15-Mar-2017, 02:25
The main reason I upgraded from D400 to 440 is the promised streamer board and "DevialetOS". My expectations are that it will:
- Sound superior to the variety of computer based streamers we use today linked via USB or
- Be rid of the bugs and incompatibilities suffer by AIR
- Be relatively portable and support various third party player software, i.e. Roon, HQPLayer, Audirvana, etc
- Be extremely upgradable like the Squeeze platform
- Eliminate all needs of ever needing external hardware to play file based music based on the above
- Be available a couple of months after the Expert launch for 1.0, and keep updating with more new features
Not sure how much of the above are coming true, it'd be nice if HQ would at least drop us some hints. From the lack of details, it almost seems like that they were in pre-concept stage when they announced the product?
- Sound superior to the variety of computer based streamers we use today linked via USB or
- Be rid of the bugs and incompatibilities suffer by AIR
- Be relatively portable and support various third party player software, i.e. Roon, HQPLayer, Audirvana, etc
- Be extremely upgradable like the Squeeze platform
- Eliminate all needs of ever needing external hardware to play file based music based on the above
- Be available a couple of months after the Expert launch for 1.0, and keep updating with more new features
Not sure how much of the above are coming true, it'd be nice if HQ would at least drop us some hints. From the lack of details, it almost seems like that they were in pre-concept stage when they announced the product?
Kondo Overture PM-2i, Weiss DAC502, LP12 Haben, Aro, Keel, Radikal, Urika, EMT JSD6, Phasemation PP-300/T-300, Linn Krystal, Penaudio Serenade Signature
Kondo Operia SPs 2.7, KSL-VzII, Acz-Avocado, etc.
Kondo Operia SPs 2.7, KSL-VzII, Acz-Avocado, etc.