Updating to 1000 Pro

[Redwingnine]

Congrats, I think the 1000 is great. I found it quite essential to use a good digital cable between them. For some reason that I don't really understand the difference is rather big.

Thanks.  Got any recommendations regarding digital cables?

Congrats! I went through the same upgrade myself a few years back and was lucky enough to find a second 250 Pro for sale.

The digital cable has a huge effect on the sound. I highly recommend using the RCA->XLR method. It sounds WAY better than the default RCA-RCA connection. There are various threads discussing this topic if you're interested.

I use an Audioquest Diamond AES cable with an RCA-XLR adapter at the source end. I've experimented a lot and find that lifting the ground pin of the XLR cable makes it sound even better, since the XLR (AES) input of the Devialet is transformer isolated. To prevent possible ground loops, I avoid using the trigger cable and avoid having any cable that connects the grounds of the Master & Companion units.

FYI, my 1000 Pro came with an Audioquest Carbon RCA-RCA stock. The stock trigger cable is also an Audioquest 3.5mm cable.

The amp arrived today.  Had to wrestle with the configurator a bit, but all is well now.

What a difference!  I wasn't prepared for the amount of improvement a second 250 provides.  I had D-Premiers in mono, and whilst that was great, this is an order of magnitude better.   Really noticeable when listening to symphonic music.  Piano takes on an air of realism that is astounding.  

Need to spend more time listening, but so far, its better than I had hoped for.