802 Diamond - D200 vs D400

[petrik]

On another thread I have raised my issues about the brightness in my system. Maybe the Devialet is oart of the problem ?
For me the 200 is the best bit of kit I have ever owned. The step up to the 200 from my Musical Fidelity m6 amp was the biggest increase in SQ I have ever experiment. However it is very detailed and possibly a little brightness is the price we pay for that ?

Generally, I think the D200 has an exceptionally neutral sound but I have found that recent (7.1.3 and 8.1+) versions of firmware are brighter in my system than earlier versions. I have now gone back to 8.1.1 because I found 8.1.3 too bright... That's using Qobuz or iTunes/AIR; with a less bright source e.g. Aurender I think there would be less of a problem.

Hi PhilP, yes the Devialet is an exceptionally neutral and natural. I didn't find 8.1.3 too bright when using USB from Win10. I was wondering that have you tried different settings, like turning DPM off just for example? I'm not sure does that make any difference at all, but it's worth to try since it doesn't cost anything   It's just that I liked to keep DPM off when I had the Devialet 200 and 400.