26-Oct-2014, 10:42
(This post was last modified: 26-Oct-2014, 11:15 by Charlemagne.)
(25-Oct-2014, 15:36)IGuardianI Wrote: I'm expecting my Devialet D-Premier anytime now from Paris, where it was upgraded to a D250. This comes with a lot of new options for me to try out.
I thougth that the upgrade period was ended in the mid of July? Is this an exception on the rule? Keep us posted on the differences you do hear after the upgrade from D-1 to D-250. And do'nt forget to adjust your signature.
(25-Oct-2014, 15:36)IGuardianI Wrote: Reading all about it from you all across this forum makes me a little confused what road I should walk on. For starters, what I see as the best music experience: controlling playback of music with iPad/iPhone, great library with cover art, ease of use, simple configuration. All this with the best sound quality without sacrificing any of the options mentioned before.
I do play from a fanless HTPC with Windows 8.1 and a SSD and JRiver, using the Air-streamer via ethernet and JRemote on an iPad. I've never had any hiccups or white noise issues at all. When my D-250 still was a D-1 I did experience a lot of them, when playing from a laptop PC via Air WiFi.
At home I did some testing between Air ethernet and USB. I do prefer Air over USB. With Air I do use the option of wasapi (bitperfect). With USB you just can't choose wasapi. Air is slightly better. When streaming video with xbmc or Netflix I do prefer USB having less latency issues. Air is always buffering, with audio that's no issue. When playing video's it can be annoying.
If you do want to use Air don't upgrade your Macs to Yosemite OS.
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