02-Jun-2014, 11:22
An admirably clear and succinct summary.
It's also worth noting that the 120, 200 and 250 all have the same switched-mode power supply. The SMPS is digitally regulated, so presumably when the power output was upgraded this year, it was just a matter of remapping the SMPS control firmware.
In fact, the 200 and 250 are, as has been pointed out previously, identical internally. (The 120 has a smaller ADH "engine".) So there's no technical reason why the 200 might not in the future be upgraded to 250W.
Quite why Devialet chose to upgrade the power output to precisely these numbers is something of a mystery. My best guess is that it's largely driven by market positioning.
Matt
It's also worth noting that the 120, 200 and 250 all have the same switched-mode power supply. The SMPS is digitally regulated, so presumably when the power output was upgraded this year, it was just a matter of remapping the SMPS control firmware.
In fact, the 200 and 250 are, as has been pointed out previously, identical internally. (The 120 has a smaller ADH "engine".) So there's no technical reason why the 200 might not in the future be upgraded to 250W.
Quite why Devialet chose to upgrade the power output to precisely these numbers is something of a mystery. My best guess is that it's largely driven by market positioning.
Matt
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