Speaker Cables

[GuillaumeB]

The Devialet SMPS,is actually incredibly noisy in terms of how much noise gets chucked back onto the mains - according to my Audioprism noise tester that is (which may well not be the be-all and end-all of noise measurement but it's a rough indication). I have never measured any other hi-fi device which is worse. I keep my Devialet on a separate spur as a result.

I am both surprised and disappointed to read this.

I will connect mine to my AC-Curator when they get back.

How does connecting to a separate spur help?

Rufus brought his Audioprism noise sniffer to my house and plugged it into a socket next to one of the Devialet units. The reading was off the chart, quite literally. We tested lots of equipment - lots of stuff (for e.g. a Linn solo amp) was say 1 out of 10 whereas the Devialets scored 9 or 10 out of 10!

This really surprised me too because I'm sure I had read a whitepaper by Devialet some time ago which claimed that their SMPS was very quiet.

Now of course it's possible that the Audioprism is overly sensitive, and I'm not too sure exactly what it's measuring. On the other hand the other equipment didn't register anywhere near the same levels.

I also have my Devialets on dedicated circuits, the idea being to shelter them from one other and also all my other equipment (for e.g. my MiND streamer).

Guillaume