03-Apr-2025, 01:43
OK, so I'm a year behind on this thread. That said, I haven't been here much since I sold my 220 over a year ago. NB not because I was unhappy with it, but I changed the whole system to be much less expensive as we are travelling a lot, and doing house exchanges; having $25,000.00 in possibly fragile gear just didn't make sense. I miss the 220, just as I miss my Dali Epicon 2's and the Lawrence Audio Violin SE's before the Dalis.
All that said, and back on topic, I'm actually considering an Expert 120 again. I personally find the Devialet sound to be superb, and even if old the music that it made 10 years ago, when I discovered it, would still be there. So for me, the Expert line is not valueless. Old Naim equipment is much cheaper than it used to be, as is NAD and a bunch of other brands. I'd say that used Devialet gear is probably an excellent buy.
Greetings to all my old friends, and foes, that I've never actually met!
All that said, and back on topic, I'm actually considering an Expert 120 again. I personally find the Devialet sound to be superb, and even if old the music that it made 10 years ago, when I discovered it, would still be there. So for me, the Expert line is not valueless. Old Naim equipment is much cheaper than it used to be, as is NAD and a bunch of other brands. I'd say that used Devialet gear is probably an excellent buy.
Greetings to all my old friends, and foes, that I've never actually met!
Damon
Powernode, NAD M32, Cambridge CD transport, Analysis Plus, Nordost, iFi Nova, CSS Criton 1TDX, Alta Audio Celesta FRM-2M, KEF C62
Vancouver, Canada
05 July 2025