30-Mar-2021, 11:39
(30-Mar-2021, 02:00)ThorMordecai Wrote: Hi everyone,
I got two Silver Phantoms and a Dialog right after they came out in the US, I guess it was late 2015 or so. After all the trials and tribulations of getting them setup and working without error, I finally settled in and have enjoyed them for years. I hadn't needed to check back here in quite some time either. But I got an email on 3/24/21 from Devialet about a software update that features Airplay 2 and RAAT from Roon. I've been using Spark the whole time but as I dove in I realized there is a new Devialet app, which looks like it leads to a full on update of my Phantoms and Dialog. When it reminds me the update is irreversible, I come here and stumbled onto the DOS 1 vs DOS 2 talk, and now I'm simply trying to ask you guys: Should I do this update? I have a fairly old Phantoms, they sound pretty good.... I really only use Spotify Connect or an optical cable for my TV. Airplay would be cool I guess but the Spotify Connect (generally) works pretty well. I'm all about an update that makes things better, but as an Apple iPhone user, I have learned it's not always best to do updates. It would be fun to use a new app rather than Spark, but I don't know.
My dialog and Phantoms are Firmware 1.14.0.18.
Any thoughts or help would be appreciated.
Difficult one. The upgrade DOS 1 to DOS 2 has gone very smoothly for some people (like me) but has introduced chronic system stability problems for others (see the 2.12.5 and the problem returns thread). It seems that most of the folks still experiencing problems have have Gold Phantoms but this is just anecdotal and based on a very small sample so I wouldn't read too much into it. So there is clearly a risk to upgrading which rules out a blanket recommendation imo.
What do you stand to gain? Well, I would argue in your case not much (see the full list here). Both the use cases you identify (Spotify and Optical) work pretty much as before, as do Bluetooth, Airplay 1 and UPnP. You gain a (much) nicer app, Airplay 2, Roon RAAT (that was the killer use case for me) and some other minor things. You also lose a few quite major things: Windows and Mac clients, and support for local files and playlists, Internet Radio and streaming sources like Tidal, Qobuz and Deezer. You just *might* also lose the system stability you have enjoyed all these years..
So since upgrading is neither risk-free nor reversible I would suggest you think carefully about your use cases and weigh the pros and cons.
