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Soundstage Fine Audio
Site last published: 02/14/12
The Devialet D-Premier, sold
exclusively at Soundstage
Fine Audio, might be the last investment
in amplification you'll ever make. Nestled among
the sockets is a removable SD card slot. Users may
adjust a wide range of parameters via their Mac or
PC and transfer the data to the D-Premier via the
SD card. Devialet offers downloadable software
updates online. Each D-Premier will continue to
evolve long after the initial purchase.
Coming soon as a free upgrade, (the module is already built in), the D-Premier will also offer wireless connectivity. Lossless, distortion-free audio streaming up to 24-bit/192kHz will be attainable utilizing the Devialet as the master clock - thereby ensuring "extreme" precision. Devialet says that the D-Premier's Wi-Fi functionality delivers the finest high-definition wireless audio streaming solution in the world. "Nothing else comes close".
Ten inputs are provided. These are individually configurable! You can, for example, designate an input to receive either analogue OR digital signals, OR TURN an INPUT into an OUTPUT!
Incredibly the D-Premier is also the ideal tool for turntable users, incorporating a programmable phono stage that brings new levels of resolution, optimization and control to vinyl enthusiasts. It is equally at home in a home theatre environment thanks to its dual HDMI sockets.
240 watts per channel in almost instant readiness, in a case 32mm thick that is both energy efficient and cool - in both senses of the word.
Soundstage Fine Audio was chosen to be the first Canadian dealer. The site you're visiting now is showcased on Devaliet's website: www.devaliet.com
You are cordially invited to experience the Devaliet D-Premier for yourself.
Devaliet D-Premier, integrated amplifier/DAC $16,500 (Canadian dollars)
Coming soon as a free upgrade, (the module is already built in), the D-Premier will also offer wireless connectivity. Lossless, distortion-free audio streaming up to 24-bit/192kHz will be attainable utilizing the Devialet as the master clock - thereby ensuring "extreme" precision. Devialet says that the D-Premier's Wi-Fi functionality delivers the finest high-definition wireless audio streaming solution in the world. "Nothing else comes close".
Ten inputs are provided. These are individually configurable! You can, for example, designate an input to receive either analogue OR digital signals, OR TURN an INPUT into an OUTPUT!
Incredibly the D-Premier is also the ideal tool for turntable users, incorporating a programmable phono stage that brings new levels of resolution, optimization and control to vinyl enthusiasts. It is equally at home in a home theatre environment thanks to its dual HDMI sockets.
240 watts per channel in almost instant readiness, in a case 32mm thick that is both energy efficient and cool - in both senses of the word.
Soundstage Fine Audio was chosen to be the first Canadian dealer. The site you're visiting now is showcased on Devaliet's website: www.devaliet.com
You are cordially invited to experience the Devaliet D-Premier for yourself.
Devaliet D-Premier, integrated amplifier/DAC $16,500 (Canadian dollars)
Peter Miller, Hi-Fi News
"Once in a generation a company will emerge, often from left-field of audio's mainstream, with a concept so original and innovative that it has the capacity to re-define the expectations of a product genre. That company is Devialet of France and its product is the D-Premier integrated amplifier..."
"Once in a generation a company will emerge, often from left-field of audio's mainstream, with a concept so original and innovative that it has the capacity to re-define the expectations of a product genre. That company is Devialet of France and its product is the D-Premier integrated amplifier..."
Alan Sircom, AV Guide
"All of this impressive technology is as nothing if the performance doesn't live up to the hype. And that argument lasts until about 15 - 20 seconds after you power up the D-Premier. At which point, the hype begins to sound like understatement. About a minute in, you start the wild gesticulating, the "why didn't I know about this sooner?" outcries, and - in most cases - after about 20 minutes comes the realization that all those amplifier boxes you currently own that are about to go on Audiogon or eBay soon."
"All of this impressive technology is as nothing if the performance doesn't live up to the hype. And that argument lasts until about 15 - 20 seconds after you power up the D-Premier. At which point, the hype begins to sound like understatement. About a minute in, you start the wild gesticulating, the "why didn't I know about this sooner?" outcries, and - in most cases - after about 20 minutes comes the realization that all those amplifier boxes you currently own that are about to go on Audiogon or eBay soon."
EISA (Best Product High-End Audio) Award
2010-2011*
"From France comes the most innovative and advanced amplifier to emerge on the hi-fi scene in years. Its striking industrial design conceals a patented hybrid of analogue and digital technologies that deliver stunning audio and technical performance. A host of user-configurable inputs are included while its distinctive (radio frequency) tabletop remote allows the amplifier to be controlled without it being in line-of-sight. Proprietary Wi-Fi and two HDMI sockets are also included to service future upgrades, including using the D-Premier as a transparent HDMI-repeater between a source and a TV. To hear this amplifier is to enjoy stereo music like never before as it carves a truly memorable performance into the very air itself. Hi-fi will never be the same again!"
* European Imaging and Sound Association (a unique organization of 50 special interest magazines from 19 European countries)
"From France comes the most innovative and advanced amplifier to emerge on the hi-fi scene in years. Its striking industrial design conceals a patented hybrid of analogue and digital technologies that deliver stunning audio and technical performance. A host of user-configurable inputs are included while its distinctive (radio frequency) tabletop remote allows the amplifier to be controlled without it being in line-of-sight. Proprietary Wi-Fi and two HDMI sockets are also included to service future upgrades, including using the D-Premier as a transparent HDMI-repeater between a source and a TV. To hear this amplifier is to enjoy stereo music like never before as it carves a truly memorable performance into the very air itself. Hi-fi will never be the same again!"
* European Imaging and Sound Association (a unique organization of 50 special interest magazines from 19 European countries)
Hi-Fi News Verdict
"If I could award Devialet two badges then I would, because the D-Premier is both this Editor's choice and the Outstanding amplifier thus far of the new MIllennium."
"If I could award Devialet two badges then I would, because the D-Premier is both this Editor's choice and the Outstanding amplifier thus far of the new MIllennium."
Why are the Golden Ears going gaga over
Devialet's award-winning integrated
amplifier?
The answer lies in the newest form of amplification called ADH® or Analogue/Digital Hybrid developed by Devialet. ADH® combines Class A operation - long recognized as the most desirable form of solid-state amplification for pure sound quality with Class D operating in parallel.
In addition to ADH® amplification, the D-Premier incorporates a very high quality DAC right at its heart. Digital audio data is converted to analogue within the D-Premier. The resultant signal is then amplified using ADH® technology to drive the speakers.
The quality of the D-Premier’s DAC and its immediate proximity to the amp section, all within a single chassis, ensures far better sound from any digital audio signal than is possible with conventional amplifiers.
However, the D-Premier isn’t only suited to digital audio sources – it’s just as good with analogue sources, like turntables, for example. The D-Premier converts an analogue audio source to digital, applying an advanced digital volume control before converting the signal back to analogue. No extraneous signal processing is used, and the signal path is as clean and pure in the digital domain as it is when the signal is analogue.
The D-Premier’s ‘digital heart’ gives it a significant advantage over conventional amplifiers, in terms of both performance and functionality.
It's the best of both worlds. By combining Class A and Class D in a manner never before achieved, Devialet has made an amplifier that delivers a tremendous 240 watts per channel, yet the character of the sound you hear is pure Class A. In simple terms, Class D provides the muscle, ensuring the D-Premier can drive any speaker on the planet and sounds awesomely dynamic, while Class A delivers exemplary sonic accuracy and refinement.
The answer lies in the newest form of amplification called ADH® or Analogue/Digital Hybrid developed by Devialet. ADH® combines Class A operation - long recognized as the most desirable form of solid-state amplification for pure sound quality with Class D operating in parallel.
In addition to ADH® amplification, the D-Premier incorporates a very high quality DAC right at its heart. Digital audio data is converted to analogue within the D-Premier. The resultant signal is then amplified using ADH® technology to drive the speakers.
The quality of the D-Premier’s DAC and its immediate proximity to the amp section, all within a single chassis, ensures far better sound from any digital audio signal than is possible with conventional amplifiers.
However, the D-Premier isn’t only suited to digital audio sources – it’s just as good with analogue sources, like turntables, for example. The D-Premier converts an analogue audio source to digital, applying an advanced digital volume control before converting the signal back to analogue. No extraneous signal processing is used, and the signal path is as clean and pure in the digital domain as it is when the signal is analogue.
The D-Premier’s ‘digital heart’ gives it a significant advantage over conventional amplifiers, in terms of both performance and functionality.
It's the best of both worlds. By combining Class A and Class D in a manner never before achieved, Devialet has made an amplifier that delivers a tremendous 240 watts per channel, yet the character of the sound you hear is pure Class A. In simple terms, Class D provides the muscle, ensuring the D-Premier can drive any speaker on the planet and sounds awesomely dynamic, while Class A delivers exemplary sonic accuracy and refinement.
