一不離二: Devialet 200 VS 400

medjohn

事緣, 為了家庭成員的幸福, 家居要精簡, 所以放棄了 Audio Research 的前後级, 然後左選右選
最終選了外貌與內容俱佳的法國精品Devialet 200 進屋.

當然, wife acceptance index ( WAI) 也很重要.

最初擔心它能否推動我的屏風1.7, 但看了台灣的C hing的報告 (他們用 D premier), 放心去馬!



Testing Gears:
Audio research CD 8
Devialet 200
IC: Siltech golden Eagle ii AES EBU
SPC: Kondo SPZ
Power: Siltech Ruby hill ii. Crystal Absolute dream

CD for test:
Zimmerman Chopin Piano Concerto
Mitsuko Uchida Mozart Piano Concerto no 18, 19
Oscar Peterson Trio, we get request
AVHK 2014.

to be continue.....

racewong

推3.7唔知得唔得呢?!

obee

呢個好吸引

CKKeung

obee 發表於 2014-9-1 11:05
呢個好吸引

重點係 ：200 vs 400!   

Audiophilelp

已Upgrade 400??

gundamfix2005

medjohn

首先，它的工藝真的像一件藝術品
全chrome 的，閃閃的像一塊鏡子
上面簡潔非常，只有一圈顯示屏，告訴你現在的音量和輸入
非常美觀

搖控器更特別
圓形的音控有美妙的手感
重量適中
而且能一次控制多部devialet, 不需每次向一部部按，讚！

音色：
因為它是ADH (class A and D Hybrid)
所以沒有D類的冷,但是機身也會像class A 熱起來

結像仔細,音色較溫柔且高貴
跟美國機的雄壯很不同
高音飄逸，可能跟siltech and crystal 配合有關
低音也可以很潛，但跟ARC REF 75 比，少了一點潤。再㷛久一點可能會變好

Double bass 木質很強，彈下彈下的

Devialet 200 對電源很敏感。曾經以ruby hill2, ruby mountain 2, crown crown and crystal dreamline+ 餵它，速度和力量也跟著大幅提升，當然，銀包也越來越血跡斑斑

缺點：
機底是膠的，避震有點不足。所以用了symposium roller block 2+ 2.5 ball with metal plate 在上，效果明顯，音埸也大了

Speaker terminal 很低，而且spade 只能從下向上插。所以一定要㙯高部機
建議用banana 就沒有煩惱

medjohn

某天, pat pat 痕，走去Squarewave kent poon 吹水
他很大方，說能借一部400 給我試，然後說：你會回來給我買下的

回家後，立即接上
Crystal AD in Cdp
Siltech Rubyhill 2 x2 for devialet

最初也沒什麼
一天後，run smooth 後再聽。
嘩！原來control 上好了差不多50%. 高中低也圓潤了
尤其是orchestral 的低，much tighter bass
Larger picture
不過，似乎兩部devialet 中的connection, 跟機的crystal reference coaxial 己足夠
換其他分別不大

享受了4天後，含淚還機

不過，其實一機已很好
Devialet 400 mono block 違背了我簡化system 的原意

現在我開心，家人也快樂
這點最重要！

Ps: devialet 200 in 4 ohm (as in my Maggie 1.7): nearly 320wpc
Devialet 400 in 4 ohm nearly 530wpc

Pps: 它的wifi sound is great and easy to use. Even my wife can use it
The devialet immediately upgrade the signal to 192

Hope SAM will be available to my 1.7 soon

The SAM is now ready for more than 40 hi end speakers!


The end

CKKeung

medjohn 發表於 2014-9-1 14:17
某天, pat pat 痕，走去Squarewave kent poon 吹水
他很大方，說能借一部400 給我試，然後說：你會回來給我 ...

" ... Devialet 400 mono block 違背了我簡化system 的原意 ..."

medjohn兄：
其實兩部 400 又薄又靚，接駁又簡單暢順，連你的老細都可接控自如。
一啲都冇違反師兄你的精簡化原意 wor。

medjohn

racewong 發表於 2014-9-1 11:03
推3.7唔知得唔得呢?!

Maybe, but I think d400 is better
People in USA use d120 for magico q5
Also has people using d400/d800 for Sasha 2

Audiophilelp

medjohn 發表於 2014-9-1 14:17
某天, pat pat 痕，走去Squarewave kent poon 吹水
他很大方，說能借一部400 給我試，然後說：你會回來給我 ...

Conclusion : go for 400

ConstantK

玩佢無得玩換器材，但可玩換PC，IC及墊材等。

好！師兄一於想想加多一部slave 200.

ccscho

medjohn 發表於 2014-9-1 14:02
首先，它的工藝真的像一件藝術品
全chrome 的，閃閃的像一塊鏡子
上面簡潔非常，只有一圈顯示屏，告訴你現 ...

medjohn ching,

Can we have a look at how the "symposium roller block 2+ 2.5 ball" were applied please?

medjohn

D 400 in operation

Audiophilelp

medjohn 發表於 2014-9-1 23:03
D 400 in operation

It seems 400 is slightly taller than 200.
But price nearly doubled !

medjohn

Audiophilelp 發表於 2014-9-1 23:11
It seems 400 is slightly taller than 200.
But price nearly doubled !

actually, they're the same size
however, D200 master (i.e. my machine is ~ <80K)
the D200 companion ( i.e., when combined, will become D400), cost ~< 60k.
as it has no wifi module and no remote

Kraftwerk2

Sounds better with ART Q dampers graphite on a SSC platform. Connected a ground box at the ground position under the phono input, very significant improvement in playing LPs.  

medjohn

Kraftwerk2 發表於 2014-9-2 14:46
Sounds better with ART Q dampers graphite on a SSC platform. Connected a ground box at the ground po ...

I also use a entreq silver minimus ground box
But use RCA terminal
Seems the spade is too large for the ground post of the devialet

How did you connect yours?

Kraftwerk2

medjohn 發表於 2014-9-2 15:50
I also use a entreq silver minimus ground box
But use RCA terminal
Seems the spade is too large fo ...

I am now using Guru's Pyramid and the cable is from Jensen made by 秋葉原 and the spade is probably the smallest size so I could hooked up at the GND position. Seems like this GND position is for phono only cos when I connect a ground cable with RCA plug at the Digital 1 or 2, the impact is not very significant when playing LP.

tst123

medjohn 發表於 2014-9-2 15:50
I also use a entreq silver minimus ground box
But use RCA terminal
Seems the spade is too large fo ...

Use RCA terminal is fine