03-Jun-2025, 11:53
There are Two ways to connect your Master & Companion.
1. Devialet's preferred way is RCA out (Master) & RCA in (Companion).
2. Another alternate way is RCA out (Master) & AES in (Companion).
I use the RCA > AES after evaluating that it's more open sounding, better dynamically & certainly a larger soundstage. I started with a custom build DH Labs Sonic Silver cable & then moved to Audioquest Diamond, thereafter to Audioquest Wild & finally to Audioquest WEL Signature (all of them RCA > AES). With each change of the digital cable, sonics improved up the ladder.
1. Devialet's preferred way is RCA out (Master) & RCA in (Companion).
2. Another alternate way is RCA out (Master) & AES in (Companion).
I use the RCA > AES after evaluating that it's more open sounding, better dynamically & certainly a larger soundstage. I started with a custom build DH Labs Sonic Silver cable & then moved to Audioquest Diamond, thereafter to Audioquest Wild & finally to Audioquest WEL Signature (all of them RCA > AES). With each change of the digital cable, sonics improved up the ladder.
Roon Nucleus w/ Hypsos PSU & AQ Tornado + Roon RAAT > AQ Diamond ETH > etherREGEN using SFP + Hypsos PSU | CEC TL-5 CD Transport + AQ Z3 + 3 x Orea Indigo > AQ Diamond AES/EBU
Wattson Emerson Digital w/ Farad Super-3 via AQ Wild AES > Devialet 440-Pro CI > AQ Wel Sig RCA-XLR | 6 x Orea Bronze, 2 x Synergistic Research Atmosphere PC |
B&W 802 D3 {Bi-wired} > AQ WEL Signature (Biwire) | REL G1-Mk2 pair | PS Audio PP 12 + AQ NRG-1000 | Puritan GroundMaster + RouteMaster | SAM DISABLED - DPM OFF - Northern Virginia - US
