01-Nov-2018, 03:43
Hello and welcome,
I cannot help with the multiple options for input, except to say that I use streaming from Tidal and Deezer most of the time, and I also stream ripped music from my iMac, and I have a turntable as well. All Expert and Pro amps have phono stages. With the SAM profile for the LS50 speakers, I am certain you will get the best from them. It is a well-regarded combination.
The 130 Pro and the 140 Pro are identical pieces of hardware, and the 130 becomes a full, authentic 140 with a software/ firmware upgrade. In the past, the 110 became the 120, and the 170 became a 200 in exactly the same way.
The D120 is a fine amplifier, but as it is the previous generation of hardware, it will have some upgrade limits unless upgraded to a 130/140 or 220 Pro via a complete hardware upgrade.
There is, to my ears, a valuable and substantial SQ improvement with the Pro series, so I would definitely go Pro rather than Expert. If power matters, the D220 Pro is likely to be a better long term amplifier. I, personally, would also opt for a D130/140 Pro rather than a D200 Expert. The expert can be upgraded, but it is not cheap. Likewise with a older D Premier; upgradeable but the cost will be significant.
They all have many inputs which are flexible and can be configured at outputs or inputs, so I don't think you'll run out of places to plug things in. That said, any sort of home theater thing can be problem inducing, at least according to some things I've read.
My set up is simple, and I've had no grief with hardware or software that has lingered. The Pro series is pretty solid, IMHO (yes, I'll get comments on this).
I don't know where you are, so the $'s you're using may not be the same for others here. Also, the Devialet sound is exceptional but absolutely not to everyone's personal preference. Search this forum for posts about systems that others have had. Many ex-Naim owners here.
Let us know what you find and what you think about your probable route.
I cannot help with the multiple options for input, except to say that I use streaming from Tidal and Deezer most of the time, and I also stream ripped music from my iMac, and I have a turntable as well. All Expert and Pro amps have phono stages. With the SAM profile for the LS50 speakers, I am certain you will get the best from them. It is a well-regarded combination.
The 130 Pro and the 140 Pro are identical pieces of hardware, and the 130 becomes a full, authentic 140 with a software/ firmware upgrade. In the past, the 110 became the 120, and the 170 became a 200 in exactly the same way.
The D120 is a fine amplifier, but as it is the previous generation of hardware, it will have some upgrade limits unless upgraded to a 130/140 or 220 Pro via a complete hardware upgrade.
There is, to my ears, a valuable and substantial SQ improvement with the Pro series, so I would definitely go Pro rather than Expert. If power matters, the D220 Pro is likely to be a better long term amplifier. I, personally, would also opt for a D130/140 Pro rather than a D200 Expert. The expert can be upgraded, but it is not cheap. Likewise with a older D Premier; upgradeable but the cost will be significant.
They all have many inputs which are flexible and can be configured at outputs or inputs, so I don't think you'll run out of places to plug things in. That said, any sort of home theater thing can be problem inducing, at least according to some things I've read.
My set up is simple, and I've had no grief with hardware or software that has lingered. The Pro series is pretty solid, IMHO (yes, I'll get comments on this).
I don't know where you are, so the $'s you're using may not be the same for others here. Also, the Devialet sound is exceptional but absolutely not to everyone's personal preference. Search this forum for posts about systems that others have had. Many ex-Naim owners here.
Let us know what you find and what you think about your probable route.
Damon
Powernode, NAD M32, Cambridge CD transport, Analysis Plus, Nordost, iFi Nova, CSS Criton 1TDX, KEF C62
Vancouver, Canada
