Womaz
Active Member
I am keen to get some advice on this forum as it is very different to other forums I use and I am intrigued and keen to look at all of my options.
I am looking at changing my Devialet amp for a couple of reasons, but I am wary as I think it still sounds awesome to me.
I know its not rated that highly here on ASR and the 44 or so page thread on it was entertaining to say the least
So I use Roon so the Nucleus feeds the Devialet via USB and I have the Sonus Faber Olympica 2 speakers, which I love.
So yes Hifi gear is something that I have always coveted since I was very young and I have maybe been suckered in by magazine reviews and dealers in the past. However maybe it was willingly as there was also maybe a bit of vanity in some purchases, but the most important thing is how it sounds.
I have been a frequent visitor to this forum for a couple of years now and if I am honest I still don’t know how to take it sometimes. It can be quite brutal, although I do quite like that. Just give people it straight how it is has always been my style , although at times yeah it has not made me popular.
I waffle so lets get to the point.
I may replace the Devialet….to me it sounds tremendous, but is this primarily down to my speakers?
I have always believed the speakers are the most important element in the chain, even when I was being told otherwise.
Is this forum really saying I could replace my Devialet with say a 1k all in one streamer/DAC/Amp and still get the same sound quality?
So is the sound quality I am getting primarily down to the speakers?
I am struggling to get my head around this but would be bloody delighted if it is true.
I am not looking to be contentious or start any arguments here I am genuinely interested to hear your opinions.
I think deep down I may have always been a bit of a cynic about the hifi industry. Although I have spent a lot of money on my system its because I wanted to I guess, however I have NEVER bought into the power cords, cables nonsense. Never have.
I remember being asked several times at a dealers “can you not hear that difference that cable makes”
I tried a 1k interconnect once and my £20 interconnect sounded exactly the same to me. I mean I still buy the Tellerium Q cables but just because I like the look of them and I use entry level stuff.
I am waffling again.
Here is my quandry. Fancy an all in one type of system but terrified that it wont be anywhere near as good as my Devialet.
A few of the options I am considering .
Linn Selekt DSM
Lyngdorf TDAI 3400
NAD M33
Hifi Rose RS520
Cambridge Audio EVO 150
I did look at the Purifi 1ET7040SA Lux Dual Mono amp after reading this forum but it seemed to lack some of the connections I need. But I could maybe work around this?
I confess to having very limited knowledge of how electronics work and that’s why I read this forum a lot.
In your opinion would any of the above sound just as good as my Devialet as its primarily down to my Sonus Faber speakers?
That’s the real conundrum I would love to solve
I struggle to audition at home as not a lot of dealers up here where I am, so I tend to research a lot first.
Like I say I love this forum as it’s the polar opposite of others I visit and the truth is I am not sure which ones I believe
I would really appreciate some guidance and some debate.
I am looking at changing my Devialet amp for a couple of reasons, but I am wary as I think it still sounds awesome to me.
I know its not rated that highly here on ASR and the 44 or so page thread on it was entertaining to say the least
So I use Roon so the Nucleus feeds the Devialet via USB and I have the Sonus Faber Olympica 2 speakers, which I love.
So yes Hifi gear is something that I have always coveted since I was very young and I have maybe been suckered in by magazine reviews and dealers in the past. However maybe it was willingly as there was also maybe a bit of vanity in some purchases, but the most important thing is how it sounds.
I have been a frequent visitor to this forum for a couple of years now and if I am honest I still don’t know how to take it sometimes. It can be quite brutal, although I do quite like that. Just give people it straight how it is has always been my style , although at times yeah it has not made me popular.
I waffle so lets get to the point.
I may replace the Devialet….to me it sounds tremendous, but is this primarily down to my speakers?
I have always believed the speakers are the most important element in the chain, even when I was being told otherwise.
Is this forum really saying I could replace my Devialet with say a 1k all in one streamer/DAC/Amp and still get the same sound quality?
So is the sound quality I am getting primarily down to the speakers?
I am struggling to get my head around this but would be bloody delighted if it is true.
I am not looking to be contentious or start any arguments here I am genuinely interested to hear your opinions.
I think deep down I may have always been a bit of a cynic about the hifi industry. Although I have spent a lot of money on my system its because I wanted to I guess, however I have NEVER bought into the power cords, cables nonsense. Never have.
I remember being asked several times at a dealers “can you not hear that difference that cable makes”
I tried a 1k interconnect once and my £20 interconnect sounded exactly the same to me. I mean I still buy the Tellerium Q cables but just because I like the look of them and I use entry level stuff.
I am waffling again.
Here is my quandry. Fancy an all in one type of system but terrified that it wont be anywhere near as good as my Devialet.
A few of the options I am considering .
Linn Selekt DSM
Lyngdorf TDAI 3400
NAD M33
Hifi Rose RS520
Cambridge Audio EVO 150
I did look at the Purifi 1ET7040SA Lux Dual Mono amp after reading this forum but it seemed to lack some of the connections I need. But I could maybe work around this?
I confess to having very limited knowledge of how electronics work and that’s why I read this forum a lot.
In your opinion would any of the above sound just as good as my Devialet as its primarily down to my Sonus Faber speakers?
That’s the real conundrum I would love to solve
I struggle to audition at home as not a lot of dealers up here where I am, so I tend to research a lot first.
Like I say I love this forum as it’s the polar opposite of others I visit and the truth is I am not sure which ones I believe
I would really appreciate some guidance and some debate.