Devialet Dialog

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So are we basically saying that Dialog will be a hybrid of UPnP and AIR technologies? So UPnP for the "pulling" and AIR for the "pushing" from the Dialog box to the Devialet amplifier?

I'm just trying to understand how this will be different from, say, the Auralic ARIES which uses UPnP and pushes the PCM stream to the Devialet via USB. 

I suppose where I'm heading with this is... aren't we now seeing the demise of AIR? 

Guillaume

I don't know enough about UPnP to comment on that, but it could use simpler methods -- for example, mounting an SMB file system -- to access music files on a NAS.

If you were using USB to connect to the Devialet, then yes, it looks like a fairly close alternative to Auralic Aries.

But using the existing AIR mechanism to stream from Dialog to a Devialet appeals to me much more.  Firstly it's cross-network so you don't rely on close-ish proximity between the units (limited by the length of the USB cable).  Secondly it could be wireless or wired (hopefully).  Thirdly it preserves the investment we've made in this aspect of the D-series kit.

Having all this in one very reasonably-priced package is a nice bonus.

Unless I've misunderstood it horribly...