04-Nov-2020, 15:41
(04-Nov-2020, 09:18)Cwhtam Wrote: I just complete my upgrade process and received the 220pro. I am using Atohm GT1 (i.e. upgrade from the ensemble 120 kit).In the past, before I moved to Vivid Audio speakers, I paired my Devialet 200 and then Devialet Expert 220 Pro with the Atohm GT1. What a great little speaker! I highly recommend that you use SAM with the GT1. I believe it was the original speaker that Devialet used when it created SAM profiles. I used SAM at 100 percent on the GT1 but you might find a lower percentage works better for you.
I have in mind my apartment has the limitation on glass wall and uneven shape, the sound from 220 has a more appealing mid to low range. High end is similar to 120 - clear. As I don’t have pre-out in 120, I use the high-pass with REL, now I switch to pre-out to connect to REL. There are less confusion on the bass section while maintain the same sound stage with sub-woofer.
Spotify and AirPlay works flawless in my setup, no issue at all with WIFI setup.
Overall experience, worth the upgrade.
Devialet Expert 220 Pro Kinki EX-M7 power amp tethered to a fiber-fed Lumin X1 streamer via Grimm XLRs, Vivid B1 Decade speakers in Rosso Barchetta red (only 200 produced in a limited edition), Roon Nucleus with a Samsung 860 EVO 2TB SSD, etherREGEN switch fed by a Sonore opticalModule (and Sonore-supplied transceivers and 1M optical cable) with a SOtM dCBL-Cat7 cable to my Nucleus and a DH Labs Reunion Cat8 to my Lumin T2 streamer, Keces P8 linear power supply feeding a (to come) NUC and EtherREGEN switch with an external AfterDark OCXO clock., and opticalModule (5V/1A), AudioQuest Niagara 1000 power conditioner, ASI LiveLine loom (purchased directly from Franck Tchang when I lived in France), Less Loss Firewall for Speakers and Roon lifetime license with Tidal streaming.
