07-Aug-2016, 00:21
(06-Aug-2016, 20:30)nicoludio Wrote: TBH, although I do not have a horse in the race, I am rather confused (without due deference to Confused). What I have heard from those that were in Paris/Versailles and the recent "revelations" are not consistent.
Perhaps (wishfully) OdA owners could have been sent a e-mail detailing the changes vis-a-vis the 1000 Pro as well as the steps to be taken and roadmap to ensuring that the OdA remains the TOTL. That would have been definitive.
The truth is out there ...
You read my thinking.
I wrote earlier elsewhere:
"I felt that, to a degree, my product had been devalued ... (though I accepted that the purchase had been my choice alone)
Of course, Devialet could have mitigated this by liaising with their Original d’Atelier owners speedily and with openness and honesty: A personal letter from Monsieur Calmel to the 100 Original d’Atelier owners thanking them for their purchase. Assuring them that their unit would be upgraded to the technical quality of the 1000 Pro. Telling them that the unique aspects of their Original d’Atelier would be maintained. Promising to put them at the head of the upgrade queue.
I would have been delighted. I would have become even more of an advocate.
Did they do this? No.
No letter. Lack of clarity as to technical differences and their addressing, despite being asked five times. Delayed agreement that unique aspects of the Original d’Atelier would be maintained. One year down the queue (July 2017) for most improvements to be made even though most could be delivered now.
Innuos Statement 2TB SSD with Next-Gen PSU (with Roon lifetime)
MacBook Pro (with Air)
Draytek Vigor 2860v-Plus/Devialet Original d'Atelier CI Nos. 54A&B/Magico M3 pair
Shunyata cables (digital/interconnect/loudspeaker/power)/Shunyata power units (Triton/Typhon)
Dialog/Phantom Gold/Tree pair
Missing Link cables (power)
England