(07-Jun-2025, 09:09)tategoi Wrote: Thank you for the review. A newer DAC would definitely improve the sound quality. The weakest link in our Expert Pro is the DAC IMHO.
Since young my mom always told me to keep quiet if there’s nothing good to say. That might explain why we are not seeing many reviews on Astra
The Devialet "Magic Wire" DAC in the Expert series is built around the PCM179x chips, but is more than the chip with Devialet's own architecture. The Astra uses the same "Magic Wire" DAC design. The PCM179x are still the highest performance 24-bit stereo DAC chips from TI, so it's likely that the Astra is also using the same chip.
https://www.devialet.com/en-us/amplifier...ity-sound/
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