21-Sep-2015, 11:06
I was faced with the same quandry.. to UG my D prem is $5000, an extra D prem to make a 500 system is the same.
Considering my speakers aren't sammed and sam wont possibly benefit them , and the usb interface is irelevant to me.. I chose not to uG
I have a pal that had 2 D prems running giya G1 speakers (same as mine) and he UGed both to an 800 system,... he recons it wasnt worth the $10 000.
As to firmware..I seem to have everything that later firmware provides other than SAM stuff...
Considering my speakers aren't sammed and sam wont possibly benefit them , and the usb interface is irelevant to me.. I chose not to uG
I have a pal that had 2 D prems running giya G1 speakers (same as mine) and he UGed both to an 800 system,... he recons it wasnt worth the $10 000.
As to firmware..I seem to have everything that later firmware provides other than SAM stuff...
Roon/tidal > Squeezebox touch > Trinnov St2 or DIRAC (minidsp ddrc-22d) > Dual mono D premiers > Vivid Audio Giya G1 Spirits ...fully treated dedicated 6x8m room
