Devialet and Tube Phono Stages?

[Axel]

did you find it was a substantial sound improvement outside of resolving the hiss issue?

That is a great question. Without doubt, if you disregard the hiss, the Devialet phonostage is extremely dynamic and listenable. It doesn’t have the fine detail the Longdog reveals, but the dynamics and sound energy are certainly beguiling. I have no doubt that if I had not suffered the hiss issue, I would have happily settled with the Devialet. Of course the hiss issue has done me a service because I have now sorted out a better stage in consequence. I should also add that the recent acquisition of a Hana ML cartridge has had a significant influence with preference going to the Longdog.

I have been testing a Musical Fidelity NU Vista Pro Vinyl, having a few issues and I believe it’s the Devialet causing the problem, it’s causing a helicopter type sound in the speakers, the unit has been tested on other equipment with no issues whatsoever.

I’ve kind of given up on Devialet support as they never want to resolve or fix any issues, only pass the buck and say it’s something they’re looking into.

For example the software has not been updated since 2017 and now it’s not comparable with the latest Mac OSX, what does they tell you about Devialet providing good after sales support....

You need to turn Auto Wifi Standby to ON. It is OFF by default and is known to cause interference.