I was also able to test Storm and Trinnov at home and I also chose Storm. I was convinced by the ease of use, the reliability and the possibility to upgrade digital outputs to Storm. Dirac-BM would still be a reason for me to work with the Storm.
I listened to NAD M17 and Storm in a treated room, Storm clearly sets itself apart from NAD, especially in the area of bass control and dynamics.
It is a misconception that all Dirac devices have the same sound.
You can clearly see that Trinnov and Storm have more power reserves than the others, the dynamics and nonchalance with which the two play is simply stunning.
Listened to Trinnov and StormAudio in the same room with 8 subwoofers, bass was great on both, neither was better. But the bass control of M17V2 and HTP-1 is worse, more imprecise than Storm and Trinnov.
For the REW measurement I have not had time, could only AVM-70 and HTP-1 calibrate without changing the curve, the sound of the HTP-1 was for my taste, clearly better.
In the AVS forum, one has also had both devices and has also remained with HTP-1.
ROON kommer att spela multikanal på Storm, datumet kunde inte nämnas av stödet ännu, dessutom kommer det att finnas möjlighet att fungera, till exempel för att hoppa i en spellista.
Storm's great trump card is reliability, which sets standards, and service, which hears customers and also responds immediately.
The fan is not an issue with Storm, is not heard.
HTP-1 is the most reliable Dirac device up to 10k €, the HDMI card does a very good job.
Unbeatable at that price:
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