This is my turn to give my contribution to all those people who are thinking of expert pro upgrade.
1st for me to jump to Pro upgrade is a budget to consider (D400&D800).
2nd I always wondered about the Devialet Dac integrated SQ compare to competitors
3rd Hi End 2nd market has sometimes really good bargain and mine is a Lumin A1
To make it short, I spent 24h listening from redbook flac files to hi res files or streaming with this wonder sound machine called Lumin A1 and my « Old D800 » and Oh My...I’m stunned by the SQ gap especially the organic side of sound mainly voices/highs and defined soundstage. It’s like a brand new system.
I’m not telling this is better or less than an 1000 Pro or 440 because It will require an AB listening session but for all those still considering the upgrade question like me. Please don’t hesitate to try a hi end DAC with your D amp. You can be surprised.
Expert is still a very good amp and so beautiful objets to my eyes.
If someone has an 1000 Pro or 440Pro with an Lumin product please share your reviews.
I think it’s a good match in despite Devialet philosophy.
1st for me to jump to Pro upgrade is a budget to consider (D400&D800).
2nd I always wondered about the Devialet Dac integrated SQ compare to competitors
3rd Hi End 2nd market has sometimes really good bargain and mine is a Lumin A1
To make it short, I spent 24h listening from redbook flac files to hi res files or streaming with this wonder sound machine called Lumin A1 and my « Old D800 » and Oh My...I’m stunned by the SQ gap especially the organic side of sound mainly voices/highs and defined soundstage. It’s like a brand new system.
I’m not telling this is better or less than an 1000 Pro or 440 because It will require an AB listening session but for all those still considering the upgrade question like me. Please don’t hesitate to try a hi end DAC with your D amp. You can be surprised.
Expert is still a very good amp and so beautiful objets to my eyes.
If someone has an 1000 Pro or 440Pro with an Lumin product please share your reviews.
I think it’s a good match in despite Devialet philosophy.
System 1 : D800, Piega Classic 80.2, Lumin A1, NUC/Wintel +SSD, Roon lifetime Qobuz sublissime Tidal Hifi subscription
System 2 : D400, JM Reynaud Cantabile Sublime, Roon.
France
System 2 : D400, JM Reynaud Cantabile Sublime, Roon.
France
