In terms of sound quality, the D-Premier is very nearly the same as the D250 Expert. This puts it ahead of the 120/200 "Expert" models. It is not that simple though, the D-Premier does not have the Expert's EVO platform, so later firmware versions that run features like SAM and RAM, will not work with the D-Premier. The later "Pro" models have the new "core intelligence" streaming board, and the Pro's are a level up for sound quality over the Experts, in particular with respect to detail retrieval and resolution. So your decision might rest on if you desire SAM or not, over the D-Premier's slightly better sound quality. Plus, the D-Premier will petty much run any speaker, the 200 might struggle with one or two of the more demanding speaker loads. It might help if you give us some indication what speakers you have, or what speakers you might plan to run in the future.
For a simple answer, if it was me I would take a D-Premier over a D200, but a 220Pro over both.
That said, a D-Premier is a very nice bit of kit for $3000!
Good luck deciding!
For a simple answer, if it was me I would take a D-Premier over a D200, but a 220Pro over both.
That said, a D-Premier is a very nice bit of kit for $3000!
Good luck deciding!
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