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To the oda owners two questions :
- did you had the confirmation the oda will have to come back to France for the upgrade meaning it can't be done locally ?
- are you believing in the promisse of free permanent upgrade for oda owners ? Or is it a 'marketing' trick

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(14-Jan-2017, 10:53)clementcousin Wrote: To the oda owners two questions :
- did you had the confirmation the oda will have to come back to France for the upgrade meaning it can't be done locally ?
- are you believing in the promisse of free permanent upgrade for oda owners ? Or is it a 'marketing' trick

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The Od'As will have to go back to France since the upgrade will involve replacing both motherboards.

Regarding the "free permanent upgrades" this only applies to both the OS board and platform 6, in other words full 1000 PRO status.

Guillaume
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(14-Jan-2017, 11:34)GuillaumeB Wrote:
(14-Jan-2017, 10:53)clementcousin Wrote: To the oda owners two questions :
- did you had the confirmation the oda will have to come back to France for the upgrade meaning it can't be done locally ?
- are you believing in the promisse of free permanent upgrade for oda owners ? Or is it a 'marketing' trick

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The Od'As will have to go back to France since the upgrade will involve replacing both motherboards.

Regarding the "free permanent upgrades" this only applies to both the OS board and platform 6, in other words full 1000 PRO status.

Guillaume
I still have the response to a query I sent to Devialet support regarding this issue.  The response was from the lovely Oceane , who replied as follows:

"Thank you for your message. 
By permanent we mean only this offer. 
Meaning that if you purchase a D900 now, you will be able all your life to upgrade it to a 1000 pro."

Once I had recovered from Oceane's undeniable charm, I had to conclude that it was indeed a marketing trick, or rather misleading at the very least.  Having said that, let's be honest, did anyone think that you would get an upgrade to the latest top of the range Devialet product for the rest of your days?  For someone lucky enough to have a few decades more to live, that would made the Od'A the greatest audio bargain in all history. Shy
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GuillaumeB is absolutely right. There's no such things as a permanent upgrade.

When I first bought the OdA (S/N 077), the same pitch was sold to me. The main reason, I think, was at that time, the Devialet knows that an upcoming model would replace the then top model 800, and they do know that the new model would have something that will be better than the OdA, which was then touted as the top model. To appease and ensure the pricing is justifiable, FREE upgrade was then pitched. Maybe its words, or whatever the intent, the story was sold so that the OdA's will move off the shelf. I am still waiting for mine to be upgraded (think my turn is July this year).

I won't say I am not disappointed but then, be realistic I said to myself. The OdA did (and still do) sound good. OK, great with my Raidho D-3.1's and thats all it matters. If I wanted something that does not needs upgrade, perhaps a tube amp will suffice and all one needs to care for is tube rolling. Some amps don't change models frequently ... and so, it does last (like Air Tight and some other companies).

Thats my view on why we should not get so hung up on this "lifetime upgrade" thingy. Instead, enjoy what the amps can do for the musical experience we seek in there first place. After all, I don't ever like to think I have been suckered into buying, cause at the time of purchase, the amps itself was one great selling factor (look nice, 100 sets only, great performance, etc, ..), besides of course, this very attractive selling point that the amp is always going to be the latest and greatest.

The question I have would be, is Devialet going to be another McIntosh, where years from now, the OdA is still serviceable (recap, etc, ..). Then like Patek famous words, we don't own it, its meant to be passed down to the next generation and I am hoping for that as its too beautiful an amp to be thrown away once the parts starts to wither.
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Any latest news as to when the free O d'A upgrade will occur?
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(05-May-2017, 01:40)JRIGGS Wrote: Any latest news as to when the free O d'A upgrade will occur?

Was told by local dealer - sometime July this year. BTW, mine is #077 - Singapore
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(05-May-2017, 02:46)Jerry Seh Wrote:
(05-May-2017, 01:40)JRIGGS Wrote: Any latest news as to when the free O d'A upgrade will occur?

Was told by local dealer - sometime July this year. BTW, mine is #077 - Singapore

That's interesting Jerry, thanks for sharing! It's funny but I'm pretty sure July was the original date touted for the O d'A upgrade.

Guillaume
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Just last month I was bombarded by emails from Devialet with regards to the upgrade offer to the Pro. I replied the email asking when will be the OdA's turn and got the following reply:

Thank you for your message.
Upgrades are not yet available for the ODA.
A unique device needs a little more time.
We will let you know as soon as you can send us your Original.

And I did not receive any more upgrade email since.
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(06-May-2017, 01:46)tategoi Wrote: A unique device needs a little more time.

A unique upgrade unlike the others?

Guillaume
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(06-May-2017, 11:50)GuillaumeB Wrote:
(06-May-2017, 01:46)tategoi Wrote: A unique device needs a little more time.

A unique upgrade unlike the others?

Guillaume

It is unique, in that it extracts zero extra cash from customers, therefore it needs a little more time. Sad
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