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In Reply to: RE: Quotes from Nelson Pass posted by Feanor on February 03, 2022 at 13:34:11

Devialet amps have what is called "Analog Digital Hybrid ". The voltage gain is Class A, while the current gain is Class D. They have a patent on this.

It's the best sounding set of amps I've heard to date.
"What this country needs is a good 5 watt amplifier!" (Paul Klipsch)

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Okay, THAT is the most interesting statement have heard all day-nT - Cleantimestream 12:59:53 02/05/22 (1)
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- RE: Okay, THAT is the most interesting statement have heard all day-nT - Freo-1 05:36:20 02/06/22 (0)
  Check out this link
  "What this country needs is a good 5 watt amplifier!" (Paul Klipsch)
  - https://www.devialet.com/en-us/amplifiers/expert-pro/expert- (Open in New Window)
Just for laughs: ASR's Devialet review - Feanor 03:58:18 02/04/22 (4)
They didn't exactly love it; see link below.

Dmitri Shostakovich
- ASR's review of the Devialet Expert 200 (Open in New Window)
- ASR measurements:Who cares? - Freo-1 05:21:00 02/04/22 (3)
  Check out the Stereophile review of the D-Premier. One will get a MUCH different perspective. BTW, JA also measured the unit. Virtually every review of Devialet amps outside of ASR provides the strongest positive recommendations, especially if configured in mono.
  There are other measurements that reviews could conduct that would provide better insight as to how gear sounds in real world usage. Reviewers don't provide those. I take ASR reviews with large grains of salt.
  "What this country needs is a good 5 watt amplifier!" (Paul Klipsch)
  
  Edits: 02/04/22 02/04/22
  - Presumably you didn't read the ASR review - Feanor 12:40:02 02/04/22 (1)
    If you did, you would see that Amir mentioned John Atkinson's Stereophile review, (see link).
    As Amir points out, Atkinson's measurements do also reflect the high frequency power limitation. Atkinson is a sort of "glass half full" guy where as Amir is more of a "glass half empty" guy.
    Personally I feel that JA too often glosses his reviews to deemphasize components' shortcomings.
    Personally I don't think measurements are everything, OTOH I believe there is usually some correlation between measurements and SQ.
    
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    - Stereophile's Devialet review (Open in New Window)
    Edits: 02/04/22
    - I read the ASR review, I just don't subscribe to the ASR flock - Freo-1 14:36:45 02/04/22 (0)
      Read any other review of Devialet, especially the D-Premier. 250, 250 pro, and they universally rate them among the very best available at any price. Some of the sound quality is due to the slick method the DAC is integrated into the power amp section. The fact that the voltage operates in Class A means practically that there is no crossover notches in the audio signal. No one else has come up with this approach. Since pretty much every reviewer greatly praises the Devialet, one naysayer who uses a subset of measurements that don't fully translate to the design objectives does not carry much weight with me, nor dare I say the many other reviewers and owners.
      
      Tweeters aren't meant to take or need a lot of power.
      "What this country needs is a good 5 watt amplifier!" (Paul Klipsch)
  - That would be Feanor -nt - E-Stat 07:41:34 02/04/22 (0)

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