Bach_Man skrev:
Hvorfor er den interessant for oss?
yes i have been some days in paris and had finally the opportunity to listen to one.
i had the opportunity to buy a 552 3 times now. the first time it was a scam. gladly i got the money back, since my bank had a watch. the second time the seller had changed his mind in the last second. and the 3 time it was absurd. i payed it and was on the way to pick it up from sweden. the day before he called and sad it was suddenly broken. it is now fro repair in england. a very serious seller. so he refunded the money. it looks like i shouldn´t really have one actually.
i always wanted a solution in an all in one box. and the devialet caught my attention, since it has been reviewed all over the world positively and from the most critical guys. so i wanted to listen to one.
i had already a 252 active set up at home, so i know where naim is on this level.it was fantastic. i decided despite to go the phonosophie way, because of the account of boxes and the more reasonable price i payed for.
well to be short. the devialet is different from the typical naim sound, but as engaging. it has the openness and detailed of a 500 set. and also the pace. it is not the typical analytical boring sound. quite clear on hights with the 252 active set if not even more. very surprising for such a small box. i am also not such a fan of the chrome look, but its surface is actually quite beautiful.it has got a fantastic riaa ( digital oh yes ) and an great on
board dac. in 3 months the streamer card will be possible to fit in. nothing cheap ( 11900 euro with vat ), but for the presentation a very good VFM . naim and linn is at least double priced at this level.
the problem with the devialet just is hard to believe , that it is possible to produce in such slimm box until you hear it
in the store ( quite nice listening room ) it was connected to everything up to the focal grande utopia ( horrible looking speaker in the size of a telephone cell ). but the control was breathtaking. power is not the problem , rather the match of the character of the speaker. but that is rather a comfortable problem.
a really potential box for those, who can effort and don´t want a collection of boxes.