For now I have set aside my D440 PRO (CI), till we get a bug free and fully stable firmware from Devialet. It looks nice as a showpiece in my living room, the only issue is I have to clean it regularly to keep that mirror shine. Maybe someone on this forum should take a vote on when everyone thinks Devialet will present us with a fully functional firmware, my guess is Easter. Who know maybe they have a few Easter eggs in it.
As for now I am listening to Double-DSD and MQA on the Mytek Brooklyn DAC. Don't really care much for both formats they sound fine, I have heard better 24/192 in some cases. In. order to extract as much goodness as I can from the Brooklyn DAC I replaced the Vodka ethernet to a Diamond. Not really a tremendous difference between the two but still enough to not make me return it.
I have to add there is something apple-esque about waiting for new firmware to arrive, it does get a little tiring after some time. Using a "normal" amplifier is like going back to the good old days. Through the hole components as compared to surface mount. Amplifiers that could last 20-30 years, lets see how long the lifespan for a Devialet is.
Shall keep checking in every once in a while. But I have promised myself to not upload any beta or non-stable firmware. All I want is the damn thing to work as it should because lord knows I paid a lot of money for it.
As for now I am listening to Double-DSD and MQA on the Mytek Brooklyn DAC. Don't really care much for both formats they sound fine, I have heard better 24/192 in some cases. In. order to extract as much goodness as I can from the Brooklyn DAC I replaced the Vodka ethernet to a Diamond. Not really a tremendous difference between the two but still enough to not make me return it.
I have to add there is something apple-esque about waiting for new firmware to arrive, it does get a little tiring after some time. Using a "normal" amplifier is like going back to the good old days. Through the hole components as compared to surface mount. Amplifiers that could last 20-30 years, lets see how long the lifespan for a Devialet is.
Shall keep checking in every once in a while. But I have promised myself to not upload any beta or non-stable firmware. All I want is the damn thing to work as it should because lord knows I paid a lot of money for it.
