18-Jan-2016, 17:31
(This post was last modified: 18-Jan-2016, 18:15 by GuillaumeB.)
(18-Jan-2016, 17:03)thumb5 Wrote: Maybe the argument is over terminology: if you assume that the Devialet's A-to-D and D-to-A chain is accurate, then it will preserve any "character" (meaning: inacccuracy) that might be associated with an outboard DAC. Depending on your taste, that might sound "better" than the original digital signal input directly to a digital input on the Devialet.
Speaking of which some time ago I had some interesting experiments with a Trinnov Amethyst, which features a pre amp, room correction processor and DAC and UPnP streamer all-in-one.
I connected it to the Devialet master via analogue RCA cables.
The resulting sound - even with room correction disabled - was very pleasant indeed and I found the sound better by some margin. Airier and with a larger soundstage and greater fluidity. I really enjoyed it. I just couldn't justify an additional (large) expensive box in the chain (although it did effectively replace the totaldac d1 server) nor could I get my head around the additional A-to-D conversion, extra cables etc. The Trinnov did include a number of DSP filters which were fun to experiment with, particularly with lesser quality source material, and the room correction bit was very clever indeed, much easier to use than a PC-based solution.
Anyway it just goes to show how versatile the Devialet is, it can be used in so many different ways with good results.
Guillaume
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