25-May-2019, 17:27
Hello, I'm new to this forum.
I just obtained a D-Premier to drive a pair of T+A Criterion TB160 speakers. The D-Premier is a great match for these large floor standing speakers. This one happens to be ceramic white, which looks pretty cool.
The dealer I bought this from told me that it had recently come back from the factory refurbished with all the updates possible short of making the unit a Expert Pro 250. The unit has 4 1/2 years left on the warranty, which made it pretty easy to buy it.
What I'm trying to work out is what does an update to the latest for a D-Premier mean? Is it just the 10.1.0 firmware, or does other hardware get changed? Any insight would be most welcome. How much difference is there in the ADH between the D-Premier and the Expert?
I also have a Expert 400 with a pair of Dynaudio Focus 360 speakers as a dedicated listening setup, which is a outstanding setup. What I find surprising is the D-Premier with the T+A speakers seems to sound every bit as good as the 400's. The speakers are not supported by SAM, so the SAM function was not a major consideration in this purchase. What was a consideration was the fact that the D-Premier has a HDMI input, which allows me to play SACD's as PCM at 88.2 KHz. Makes me wonder why Devialet doesn't include the input for the Experts.
I just obtained a D-Premier to drive a pair of T+A Criterion TB160 speakers. The D-Premier is a great match for these large floor standing speakers. This one happens to be ceramic white, which looks pretty cool.
The dealer I bought this from told me that it had recently come back from the factory refurbished with all the updates possible short of making the unit a Expert Pro 250. The unit has 4 1/2 years left on the warranty, which made it pretty easy to buy it.
What I'm trying to work out is what does an update to the latest for a D-Premier mean? Is it just the 10.1.0 firmware, or does other hardware get changed? Any insight would be most welcome. How much difference is there in the ADH between the D-Premier and the Expert?
I also have a Expert 400 with a pair of Dynaudio Focus 360 speakers as a dedicated listening setup, which is a outstanding setup. What I find surprising is the D-Premier with the T+A speakers seems to sound every bit as good as the 400's. The speakers are not supported by SAM, so the SAM function was not a major consideration in this purchase. What was a consideration was the fact that the D-Premier has a HDMI input, which allows me to play SACD's as PCM at 88.2 KHz. Makes me wonder why Devialet doesn't include the input for the Experts.
1, ATC SCM 40 V2 speakers, SVS PC4000 subwoofer, Devialet Expert Pro 1000, , Ultrasone Edition 15, Ultrasone Edition 15 Veritas, ,Chord Hugo TT, Magnetar UBR-800, GeerFab DBoB, OTL Headphone amp
2. Dynaudio Focus 360 , Devialet Expert Pro 220, Reavon UBR X-110, GeerFab DBoB
2. Dynaudio Focus 360 , Devialet Expert Pro 220, Reavon UBR X-110, GeerFab DBoB
