Devialet 110 What Hifi review

[ZincAlloy]

Hi PhilP - just noticed that those respondents who are listening at -30dB are running D400, so nsybe my single D200 is ok.  Certainly, have never had to get to the +10dB that Rufus has.   Must stop suffering from Devialet-induced paranoia! 

Ken - I don't want to feed your paranoia, but...I don't recall a huge change in volume when I added a companion to my 200.  Maybe equivalent to a few dB on the volume control, if anything at all, but it wasn't enough to make me sit up and take notice - or try to measure it, for that matter.

I must say I'm baffled by the widely varying volume settings we're reporting, unless we just like listening at very different levels.  (Though a few people have said I tend to listen "too quietly" after hearing my system.)

PhilP - agh, paranoia has returned ....    

It may be my listening room - I'm sitting about 15 feet away from my speakers, and I like to fill the room with music (or noise, as my wife calls it).  What piqued my interest in the thread was Rufus's comment that a section of his D200 may be faulty - this is at odds with what Devialet told me.  I also seem to recall that the Last Fault menu is reset every time the unit is powered off which, if true, is pretty useless for diagnosing faults.  I've had a few power cuts recently.   

I'm looking to replace speakers later this year, so may take the opportunity to get my dealer to give the Devialet a once-over at the same time.