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Any weekend tweaks?
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(26-Jul-2015, 22:50)Manoet Wrote: Ok, I see. Everything on these container-wise should be, according to all prtinted materials 100% aluminum alloy. Top is CNC'd from a solid billet of aluminum while bottoms are cast aluminum. Of course aluminum is not magnetic, nor is chrome plating. However, and we're finding this a LOT with the Expert series, nickel is. And aluminum cannot be chromed except when plated first in copper then nickel and then colored chromium... a 3-layer minimum requirement for aluminum. The light magnetism found in the upper cabinet is from a heavy layer of nickel 'sandwiched' between a light coating of copper and colored chromium plating. Here again a healthy sonic improvement could've been achieved with an anodizing process using no plating and eliminated any/all internal magnetic interference from the enclosure. The likes of high-end anodized aluminum components which are legend compared to absolutely ZERO other chromium-plated aluminum enclosures anywhere in the world (far as I know) save for Devialet and for many, many SQ reasons. Someone at Devialet wanted chrome R-E-A-L-L-Y badly to overcome sound engineering advice with other gigantic, obvious and bona-fide reasons to not use it... regardless of costs which would've decreased dramatically with anodizing. Sad they've put a shiny aesthetic and/or the desire to be different in that respect out ahead of SQ. I'm convinced many here, myself included, would be flat-out gape-jawed in a side-by-side SQ comparison of an off-the-shelf chrome-plated and a bead-blasted/anodized unit. Just think... better sound and no fingerprints... all for less money. Where do I sign!?! Except we know they'd charge extra for less labor and better SQ. Nobody makes their hifi enclosures magnetic intentionally or on purpose... NO ONE! Well, ok, save for one. Saddens me to believe I own a $10k machine with potentially $15k - $20k of SQ that can't get out from under half a kg of magnetic clownsuit!

Thank you so much for explaining why my Devialet 400 sounds so rubbish with my existing system, we could all do with more insight like yours and I am absolutely certain that your design credentials are better than the Devialet expert designers.
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Any weekend tweaks? - by Manoet - 24-Jul-2015, 21:17
RE: Any weekend tweaks? - by completeluxury - 24-Jul-2015, 23:19
RE: Any weekend tweaks? - by completeluxury - 24-Jul-2015, 23:20
RE: Any weekend tweaks? - by brit - 24-Jul-2015, 23:53
RE: Any weekend tweaks? - by Damon - 25-Jul-2015, 00:41
RE: Any weekend tweaks? - by Pim - 25-Jul-2015, 00:58
RE: Any weekend tweaks? - by completeluxury - 25-Jul-2015, 01:22
RE: Any weekend tweaks? - by Damon - 25-Jul-2015, 02:47
RE: Any weekend tweaks? - by Manoet - 25-Jul-2015, 16:02
RE: Any weekend tweaks? - by Antoine - 25-Jul-2015, 16:39
RE: Any weekend tweaks? - by Manoet - 25-Jul-2015, 23:35
RE: Any weekend tweaks? - by Manoet - 26-Jul-2015, 00:13
RE: Any weekend tweaks? - by Pim - 26-Jul-2015, 00:23
RE: Any weekend tweaks? - by Manoet - 26-Jul-2015, 00:34
RE: Any weekend tweaks? - by Axel - 26-Jul-2015, 16:32
RE: Any weekend tweaks? - by brit - 26-Jul-2015, 17:14
RE: Any weekend tweaks? - by Axel - 26-Jul-2015, 20:30
RE: Any weekend tweaks? - by brit - 26-Jul-2015, 22:51
RE: Any weekend tweaks? - by Rufus McDufus - 26-Jul-2015, 18:05
RE: Any weekend tweaks? - by Manoet - 26-Jul-2015, 19:49
RE: Any weekend tweaks? - by Antoine - 26-Jul-2015, 20:59
RE: Any weekend tweaks? - by Rufus McDufus - 26-Jul-2015, 21:16
RE: Any weekend tweaks? - by Manoet - 26-Jul-2015, 22:50
RE: Any weekend tweaks? - by Pim - 28-Jul-2015, 04:34
RE: Any weekend tweaks? - by NickB - 26-Jul-2015, 23:04
RE: Any weekend tweaks? - by Rufus McDufus - 26-Jul-2015, 23:59
RE: Any weekend tweaks? - by ErikM - 27-Jul-2015, 01:03
RE: Any weekend tweaks? - by Manoet - 27-Jul-2015, 06:06
RE: Any weekend tweaks? - by Rufus McDufus - 27-Jul-2015, 09:02
RE: Any weekend tweaks? - by Mikeeo - 27-Jul-2015, 10:11
RE: Any weekend tweaks? - by NickB - 27-Jul-2015, 10:38
RE: Any weekend tweaks? - by Manoet - 27-Jul-2015, 13:29
RE: Any weekend tweaks? - by Davyboy - 28-Jul-2015, 02:29
RE: Any weekend tweaks? - by Manoet - 28-Jul-2015, 11:23
RE: Any weekend tweaks? - by Antoine - 28-Jul-2015, 11:41
RE: Any weekend tweaks? - by Manoet - 28-Jul-2015, 11:57
RE: Any weekend tweaks? - by kenreau - 28-Jul-2015, 17:17
RE: Any weekend tweaks? - by Manoet - 29-Jul-2015, 02:02
RE: Any weekend tweaks? - by Manoet - 29-Jul-2015, 02:06
RE: Any weekend tweaks? - by completeluxury - 29-Jul-2015, 07:37
RE: Any weekend tweaks? - by Manoet - 29-Jul-2015, 11:14

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