28-Jul-2016, 14:41
(28-Jul-2016, 10:08)GuillaumeB Wrote:(28-Jul-2016, 09:57)Pim van Vliet Wrote: Wow! Constellation. Now that is some serious money. Are you saying the O d'A sounded better or the price difference between them was so high it wasn't worth it?
I am talking Constellation Inspiration Series so not crazy crazy money although yes a bit more than the O d'A.
The O d'A was £23k and the Constellation was £29k for the two monoblocks and preamp. Of course you need to add the cost of a DAC to that too not to mention cables to connect all these boxes together.
I had the Constellation gear in my listening room for several weeks and it was pure bliss. I was seriously sad to see it go but in the end I just could not justify £50k or whatever it was. For half the price the O d'A got me very close. The 800 didn't stand a chance against that kind of company.
But it was a good education in terms of what can be achieved, sound-wise, and I'm glad I did it. There is no substitute to an extended home demo.
Guillaume
That ruined my day!
I have heard the 800 and Constellation driving Magico S5's though not at home or in the same room or for many days.
I felt the Devialet was the more transparent of the two, though that could be engineering expectation bias...
I can only agree that an extended home demo is the only way to choose.
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