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Devialet arose from a project to create an amplifier output stage that combined a Class A voltage amplifier with a Class D current amplifier. This topology, called ADH (Analog Digital Hybrid), is what makes it possible to produce a 200Wpc integrated amplifier in a chassis a little bigger than a laptop computer.
There’s no single product-category description that can encompass the 200’s myriad functions and capabilities, nor there is a precedent for the 200’s feature set. The Devialet 200 offers a host of customization and upgrade abilities that have never before incorporated into an audio component. Rather than thinking of the Devialet in terms of traditional component categories, it’s more useful to consider it as a general-purpose multi-function hardware platform controlled by software.
That hardware platform includes an integrated amplifier with a DAC (Burr-Brown PCM1792), phono input (with adjustable gain and cartridge loading (impedance and capacitance)), wireless streamer, A/D converter (with LP-ripping capability), and subwoofer crossover. The 200’s inputs can be configured to fit into just about any system. With a technology called Speaker Active Matching (SAM), the 200’s output signal can be optimized for your particular loudspeakers. This model 200 can also be converted into a 400W monoblock with the addition of a second model 200. Configuring the 200 is quite simple. A page on Devialet’s website shows the 200’s rear panel with the configurable components highlighted. Once it has been configured on Devialet’s website, you download the configuration file to an SD card. You then insert the SD card in the 200’s rear panel, and in a few seconds the 200 has morphed into an audio product with the parameters you’ve specified. You can wirelessly stream audio at up to 24-bit/192kHz via Devialet’s AIR Universal Streamer app or via the 200’s Ethernet connection. The 200’s bass authority, dynamic impact, soundstage transparency and dimensionality, and transient speed far exceed expectations for its price range. Specifications: (6) Digital inputs: AES/EBU, coaxial SPDIF (RCA), TosLink, USB, Ethernet, WiFi. Digital output: SPDIF (RCA). Analog inputs: Two line or phono (software selectable). Analog outputs: One stereo or dual mono, selectable filter, fixed or variable level. Remarks: Some scratches on the top back and on the lid that covers the rear panel.
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