22-Jul-2016, 22:32
(22-Jul-2016, 19:51)GuillaumeB Wrote:(22-Jul-2016, 19:43)PhilP Wrote:(20-Jul-2016, 20:31)GuillaumeB Wrote: With all this negativity that seems to be quite the fashion on the forum at the moment I thought I'd post something about how much I'm enjoying my O d'A.
In fact I've been running Qobuz desktop on my Macbook Air and streaming to my Devialets using AIR 3 beta all afternoon.
I've been mainly listening to music I've never heard before. I haven't had a single dropout and the sound has been fabulous.
At the moment I'm playing this:
http://player.qobuz.com/#!/album/8718857027072
I should add that I'm now running 10.0.2 and that I've updated my config to 1kW. At first I wasn't sure if I liked the new firmware finding it a touch analytical and reminding me a bit of some earlier firmwares we've had. The 100W boost came a day or two later and has definitely brought something interesting to the party.
As Mathieu at Devialet never tires of telling us, one can never have enough power!
Guillaume
Of all the posts made over the past couple of weeks this is probably the one I most empathise with. Even though I'm 'only' using a 200 with Macbook/AIR 3 and Qobuz/iTunes the sound is superb and Ive never enjoyed my Hi-Fi more : I can't wait to try a 'Pro'.
I honestly cannot fault Qobuz desktop + AIR 3, it is utterly superb.
Spent another day streaming music in this way.
Guillaume
I'll add my support to the positive comments about the 10.0.2/ Air 3 / Qobuz combination.
I've been using Qobuz via Air 3 on my O d'A for a while, and I have been really enjoying the overall sound presentation compared with my previous 800's. I upgraded to 10.0.2 today, and in my opinion it is another significant step forward.
I'm not as articulate as many of you guys here who do a great job of describing the audio and technical factors at work. All I can say is that with some of my favourite tracks that I've been listening to for 20 years, I've heard nuance and scale that I've not heard before. Really special..
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