totaldac D1 server

[GuillaumeB]

This looks to be a nice unit but if one advocates the minimalist box approach of Devialet this effectively adds three boxes, the D1 server, some sort of memory unit and a CD player/ripper. I'd guess what would appeal to a lot of Devialet owners is a single unit - rather like a MacBook Pro but stripped of all the peripheral stuff except internet radio and with user configurable storage. Indeed, if Devialet believe that the Mac gear which they always use is something which can be improved, it would not surprise me to see a Devialet source of this shape at some stage. Which many of us might like! The fact that Devialet stick with the Mac gear and do not use what is regarded as "audiophile" stuff suggests that either they are wholly happy with the Mac approach or will be developing something better themselves rather than latch on to what might become competitor devices.

So beware with your buying habits if you think this might happen! You might need to sell it quickly.

Hi Ian - I already had the MiND 180 with a NAS and of course my Macbook Air, so from my perspective it's not really adding any boxes (well as long as you don't include the d1's external power supply ).

From my perspective an external renderer actually simplifies things and is more convenient, and for me this is the best I've heard. By a long chalk!

Guillaume