01-Apr-2016, 12:18
Just a short update to share my first impressions.
Beyond the best control of sub-bass, which makes listening to songs like Hey Now from London Grammar or St-Etienne from Bernard Lavillier audible, what strikes me with Trinnov in the chain, is the improvement of the three-dimensional rendering. In 'Bypass' mode (without Trinnov), the sound is projected forward by the speakers. With Trinnov, the sound image seems much deeper, coming from further away.
In terms of DAC used, I made optimization measures with both inputs of Devialet (line input for use of Trinnov's DAC, and AES / EBU input for use of Devialet's DAC). The difference between the two types of calculated parameters is not palpable, so I selected the parameters from the measurement with the Devialet's DAC.
I adjusted the line input as recommended by Devialet with a sampling frequency of 96kHz, to avoid degradation of the signal / noise ratio.
In terms of rendering of the two DACs, the impression I have is that the Devialet's DAC is somewhat more analytical than the Trinnov which seems more 'wrapped-up', more musical would we say when describing loudspeakers, giving a more pleasant texture in particular to the voices. The colour would be closer to Sonus Faber than to Focal if I can attempt a comparison.
The only thing I have not managed to run is multiple measures in order to help expand the sweet-spot. Perhaps the version 3.8.20 of software. I asked Trinnov for an update (free since the machine has less than a year). We will see.
P.S: I have not played with the settings; just want to listen to music for now
Beyond the best control of sub-bass, which makes listening to songs like Hey Now from London Grammar or St-Etienne from Bernard Lavillier audible, what strikes me with Trinnov in the chain, is the improvement of the three-dimensional rendering. In 'Bypass' mode (without Trinnov), the sound is projected forward by the speakers. With Trinnov, the sound image seems much deeper, coming from further away.
In terms of DAC used, I made optimization measures with both inputs of Devialet (line input for use of Trinnov's DAC, and AES / EBU input for use of Devialet's DAC). The difference between the two types of calculated parameters is not palpable, so I selected the parameters from the measurement with the Devialet's DAC.
I adjusted the line input as recommended by Devialet with a sampling frequency of 96kHz, to avoid degradation of the signal / noise ratio.
In terms of rendering of the two DACs, the impression I have is that the Devialet's DAC is somewhat more analytical than the Trinnov which seems more 'wrapped-up', more musical would we say when describing loudspeakers, giving a more pleasant texture in particular to the voices. The colour would be closer to Sonus Faber than to Focal if I can attempt a comparison.
The only thing I have not managed to run is multiple measures in order to help expand the sweet-spot. Perhaps the version 3.8.20 of software. I asked Trinnov for an update (free since the machine has less than a year). We will see.
P.S: I have not played with the settings; just want to listen to music for now
