19-Nov-2019, 18:15
Just wanted to post my initial impressions on DOS 2 after upgrading my setup consisting of 2x 2017 Phantom Golds (traded in my original Phantoms in the "Gold my Phantom" campaign almost exactly 2 years ago). Didn't bother upgrading my Dialog as it is no longer required for my config and quite frankly I was always concerned about the fire risk. Just by way of background I should say the speakers are run as a stereo pair in our dining room/family room and not really used for critical listening. My use cases are:
1. As a Spotify endpoint for the kids
2. As a Roon endpoint for background music and internet radio
So all sources are streamed and I don't require any physical inputs.
I have to say, so far I'm pretty pleased:
+ Upgrade process was simple and completely problem-free.
+ The new app is really slick. Nice UI and (so far) glitch free.
+ Streaming from my iPhone via Airplay and BlueTooth are working flawlessly
+ Pairing the upgraded Phantoms was painless and I have suffered no balance problems or "cathedral effects"
+ Managed to pair my Devialet "hand cream" remote on the first attempt (never succeeded with DOS 1)
+ The sound, especially on hi res material, is fantastic. I can't swear if it is better than the same setup with DOS 1 as I don't really use this system for critical listening
+ No more Spark!
+ No more Dialog!!
- Still getting spontaneous cut-offs on UPnP. I am using Roon so have to use SonoreUPnP Bridge on my sonicTransporter to protocol convert from SqueezeLite to UPnP. The bridge finds the Phantoms with no problem at all, but playback cuts off after a certain amount of time (track-dependent) which "feels" like a buffer is slowly filling up and then overflowing. So this could always be a SonoreUPnP Bridge problem. If I have time I will try different UPnP servers/controllers to see if I can reproduce.
- No Roon RAAT yet, but we never expected that in the first release.
All-in-all I would say that the DOS 2 experience is a night-and-day improvement on any previous Devialet software effort. If they are able to add functionality without compromising quality this will be a real winner. At last it feels like the potential of this fantastic hardware is on the verge of being realised. Thank you Devialet and please keep up the good work!
I understand that many others haven't had a smooth a journey and they have my fullest sympathy. As always, ymmv.
1. As a Spotify endpoint for the kids
2. As a Roon endpoint for background music and internet radio
So all sources are streamed and I don't require any physical inputs.
I have to say, so far I'm pretty pleased:
+ Upgrade process was simple and completely problem-free.
+ The new app is really slick. Nice UI and (so far) glitch free.
+ Streaming from my iPhone via Airplay and BlueTooth are working flawlessly
+ Pairing the upgraded Phantoms was painless and I have suffered no balance problems or "cathedral effects"
+ Managed to pair my Devialet "hand cream" remote on the first attempt (never succeeded with DOS 1)
+ The sound, especially on hi res material, is fantastic. I can't swear if it is better than the same setup with DOS 1 as I don't really use this system for critical listening
+ No more Spark!
+ No more Dialog!!
- Still getting spontaneous cut-offs on UPnP. I am using Roon so have to use SonoreUPnP Bridge on my sonicTransporter to protocol convert from SqueezeLite to UPnP. The bridge finds the Phantoms with no problem at all, but playback cuts off after a certain amount of time (track-dependent) which "feels" like a buffer is slowly filling up and then overflowing. So this could always be a SonoreUPnP Bridge problem. If I have time I will try different UPnP servers/controllers to see if I can reproduce.
- No Roon RAAT yet, but we never expected that in the first release.
All-in-all I would say that the DOS 2 experience is a night-and-day improvement on any previous Devialet software effort. If they are able to add functionality without compromising quality this will be a real winner. At last it feels like the potential of this fantastic hardware is on the verge of being realised. Thank you Devialet and please keep up the good work!
I understand that many others haven't had a smooth a journey and they have my fullest sympathy. As always, ymmv.
