Herald of French companies “high tech” specialized in audio and authentic icon of avant-garde domestic leisure, Devialet has managed to convert the permanent innovation and to highest level little less than the reason for its existence. And it does so in the form of products that combine groundbreaking and elegant aesthetics in equal parts, manufacturing quality that borders on perfection and a engineering which is only available to a select few. The new proposal from the Parisian company does not disappoint in this regard, courtesy of the torrent of cutting-edge engineering solutions it boasts. Is called Astra and it is a exquisite stereo integrated amplifier with network connectivity, which offers the demanding user everything they may need to enjoy their favorite music without limitations, with the comfort intrinsic of a single chassis in terms of installation.
Thus, in the Devialet we find a line preamplifiera phono preampa power stage and a streamer which benefit from a series of unique refinements, the first of which is a output power generous (2×300 W continuous over 4 ohms with a distortion rate close to zero that can be multiplied by two by adding another Astra) based on an updated version of the imaginative ADH hybrid amplification scheme. Next we have a DAC section with Magic Wire technology and extraordinary configurability via Advanced Configurator (with direct access to the spectacular SAM and RAM systems of the French brand) and Devialet Appwhich allows you to take advantage of 100% of the potential of each recording, regardless of the sources and the speakers used.
Also the fundamental connectivity has been completely updated, thanks to the use of a refined software architecturewith multiple streaming protocols included (AirPlay, Google Cast, Spotify Connect, TIDAL Connect, Audirvana, Roon Ready, UPnP) and the latest in wireless connection (Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.3). Nor has the visual component, undoubtedly one of Devialet’s most powerful hallmarks, been neglected, displaying the Astra, as well as its remote control, a compact and radical aesthetic whose exclusivity is elevated to maximum power in the dazzling edition Paris Opera (covered with a 23-karat gold leaf signed by the prestigious Parisian artisans of Ateliers Gohard) and complete with an improved user interface (button, light indicator, screen). To all this we must add a renewed activation process that multiplies the ease of useproviding a user experience extraordinarily seductive
