31-Aug-2025, 08:11
I see that the Hi-fi News review review of the Astra is now available on-line:
https://www.hifinews.com/content/deviale...-amplifier
As is the lab report:
https://www.hifinews.com/content/deviale...lab-report
This provides an interesting comparison, as hi-fi News also lab tested the Original D'atelier. OK, I guess that a single Astra is equivalent in the range to the old D250 / D250 Pro, so a comparison with the dual mono Original D'Atlelier (almost a 1000 Pro) is not like for like, but these are at least similar tests, performed by the same person.
https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1650/25531...9c1e_o.jpg
Taking a purely objective view on the above, it is interesting to note that by some criteria the single Astra does offer better measurements than the original D'Atelier. Obviously the latter is way ahead on power, but it is a dual mono item.
Hi-fi News never tested a D240/D250, so we do not have exactly equivalent measurements for power.
We do have measurements from a Polish magazine:
https://audio.com.pl/testy/stereo/wzmacn...vialet-240
Per the link above, we have 162w at 8 ohm, 324w at 4 ohm for a D240, pretty much identical to the numbers for the Astra (162w/321w) Note that his is for a "Pre-Pro" Devialet 240 Expert.
Taking all of the above, it looks like the Astra is pretty much equivalent to the old Expert in terms of raw power, with the Astra showing some improved numbers for signal to noise ratio, distortion, jitter etc.
Make of it what you will .....
https://www.hifinews.com/content/deviale...-amplifier
As is the lab report:
https://www.hifinews.com/content/deviale...lab-report
This provides an interesting comparison, as hi-fi News also lab tested the Original D'atelier. OK, I guess that a single Astra is equivalent in the range to the old D250 / D250 Pro, so a comparison with the dual mono Original D'Atlelier (almost a 1000 Pro) is not like for like, but these are at least similar tests, performed by the same person.
https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1650/25531...9c1e_o.jpg
Taking a purely objective view on the above, it is interesting to note that by some criteria the single Astra does offer better measurements than the original D'Atelier. Obviously the latter is way ahead on power, but it is a dual mono item.
Hi-fi News never tested a D240/D250, so we do not have exactly equivalent measurements for power.
We do have measurements from a Polish magazine:
https://audio.com.pl/testy/stereo/wzmacn...vialet-240
Per the link above, we have 162w at 8 ohm, 324w at 4 ohm for a D240, pretty much identical to the numbers for the Astra (162w/321w) Note that his is for a "Pre-Pro" Devialet 240 Expert.
Taking all of the above, it looks like the Astra is pretty much equivalent to the old Expert in terms of raw power, with the Astra showing some improved numbers for signal to noise ratio, distortion, jitter etc.
Make of it what you will .....
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