If anyone is thinking about plugging in an external DAC into a Devialet they don't understand what Devialet is all about. I sincerely hope whatever DAC you use does not colour the sound.
For my part, one of the benefits of Devialet is that it can accommodate two phono inputs, as my turntable has separate arms for mono and stereo. The analogue signal goes through A/D and D/A conversion and still sounds analog when it comes out the other end.
A/D conversion is not unique to Devialet, there are plenty of active systems that require it, but I appreciate some people would be prejudiced against it.
The benefit of the new Devialet units is the stunningly good streaming card, which sits next to the DAC and, like everything else in Devialet including in particular the power supply, should be considered as one unit. Virtually all of my listening is streaming in high definition and the days of thinking of the DAC as a discrete unit are a dim and distant memory.
For my part, one of the benefits of Devialet is that it can accommodate two phono inputs, as my turntable has separate arms for mono and stereo. The analogue signal goes through A/D and D/A conversion and still sounds analog when it comes out the other end.
A/D conversion is not unique to Devialet, there are plenty of active systems that require it, but I appreciate some people would be prejudiced against it.
The benefit of the new Devialet units is the stunningly good streaming card, which sits next to the DAC and, like everything else in Devialet including in particular the power supply, should be considered as one unit. Virtually all of my listening is streaming in high definition and the days of thinking of the DAC as a discrete unit are a dim and distant memory.

