I suggested a fixed price, regardless of model, for the upgrade earlier. Owners already paid the premium of the more expensive models at original purchase. So completely fair to me/IMO
They went through with the upgrade to the next model in line for current 120 owners, which is smart business wise to attract 120 buyers (who might otherwise not/never upgrade) but of course could feel like a slap in the face for many of the current D200 owners which I believe is their most popular model (I could be wrong though).
Not that power is really important, I think it's the least important parameter in this upgrade (and it's maximum power, short term only), but I do find it strange the 250P stays at 250. It'll be one of my first questions when Devialet opens the forum part on their website. Perhaps there's a good technical reason but they should explain why the 250P stays at 250 while the 500 can first go to 800 and now 1000 in the same case, using in effect the same electronics as the 250.
One thing (the only thing actually) that suprised my is that the 250P THD/THD+N specs are identical to the 440P which is a dual mono design. The 130/220P have less good specs. This, if correct, indicates to me that there is now a difference in the electronics inside.
They went through with the upgrade to the next model in line for current 120 owners, which is smart business wise to attract 120 buyers (who might otherwise not/never upgrade) but of course could feel like a slap in the face for many of the current D200 owners which I believe is their most popular model (I could be wrong though).
Not that power is really important, I think it's the least important parameter in this upgrade (and it's maximum power, short term only), but I do find it strange the 250P stays at 250. It'll be one of my first questions when Devialet opens the forum part on their website. Perhaps there's a good technical reason but they should explain why the 250P stays at 250 while the 500 can first go to 800 and now 1000 in the same case, using in effect the same electronics as the 250.
One thing (the only thing actually) that suprised my is that the 250P THD/THD+N specs are identical to the 440P which is a dual mono design. The 130/220P have less good specs. This, if correct, indicates to me that there is now a difference in the electronics inside.
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