me for this very reason, it will not ruin my day though. Now back to some tunes...... Oh, and I wonder what full range SAM might be like?? RE: Will Devialet ever release new Expert features? - Finn - 24-Jun-2017 AS i Said before enjoy your devialet it play AS a Dream ,enjoy the summer someday come ney streamerboard , here In 2017 that is What we have been told , so relacks and be happy instead of complaning all the time. RE: Will Devialet ever release new Expert features? - Hifi_swlon - 24-Jun-2017 I think a few contributors completely missed the point of the discussion. It's not about whether other brands update less frequently than Devialet, or about updates to Devialet's product line, it's purely about the EVO platform, and Devialet's advertised claim (as quoted very nicely by Confused above), and whether its turned out to be the reality or not. Why anyone thinks discussing something equals a lack of enjoyment of music I find pretty baffling. And if you don't care for updates, that's fine too - but it doesn't make the discussion any less valid. RE: Will Devialet ever release new Expert features? - streamy - 24-Jun-2017 In our tech world updatable product often means not yet complete and buggy. RE: Will Devialet ever release new Expert features? - BoyScout - 26-Jun-2017 (24-Jun-2017, 16:54)Damon Wrote: We will get the streamer board at some point and then a whole new round of gear-fiddling can begin. I am not exasperated the information release from Devialet or the actual release date. Whatever the streamer board is actually going to do, I hope they take their time, get it right, and make it great.... which is what they did with the Pro upgrade. +1. RE: Will Devialet ever release new Expert features? - agentsmith - 27-Jun-2017 (26-Jun-2017, 16:06)BoyScout Wrote:(24-Jun-2017, 16:54)Damon Wrote: We will get the streamer board at some point and then a whole new round of gear-fiddling can begin. I am not exasperated the information release from Devialet or the actual release date. Whatever the streamer board is actually going to do, I hope they take their time, get it right, and make it great.... which is what they did with the Pro upgrade. The question is, *What Streamer Board?* did we pay for? what does it do? What features and supports? What software players/platforms? Most of us paid for the new Evo platform partially if not mostly for that card, in anticipation of features like full Roon support or functionality improvements over Devialet Air. The streamer board is not a clandestine project, it is something that people have already paid to deliver. All we are asking for is some info of what it supports. Personally if it does not support Roon or fails to carry DSD files, I will just move on and buy a dCS Network Player. I am even fine if I paid for something not useful, but no info from Devialet is frustrating. RE: Will Devialet ever release new Expert features? - Floyd67 - 27-Jun-2017 (22-Jun-2017, 13:17)Confused Wrote: Some good posts on this thread so far, I agree with much (but not all!) that has been said. I have reached the point now where I have moved Devialet the company to a special place in my mind. I thoroughly enjoy my amp for what it is and how it performs now, and any thoughts as to what might happen in the future I use for general amusement, in no way do I worry about it too much. As always big money is the IP i.e. Intel inside...or in Devialet's case ADH(D) or (Attention Devialet Under) Hyperactive Disorder). RE: Will Devialet ever release new Expert features? - BoyScout - 27-Jun-2017 Maybe we´re all pushing the wrong way. Maybe we must make some pression on our local dealers. They sold the gear, collect the money, they´re responsible. That´s what i´m doing here... |