16-Jun-2016, 04:26
If I were to pay for any upgrade, it's ultimately my choice to do so. I chose not to do the upgrade with my pair of D-Premier's and instead bought a pair of Original d'Atelier. My reasoning was simple: I believe in the technology behind the amplifier.
And if anyone (many do) think this upgrade is a rip off, I think their heads are not very clear. Think of any amplifier or DAC product, if technology enables a new generation of product, exactly how many brands would offer such an upgrade path? Almost none with the exceptions of Weiss and maybe MSB. Not to mention through various software upgrades, Devialet had provided their users with new functionalities. Now that's what I call preserving investment. It's only logical that the new techs from OdA to trickle down, the improvement from 800 is not subtle, at least so I heard. But what I haven't anticipated is so soon and OdA is also on the list to be upgraded. Let's hope it'll be a software only upgrade for OdA. It's not that I'm not willing to pay for hardware upgrade, it's because I simply can't live without it!
And if anyone (many do) think this upgrade is a rip off, I think their heads are not very clear. Think of any amplifier or DAC product, if technology enables a new generation of product, exactly how many brands would offer such an upgrade path? Almost none with the exceptions of Weiss and maybe MSB. Not to mention through various software upgrades, Devialet had provided their users with new functionalities. Now that's what I call preserving investment. It's only logical that the new techs from OdA to trickle down, the improvement from 800 is not subtle, at least so I heard. But what I haven't anticipated is so soon and OdA is also on the list to be upgraded. Let's hope it'll be a software only upgrade for OdA. It's not that I'm not willing to pay for hardware upgrade, it's because I simply can't live without it!
