OK, it is now time (a little late in fact) for a Q2 update. Yes, we are more than 50% through the year. So what has happened? Lots of rumours recently, but lets summarise what we know as facts.
1: The phantom Gold has been announced. Now there were some predictions of different coloured Phantoms, but basically this hasn't happened, even the new Gold is white.
Felix predicted a 'Phantom 2', not bad, but no mention of if this was bigger, smaller, more powerful or whatever. A bit vague, but kind of correct, except the gold is Phantom 3, if the white and silver are 1 & 2.
IanG went for a smaller, cheaper Phantom - Oh well! Although I predicted the same! In fact, nobody went for a bigger or more powerful Phantom - Rubbish!
2. The 1000 Pro has been announced! Well, there were many predictions of 'no new expert range', all wrong! (including myself!) There were also many comments regarding the possibility of O'dA trickle down, but nobody properly nailed the fact that the D1000 Pro would be a marginally upgraded O'dA, with the O'dA getting trickle down from the Expert range. Good work Devialet, that one was truly unpredictable!
So basically we are all rubbish at predictions. Perhaps we are using logic, and in the wonderful and crazy world of Devialet, this just does not work!
Some honourable mentions:
franchiser predicted this:
'- a larger upgrade to the 400s/800s that will bring some of the benefits (at the moment, presumed benefits only...) of the 900s to the little people. I believe some sort of paid (and time-limited) upgrade to the expert range is almost inevitable this coming year, simply because it has been a while since the last one. It must be time once again to milk the franchise (sorry, make good on the promise that your d-premier will never be obsolete). '
Not bad! Although I note that he is a justified Ancient of Mu Mu, which does come with special powers of future prediction....
Then we have deviousalet:
'hardware upgrades for existing Expert units trickle down from Od'A (A, D, & power boards for both cases'
'Experts will gain power (Od'A=1000, and after upgrading hardware D220/D450, D270/D900)'
Not bad!
So, at the half way point of the year, I would say kudos has to go to deviousalet. To be clear, deviousalet also predicted many other things that were wrong, but one interesting wrong prediction caught my eye....
'problems with AIR will be ignored, while room correction and DLNA/UPnP support will be promised for "soon" but not delivered. ' & streaming to Experts', because it's wrong, but kind of correct, in part.
Final kudos has to go to Devialet though, for being totally and uttely unpredictable so far in 2016..... and still another 6 months to go ....
1: The phantom Gold has been announced. Now there were some predictions of different coloured Phantoms, but basically this hasn't happened, even the new Gold is white.
Felix predicted a 'Phantom 2', not bad, but no mention of if this was bigger, smaller, more powerful or whatever. A bit vague, but kind of correct, except the gold is Phantom 3, if the white and silver are 1 & 2.
IanG went for a smaller, cheaper Phantom - Oh well! Although I predicted the same! In fact, nobody went for a bigger or more powerful Phantom - Rubbish!
2. The 1000 Pro has been announced! Well, there were many predictions of 'no new expert range', all wrong! (including myself!) There were also many comments regarding the possibility of O'dA trickle down, but nobody properly nailed the fact that the D1000 Pro would be a marginally upgraded O'dA, with the O'dA getting trickle down from the Expert range. Good work Devialet, that one was truly unpredictable!
So basically we are all rubbish at predictions. Perhaps we are using logic, and in the wonderful and crazy world of Devialet, this just does not work!
Some honourable mentions:
franchiser predicted this:
'- a larger upgrade to the 400s/800s that will bring some of the benefits (at the moment, presumed benefits only...) of the 900s to the little people. I believe some sort of paid (and time-limited) upgrade to the expert range is almost inevitable this coming year, simply because it has been a while since the last one. It must be time once again to milk the franchise (sorry, make good on the promise that your d-premier will never be obsolete). '
Not bad! Although I note that he is a justified Ancient of Mu Mu, which does come with special powers of future prediction....
Then we have deviousalet:
'hardware upgrades for existing Expert units trickle down from Od'A (A, D, & power boards for both cases'
'Experts will gain power (Od'A=1000, and after upgrading hardware D220/D450, D270/D900)'
Not bad!
So, at the half way point of the year, I would say kudos has to go to deviousalet. To be clear, deviousalet also predicted many other things that were wrong, but one interesting wrong prediction caught my eye....
'problems with AIR will be ignored, while room correction and DLNA/UPnP support will be promised for "soon" but not delivered. ' & streaming to Experts', because it's wrong, but kind of correct, in part.
Final kudos has to go to Devialet though, for being totally and uttely unpredictable so far in 2016..... and still another 6 months to go ....
1000 Pro - KEF Blade - iFi Zen Stream - Mutec REF10 - MC3+USB - Pro-Ject Signature 12
