Oxford Audio Consultants - Astra launch event - 21 November

[Confused]

One point I have just remembered regarding the new Astra remote. The question was asked; "is it compatible with the Expert" - the answer "No, but it does work with the Phantom".

So it would make a very nice remote indeed for those running Phantoms, if Devialet decide to offer the Astra remote as a separate item. (I note Ian's earlier comment that it is not offered as a separate accessory, but this might change in the future I guess? I recall that the Expert remote was offered separately)

This makes sense. The Expert remote uses Zigbee wireless networking. The Astra and Phantom remotes use Bluetooth.

The OS and software architecture of the Astra is probably closer to the Phantoms than the Expert.

I was thinking about this after the OAC event, wondering if the plan is for the Astra and Phantom to run the same software, or at least the same as far as is possible. This makes sense to me as the functionality for streaming music is the same, irrespective of if a Phantom or Astra is at the end of the chain.