Any feedback on Phanotom from Paris and/or London?

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If this is correct then Devialet probably has a player in Dialog. I hope so as this will take us back to the control they had on playback in the first versions of AIR. The white noise issue should then disappear completely. We must push Devialet to add network streaming support from Dialog for the Expert line, not just USB

My understanding is that network streaming is supported - via wifi, PLC and Ethernet, and that the USB connectivity is output only - i.e. The Dialog outputs the digital signal via USB to the Expert USB input.  Or did I get thus wrong?  

Hi!

I got this answer from Oceane a couple of days ago:

I looked into the phono usb connected to Dialog, but I do think that this would be possible.

Indeed the usb input of dialog will permit to access musics stored on a usb key or hard drive.

Best regards,

Océane Turpin

Thanks Jock - now I'm even more confused about Dialog than ever! So how is Dialog connected to the Expert amp do you know? 

I suppose the USB on Dialog is both output and input  

I think the Dialog is part of the Phantom family and the principle use of the USB will be a hard drive with music on it.
People wanting to use the Dialog with legacy units were probably not expected by Devialet (look at the debacle caused by new buyers wanting AIR to work with PCs and other than iTunes, which is IMHO the reason we still have so many firmware problems today). Connecting legacy to Dialog with USB is the first guess solution perhaps?? Maybe one will need a USB hub for both a legacy box and if you want to use a USB stick instead of net connection???