13-Dec-2020, 06:43
I recently upgraded the D400 to D440Pro.
It is a moderate step forward in sound quality- this is not damning with faint praise- moderate improvement on something that was already really good is hard to achieve.
It is louder, clearer, more effortless, easy easy easy to follow one instrument or harmonic line. I think it is very unlikely that I could have upgraded to another amp / DAC for the price of the upgrade and had the same degree of improvement.
Your upgrade will represent a greater fraction of the purchase price but you might benefit from doing the maths: how much is the changeover to a "better" amp / DAC (price - trade-in) vs how much you will pay to upgrade the Dev.
Good luck
It is a moderate step forward in sound quality- this is not damning with faint praise- moderate improvement on something that was already really good is hard to achieve.
It is louder, clearer, more effortless, easy easy easy to follow one instrument or harmonic line. I think it is very unlikely that I could have upgraded to another amp / DAC for the price of the upgrade and had the same degree of improvement.
Your upgrade will represent a greater fraction of the purchase price but you might benefit from doing the maths: how much is the changeover to a "better" amp / DAC (price - trade-in) vs how much you will pay to upgrade the Dev.
Good luck
Kind regards,
David.
Currently: MacMini with Tidal, Qobuz Roon via RAAT / Cat7 Ethernet cable / Devialet 1000 Expert Pro CI (the BIG dogs!)/ Analysis Plus Oval 9 cable / Hyperion Audio 968 / Cheap cable to homemade, 12 inch powered subwoofers.
David.
Currently: MacMini with Tidal, Qobuz Roon via RAAT / Cat7 Ethernet cable / Devialet 1000 Expert Pro CI (the BIG dogs!)/ Analysis Plus Oval 9 cable / Hyperion Audio 968 / Cheap cable to homemade, 12 inch powered subwoofers.
