Summary of Known Devialet Issues

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This thread came to my mind the other day when reading other recent posts. First to say it took me quite a while to find this thread. For some reason the original thread title has changed itself to "ATE". I am pretty sure this is not the original thread title!

@Rufus McDufus - Is there any chance the original thread title can be restored. I think it would have been Summary of Known Devialet Issues, or similar.

Anyway, it is interesting to look back. The OP was back in January 2020, so well over three years old now. Has any progress been made over the last three years?

From the OP, the issues then were as follows, notes in italics added today, beneath each point.


Expert:
CI board Roon Ready mode bug - "An audio file is loading slowly" message, stuttering with 24 bit material. - EDIT /UPDATE - With the latest firmware many report that they no longer get the "An audio file is loading slowly" message, however, it appears a big still exists as many report dropouts / stuttering issues with the Roon Ready mode, which can be mitigated by using 100BASE-T Ethernet.

I believe this is solved now?

AIR - Compatibility issues with latest Mac OS.

I have no idea, I do not use Mac OS.

Configurator issues - For example, dual mono configurations not saving output level for pre-out on slave, other similar bugs with balance and tone control settings and settings not being saved

We have seen yet more Configurator issues recently, and I suspect more issues will arise in the future. Unless anyone believes that the Configurator is now 100% perfect, I would say this one is "ongoing".

Clipping / distortion issues with some SAM / bass settings

Is this still an issue for anyone?

Audible phono stage hiss for some users with low output MC cartridges

This one is most definitely not solved. I would say this is inherent to the design, so a new amp or replacement phono board (both seem unlikely) would be needed to fix.

Remote app unstable or not working for some users and some devices

Definitely ongoing. The app seems to be OK for some, but I for one still find issues with the App.

Promised CI board features not delivered, Bluetooth, Web radios, etc.

We are still waiting.....

Erratic behaviour of remote control, such as autonomous ramping to full volume (possibly related to battery level)

Thankfully I have never experienced this. Is it still an issue for some?

CI models don't allow wired Ethernet and Wi-Fi to be used concurrently

This is one solved (or you could say is unsolvable), apparently this is a requirement of Apple AirPlay.

Expert Pro losing IP address every few days when using Ethernet connection. According to Devialet, this is a known bug in the latest FW.

Is anyone still finding issues with this?

Configurator requires update to serve CI equipped models, to allow any unwanted inputs such as Spotify & UPnP to be deselected

We are still waiting.....

Master and companion devices play at different sample rates (intermittent issue reported by one user - if anyone else can replicate the issue please post below)

Is this still an issue for anyone?

Sweet Room seems to accept only the first 5 filters. Filters 6-9 seem to be ignored

Is this still an issue? I do not use Sweet Room, so have no idea.


So the above is a partial summary of the progress over the last three years or so. I do not know the status of all points, but fair to say that not a lot has happened recently.

Plus, is there anything to add?

Also, as a reminder - From the OP - Please do not use this as a proxy for a "moaning about Devialet" thread, otherwise useful content and posts will get lost in the noise.  Please keep posts factual and to the point.

If you do fancy a good old moan about Devialet, this is the thread for you:

https://devialetchat.com/Thread-I-just-w...t-Devialet