First impressions

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When Devialet released their most expensive Expert line, did they make hardware improvements on that release later on? Or does the most expensive current amp still has the same hardware, as when it was released a few years ago? If they did make hardware changes, how many years after the release?


Thanks.


Trying to use that logic for the Phantom, but maybe that doesn't apply at the moment, since maybe Devialet has done all the hardware improvements they wanted to, already, and applied that to the Phantom...

There have been 2 hardware changes since the D-Premier (if you don't count the supply of wireless modules which were planned in but not ready at first and supplied FOC to early buyers). The first was to the 250 which IMHO was an update or side-grade rather than upgrade. Fundamentally it had more DSP power to allow SAM (which they thought of and developed as part of the Phantom programme). At the same time the power supply was changed a bit, HDMI and infra red remote control were dropped, the optical inputs were downgraded from 192/24 to 96/24 but both USB and Ethernet connections were added.

The second was to bring out lower priced models with very much less expensive to make simpler enclosures, 200 and 120.

Technically the performance is good enough to be completely transparent as long as they can drive the speakers they are connected to IMHO. I have heard 2 instances of them not working very well into Martin Logan hybrids, but others love the combination.