12-Jan-2018, 19:44
(This post was last modified: 12-Jan-2018, 19:58 by Peter van der Laarse.)
Dear readers,
The law of ohms is actual as always: R=V/I and of course at the same time P=V*I. (As we all know: R= resistance, V= Voltage, I= Amperage, P= power). When you understand the first lesson of physics, you understand that sound still is that magic thing were we often can't explain why something is happening or sounds good or bad. An amplifier is not a (old) 100W lamp; the watts are different at every frequency and there are infinite number of frequencies. In decimals you can always devide further.....
So the first question you can ask, but you mean to know something else. Especially the graphics in the last showthread shown by Confused says a lot. But not everything. Everybody should start with the beginning and I don't ever see such discussions about it: the 4k power needed by the Devialet is much more easi
ly delivered in an European situation then in the USA. Like the best kitchen appliances from Germany (Miele) cannot be sold in New York city because the power which the houses can be entered (the mains) are too low. (380V-20A maximum in the Netherlands, Europe when you buy it into your house; 230V-16 A standard. Almost nobody pays for the extra mains here). If you want a Devialet to sound fabulous you need a minimum of 4.000 Watts of power from the mains. Continuous and in milliseconds as well. My entrance is 230Volts by 20Ampere= 4.600 Watts. 2 times only for the music.
What (or Watt) are yours? All over USA 110V? And the rest of the world? Devialet is build in and for the Europe situation. Especially current needs extremely bulky cables (in silver-expensive). My VandenHull mains cable costs 420 euro pro meter and that's only for 230Volts...... To reach the same effect at 110V you need more then 2 times the diameter.....
And another factor are the mains plugs: I once read on a Japanese website (Furutech) that the mains plugs in different countries can handle different powers. My conclusion is: I think that the Devialet is not the limiting factor here; the different mains inputs in the different countries are. And the investment on your mains entrance is very important with such a powerfull amplifier. It's a D class as well: switching by electronics: so the power of the amplifier is dependent on the mains. Very.
Perhaps something to think about...?
The law of ohms is actual as always: R=V/I and of course at the same time P=V*I. (As we all know: R= resistance, V= Voltage, I= Amperage, P= power). When you understand the first lesson of physics, you understand that sound still is that magic thing were we often can't explain why something is happening or sounds good or bad. An amplifier is not a (old) 100W lamp; the watts are different at every frequency and there are infinite number of frequencies. In decimals you can always devide further.....
So the first question you can ask, but you mean to know something else. Especially the graphics in the last showthread shown by Confused says a lot. But not everything. Everybody should start with the beginning and I don't ever see such discussions about it: the 4k power needed by the Devialet is much more easi
ly delivered in an European situation then in the USA. Like the best kitchen appliances from Germany (Miele) cannot be sold in New York city because the power which the houses can be entered (the mains) are too low. (380V-20A maximum in the Netherlands, Europe when you buy it into your house; 230V-16 A standard. Almost nobody pays for the extra mains here). If you want a Devialet to sound fabulous you need a minimum of 4.000 Watts of power from the mains. Continuous and in milliseconds as well. My entrance is 230Volts by 20Ampere= 4.600 Watts. 2 times only for the music.
What (or Watt) are yours? All over USA 110V? And the rest of the world? Devialet is build in and for the Europe situation. Especially current needs extremely bulky cables (in silver-expensive). My VandenHull mains cable costs 420 euro pro meter and that's only for 230Volts...... To reach the same effect at 110V you need more then 2 times the diameter.....
And another factor are the mains plugs: I once read on a Japanese website (Furutech) that the mains plugs in different countries can handle different powers. My conclusion is: I think that the Devialet is not the limiting factor here; the different mains inputs in the different countries are. And the investment on your mains entrance is very important with such a powerfull amplifier. It's a D class as well: switching by electronics: so the power of the amplifier is dependent on the mains. Very.
Perhaps something to think about...?
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2812 QuadESL.nl, Kimber 8TC, WBT, Rel StentorII, Oppo105D (surround), Vodafone Next, Quad 303.2(!Quadrepair.nl), Kef RDM1, BenQW4000i, SBooster (3x), IfiX 3x, 125 inch, Stax 507 (2x) on Stax SRM-1S, SRM D-50, all on Iso-Ac. Gaia1, 2 and 3, Kemp Isolator source and power-, Kemp QA/ SNS plugs (6x), Furutech & ALAC maincables, AQ Blizzard, Van den Hul Mainstream, Optical 8k cables, Clearaudio (Synchro+Champion2+TT3 tangential+CM Bearing+Outer Limit+StradivariV2, 530uV, 200 ohms), NUC11 i7, Samsung-980Pro, -A8, -S24Ultra, Roon Life, Netgear 108, AQ Cinnamon all, Live cable USB, AQ jitterbug 5x, WB 18TB 2x2: 220Pro, Kef R3, Rel Studio, Oppo103EU (surround), Quad 707(mod), Kef RDM2, all on Iso Acoustics 200, Gaia 3 & 1, LG Oled55, Furutech wall outlets(3x), AQ NRG-Z3 (2m., 5x), Kemp powerstrips, Audiotool filters, Oppo HA2+PM3 + AQ cinnamon cables
1900 recorded LP's 24/192, 850 DSD 5.1 SACD (via Oppo), 4800 ripped CD's, Qubuz
