28-Apr-2016, 17:43
To be clear, I am still totally mesmerized by the sound of my Devialet 200. Not looking to jump ship at all. But, my observation of Devialet, the company, over the course of the last 10 months has tempered my enthusiasm to acquire a Companion. While frustrated by the AIR fiasco, there are plenty of excellent and reasonably priced alternatives to streaming so I'm fine with simply not using AIR yet still loving the sound my of Devialet 200 driven system. My biggest problem with Devialet is simply their lack of communication and response to real customer issues.
So I'll postpone any decision about the Companion for a few more months. Things will either get better or not. The risk that they run is that new tech comes along all the time which, when combined with somewhat disgruntled customers, only plays out one way.
So I'll postpone any decision about the Companion for a few more months. Things will either get better or not. The risk that they run is that new tech comes along all the time which, when combined with somewhat disgruntled customers, only plays out one way.
Devialet 440 Pro (two 220s)- Oracle CD transport - Kuzma Stabi S/Stogi S turntable - Von Schweikert VR-35 speakers - JPS SC3 SCs - PI Audio power conditioning -
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