My recollection is that in the early days (D-Premier) the master S/PDIF connection to the companion AES/EBU was the only way to operate dual mono. We then got to the stage where Devialet said that that connection was the preferred one; although perversely the default link on the configurator is S/PDIF to S/PDIF.
However, if one's configuration is of the former connection type, and is inevitably defined through the configurator, then this presumably includes the necessary transformer, as has already been documented by Thierry, so surely using the Audioprana and including a further balun (if that is a material thing) is either a waste of €260 or, even worse, a mistake.
Audioprana do not claim that this is a Devialet-compliant cable, merely "Câble de symétrisation sortie source rca/spdif 75 Ohms vers entrée AES/EBU 110 Ohms". Of course, one can try it, and there is a statutory right to return items within 7 days, which Audioprana perversely extends to 8 days but, in the context of something like this, that is a short period.
As this type of component connection is unique in the industry (as far as I know), I cannot imagine that Devialet got it wrong, and if they initially did it has surely been solved through the great flexibility and processing power which their components possess.
However, if one's configuration is of the former connection type, and is inevitably defined through the configurator, then this presumably includes the necessary transformer, as has already been documented by Thierry, so surely using the Audioprana and including a further balun (if that is a material thing) is either a waste of €260 or, even worse, a mistake.
Audioprana do not claim that this is a Devialet-compliant cable, merely "Câble de symétrisation sortie source rca/spdif 75 Ohms vers entrée AES/EBU 110 Ohms". Of course, one can try it, and there is a statutory right to return items within 7 days, which Audioprana perversely extends to 8 days but, in the context of something like this, that is a short period.
As this type of component connection is unique in the industry (as far as I know), I cannot imagine that Devialet got it wrong, and if they initially did it has surely been solved through the great flexibility and processing power which their components possess.
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