12-Oct-2021, 14:39
Fourth amplifier I've tried with the A5: 250 Pro. Half of my 1000 Pro reconfigured, of course.
Part of me was concerned that this experiment might have led to regretting the extra expense of the dual mono when the single stereo might have been just fine. Well, the 250 Pro *is* just fine - way more than fine, just like the D-Premier. Good enough to live with happily ever after. Unless, that is, you've heard the dual mono. I had intended to get to know the 250 Pro in depth over a few evenings, but the urge to go back was so strong I lasted only about an hour before succumbing.
The surprising thing was just how noticeable the difference was even at whisper-level. Much greater realism, depth, width, height, atmosphere. Almost the last word you could use to describe the presentation of the Devialet stereo amps is "flat", except when you hear one of them directly after hearing dual mono.
So IMO the A5 is highly transparent to the improvements of dual mono.
Devianet relative musical satisfaction scale with Magico A5:
Midrange home theatre amp: 5
D-Premier: 1000
250 Pro: 1300
1000 Pro: 1900
Part of me was concerned that this experiment might have led to regretting the extra expense of the dual mono when the single stereo might have been just fine. Well, the 250 Pro *is* just fine - way more than fine, just like the D-Premier. Good enough to live with happily ever after. Unless, that is, you've heard the dual mono. I had intended to get to know the 250 Pro in depth over a few evenings, but the urge to go back was so strong I lasted only about an hour before succumbing.
The surprising thing was just how noticeable the difference was even at whisper-level. Much greater realism, depth, width, height, atmosphere. Almost the last word you could use to describe the presentation of the Devialet stereo amps is "flat", except when you hear one of them directly after hearing dual mono.
So IMO the A5 is highly transparent to the improvements of dual mono.
Devianet relative musical satisfaction scale with Magico A5:
Midrange home theatre amp: 5
D-Premier: 1000
250 Pro: 1300
1000 Pro: 1900
1000 Pro / Magico A5 / REL Studio III
