26-Jul-2019, 12:33
My hunch is that your weakest link is your small room so adding power may not result in what you're looking for. Better speakers might, but you would definitely want to give them a listen first in your room. Room treatment would definitely help but I would seek out a professional to help. Someone that can measure the sonics of your room. Same with digital room correction I would think.
WIth that said, I also went down the path of upgrading from a D220 to D440. I was very pleased with the result... Tonally, it's still the glorious Devialet sound, but bass tightened up, there was better top end extension, sound stage grew. Most of all, everything felt more relaxed and musical.
For the kind of money you're looking at, have you considered a great pair of headphones and headphone amp/DAC?
WIth that said, I also went down the path of upgrading from a D220 to D440. I was very pleased with the result... Tonally, it's still the glorious Devialet sound, but bass tightened up, there was better top end extension, sound stage grew. Most of all, everything felt more relaxed and musical.
For the kind of money you're looking at, have you considered a great pair of headphones and headphone amp/DAC?
Devialet 440 Pro (two 220s)- Oracle CD transport - Kuzma Stabi S/Stogi S turntable - Von Schweikert VR-35 speakers - JPS SC3 SCs - PI Audio power conditioning -
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