If you don't mind me saying, it seems as though you were expecting/wanting the Devialet to sound worse than the Luxman and your bias was duly confirmed
That said, I would be as disgruntled as you are if the CI upgrade had had that effect on my system.
That said, I would be as disgruntled as you are if the CI upgrade had had that effect on my system.
Roon (Mac Mini), Wilson Benesch Full Circle, Expert 1000 Pro CI, Kaiser Chiara
Warwickshire, UK