Ordered in mid-October 2014. Finally just got news that my dealer is finalising shipping documents with BOX. Oh my god! Seven months wait and I am still waiting...
I'd call your dealer about the Box..or just call Box directly.. 5 months seems way out of line.. I'd be worried it slipped between the cracks.
FWIW I like my 200 as much or more than my Ayon tube amp, which was pretty darn good.. I also really like the simplicity , but again, there's no right or wrong..
I am just waiting for the Box to arrive as all my equipment are already here.
The Devialet is a pretty run in unit and I was playing around with the Configurator too. It is a very good proposition for newbies who are into digital audio, tech-stuff, don't listen loud, and like lifestyle chic. I don understand its appeal for certain people. For old ears like mine, I still prefer the big 50kg transformer amp that gives me a slipped disc when lifting it! It is not the size that matters... ;)
Box is SLOW it took months for mine, I wasn't thrilled. But it is beautiful. I found it took my Devialet a good 500 hours to really bloom.. I wonder how many hours the one you borrowed had on it? I also found that it was quite sensitive to power cords.. Any of course in the end there's a reason we don't just have Vanilla :-)
Where is my Box Furniture...??? Ordered it trough the dealer in mid-October 2014. Today, the dealer still can't tell me when it is coming... Are they growing trees from saplings?
On another note, had the Devialet 200 home for 2 weeks home trial. Sorry, not my kind of java or tea.
The Aries sounds better than my W4S Sonos Zoneplayer.. The Aries is still breaking in or at least the Audioquest Diamond USB cable is.. I'd say the Dev and the Aries are pretty much on par..Bass maybe a bit better on the Aries.. But overall if the Devialet had built in UpnP server it would be a total knockout.. As it stands I like being able to just go in the listening room and listen, no mucking about with the computer..
Yes the Devialet can stream, they call their system AIR, it's built in.
The only thing that I don't like and the reason for the Aries is that one has to have a computer on, and running to use it. So if I want to listen to music I have to go to my office, turn on iMac, get Jriver running, set iMac not to time out then back to the listening room.. just a pita..Aries works great!
No SAM yet Mr.Burger for my Proac's but they do have it for a new pair of speakers I'm considering :-)
Agear.. the reason for the Aries is that it's just a PITA to have to go into my office turn on the Mac, get Jriver going, set my Mac to not time out then back to listen.. The Aries I can just sit down in the listening room turn it on and away it goes.. Also I like to have music playing in the house when I'm working and I've messed up Jriver on my Mac when I was doing other work.
As a long time Sonos user I'm spoiled but it's elegance and stability I'm hoping the Aries will be a high end Sonos.. we''ll see..
Agear, I am not a burglar ;p Sure, I will tell you my findings when I have the BOX vis-a-vis the Sistrum.
Erikminer, Has Devialet made the SAM for your ProAc yet? I have played with the SAM for bookshelf speakers: Atohm, Penaudio and Raidho. And I think the SAM is a very interesting bit of technology.
LOVE the Devialet! It has broken in nicely getting smoother, and just better all around. It was a bit edgy at first, nothing terrible but it's definitely gotten better.. I added a LessLoss Signature power cord, which seems to be a really good match to the Devialet, and of course the Box Furniture rack.. which still surprises me as to how it's added body to the sound.. everything just sounds bigger, with better focus and dynamics.. This week I should be getting my Auralic Aries, and that will be it for audio toys for 2014 (unless a great deal pops up )
My 2015 plans are to upgrade the Shunyata Black Mamba CX HC that's on my Talos to a Shunyata Ztron Alpha HC, upgrade my REL sub to either a new REL Series 3 or 5, or a Britannia, depending on what I can find, and a possible speaker upgrade...
Hi hamburger..oh you're a funny fellow.. No it still sounds great..you might want to look at Herbies Audio Labs.. He makes some nice high performance glide type feet might be worth a look at..