Confused wrote (#29) that 'so as a general prediction, in five years time there will not be any products that offer definitively better sound quality performance than a Pro, but there will be a number of products that get very close, at a lower price, with better features. Time will tell. (I look forward to reading this back in 2025)
Getting back on topic, now for my Devialet predictions for 2020. For the Expert Pro range, I predict that nothing whatsoever will happen. The main action in 2020 will be iterative improvements with the Phantom operating system.
In 2021, we should see that the Phantom operating system is starting to get more mature, more features, more stable, better functionality. Later in 2021, we will see the new operating system rolled out into the Pro range.
By 2022, Devialet's in car systems will be getting more mature. Due to the nature of car audio, these systems will rely heavily on room correction (car correction?) type DSP, we have already seen this demonstrated with Devialet's partnership with Faurecia Clarion, Devialet's "3D Premium Sound". This technology will trickle down into the Phantom / Pro single operating system ecosystem, offering room correction and a range of other DSP products.
In the period 2020 to 2022, Devialet will keep selling the Pro, and keep advertising the Pro, it will remain the premium audio "halo product" that will be used to help sell the in car stuff to long suffering motorists.'
I also think that new OS would be implemented just after the development of Phantom series becomes more mature. However I really don't think room correction would ever be rolled out - the R&D cost is just too expensive for the company. IMHO, the customers would lose interest in Expert/Expert PRO and the selling of new Expert PRO would drop to a new low - you know, only the old-day owners know how capable their Expert/Expert PRO are.
I predict Devialet would sell in 2020 or 2021 Phantoms/Reactors in colors on its National flag - one in blue, one in white( the white a bit different from the current white color) and one in red. Maybe also a super super Od'A Phantom/Reactor painted in blue,white & red just like the National flag.
Getting back on topic, now for my Devialet predictions for 2020. For the Expert Pro range, I predict that nothing whatsoever will happen. The main action in 2020 will be iterative improvements with the Phantom operating system.
In 2021, we should see that the Phantom operating system is starting to get more mature, more features, more stable, better functionality. Later in 2021, we will see the new operating system rolled out into the Pro range.
By 2022, Devialet's in car systems will be getting more mature. Due to the nature of car audio, these systems will rely heavily on room correction (car correction?) type DSP, we have already seen this demonstrated with Devialet's partnership with Faurecia Clarion, Devialet's "3D Premium Sound". This technology will trickle down into the Phantom / Pro single operating system ecosystem, offering room correction and a range of other DSP products.
In the period 2020 to 2022, Devialet will keep selling the Pro, and keep advertising the Pro, it will remain the premium audio "halo product" that will be used to help sell the in car stuff to long suffering motorists.'
I also think that new OS would be implemented just after the development of Phantom series becomes more mature. However I really don't think room correction would ever be rolled out - the R&D cost is just too expensive for the company. IMHO, the customers would lose interest in Expert/Expert PRO and the selling of new Expert PRO would drop to a new low - you know, only the old-day owners know how capable their Expert/Expert PRO are.
I predict Devialet would sell in 2020 or 2021 Phantoms/Reactors in colors on its National flag - one in blue, one in white( the white a bit different from the current white color) and one in red. Maybe also a super super Od'A Phantom/Reactor painted in blue,white & red just like the National flag.
