Jeff Fritz/State of the Uber High End

Orb said:

(...) Devialet is accepted as High End and is one modern example of a more competitive priced product and shows the trend is not just ultra expensive. (...)

Orb

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microstrip said:

Peter,

Yes, but I also know some tables costing more than the 20/3 sounding better than it ...

In the SME 20/3 review Michael Fremer wrote "Though the bigger SME ‘tables are far more expensive, they are thicker and slower sounding than the faster, more nimble-sounding and least expensive in the line 20/3. The larger ‘tables may produce more weight and perhaps greater dynamic slam, but the 20/3 produces better overall rhythm’n’pacing and thus greater overall musical excitement" . IMHO if you want to have the "more weight and perhaps greater dynamic slam" (two aspects I appreciate a lot ) one needs to have a better system and room, where the SME 30's do not sound thick and slow.

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MadFloyd said:

Or speakers that do not sound thick and slow.

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microstrip said:

Orb,

Devialet is really an interesting case study. A "perfect" product since version one, that is being improved in sound quality and no one knows exactly what is the real reason of the perceived improvements. And now they have SAM, a mysterious Speaker Active Matching technology that no one seems to know how it really works. But as it sounds good no one seems to care.

BTW, I hope to listen to SAM soon with the Sonus Faber Futura Amati speakers - I had large bias expectation in this pairing, and recently got a mail from Devialet telling me it is now ready!

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microstrip said:

Peter,

Yes, but I also know some tables costing more than the 20/3 sounding better than it ...

In the SME 20/3 review Michael Fremer wrote "Though the bigger SME ‘tables are far more expensive, they are thicker and slower sounding than the faster, more nimble-sounding and least expensive in the line 20/3. The larger ‘tables may produce more weight and perhaps greater dynamic slam, but the 20/3 produces better overall rhythm’n’pacing and thus greater overall musical excitement" . IMHO if you want to have the "more weight and perhaps greater dynamic slam" (two aspects I appreciate a lot ) one needs to have a better system and room, where the SME 30's do not sound thick and slow.

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devert said:

There's nothing mysterious about their firmware improvements, just read the information on the website. Same goes for SAM.

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microstrip said:

Orb,

Devialet is really an interesting case study. A "perfect" product since version one, that is being improved in sound quality and no one knows exactly what is the real reason of the perceived improvements. And now they have SAM, a mysterious Speaker Active Matching technology that no one seems to know how it really works. But as it sounds good no one seems to care.

BTW, I hope to listen to SAM soon with the Sonus Faber Futura Amati speakers - I had large bias expectation in this pairing, and recently got a mail from Devialet telling me it is now ready!

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