Recent content by Raindogs

To be perfectly honest I didn't hear any major differences after the upgrade. Part of the reason I did it was to prolong the life of the speakers and any improvements in sound quality were a bonus. I had recently sold my CD, Turntable & Preamp so I had some spare cash to spend and I felt it...

I had mine done a few years back (new SL drivers, amp pack recap and service and new midrange wave guides). ATC will quote you the list price but if you give Rick at Musiccraft a ring he might be able to give you a better price. I took the speakers down to the factory myself and had the...

LOL :p

Ha ha !! I knew some people who used to transfer their new LP's onto cassette and thereafter only listen to the tapes to preserve the pristine quality of their LP's .... Perhaps they are ripping their LP's to mp3 as a modern day equivalent ....

DAC 2 with 100's here ...

When I had my 100's serviced, re-capped, and upgraded to SL spec drivers they did the job in a day. I dropped them off in the morning and they had them ready for collection by 4. Cirencester is nearby and is a good place to have a wander around while you are waiting. Ben Lilley gave me a great...

I run my ATC 100's off one. A plug in and forget type of product ... It replaced a DAC1 because I wanted remote volume control. Not much of a difference between them to my ears ...

Erm ... UK list for the silver phantom seems to be £1690 which is around £220 more than it would cost buying direct from Devialet at the current exchange rate .... That's £440 for a pair and the Dialog is also more expensive. Speaking to an Irish dealer a few months ago he said they would be...

Yes, but Devialet aren't selling the Expert range direct from their website. If they plan to continue selling Phantom direct then the price from UK dealers should be in Euro and converted to sterling when purchased. Otherwise people would just go to the dealers for a demo and then buy it...

I live in the UK (although I am Irish) and only contacted Cloney to see if they had a pair on demo. It is good that they will be selling them at the same price as Devialet direct but you can bet those of us buying from UK dealers won't get the same deal ...

Spoke to my local Devialet dealer and they are expecting Phantoms in before the end of the month and they will have the stands for them too. The big question is how much they will be charging. Cloney Audio in Dublin told me they would be charging the same price as buying from Devialet direct...

I was told by a UK Devialet dealer that Absolute Sounds would no longer be the UK distributers after May. Devialet will be restructuring their distribution in June and they were waiting to hear what the new Distribution and Dealer arrangements would be.

I am in Dublin at the weekend so I gave them a ring to see if they had any. Apparently they should have some in 2 weeks ...

Apparently they are adding a Bluetooth module to the latest versions so I will probably wait for a while until they sort that out along with their distribution. I would also like the stands too so I might wait and see until they release prices. If they do the trick for me I will have a few...

Confirmed by Devialet support below ... Now am I going to take the plunge ... My ATC's are compromised in my room, hard against the wall on either side of a chimney breast and firing into the short side of the room (13 feet). I only stream now and something smaller would be welcome but only...