12-Feb-2019, 23:50
(12-Feb-2019, 23:27)streamy Wrote: Dear Phantom lovers and owners,
Now it is on us to request RAAT for Phantoms. RAAT is the Roon audio protocol that would allow to use a direct streaming from Roon to the Phantoms without need of using Spark. Spark is not that bad. Currently, it is more responsive and faster in handling Qobuz and my local library as server software to stream music to my Phantoms. However, compared to Roon the user experience sucks. I believe that also Devialet came to this conclusion and implemented RAAT to their Expert amps. So, next step is to implement RAAT to the Dialog, which acts same as the CI-board of the expert amps as a stereo streaming receiver of RAAT. Second step then is to implement RAAT to both the Phantom Premiers and Reactors as 1 channel receivers that can be synched in Roon to any system, i.e. 2.0, 2.1, 5.1, 7.1 or more exotic 2.3 for better room control or other configurations. Of course also multi room etc. Let’s pleg for it!
Hi there, a while back when I sent a letter to devialet from a lot of people on this group about finishing their phantom software implementation their "Director of Customer eXperience and Quality" - Olivier Pacteau contacted me. We had a couple of discussions which I have posted the results of somewhere else in this forum. During the discussions, he said that they had put RAAT on to the expert range but their position at that time on the phantoms was that RAAT was not right for that product line. I'm not sure why. But.... subsequently when I was in contact with an actual developer who was helping fix an ipad IOS12 compatibility issue he noted to me that development for improved Phantom software and connectivity options was a priority because all the Dev's have phantoms personally :-). So who knows. I would reach out to Olivier directly and see what their position is on it. I would like RAAT, because although spark is OK, occasionally my dialog loses the ability to stream from tidal and I have to erase and reset the config of the dialog - a bit annoying. Roon's interface is much better.
Kit: 2 x Devialet Phantom Gold’s plus 3 year Phantom care packs, White tree stands, Dialog, Phantom Remote. Use jRiver, Spark, Roon with a HiFiBerry RAAT using a fibre output.
