Devialet 220 Expert Pro – Newest Model, Core Infinity Upgrade, and Devialet Warranty

Full warranty through April 2022 / This current model is less than a year old and just arrived back from its Core Infinity upgrade and complete inspection by Devialet in France

Save at least $6891 on a Devialet 220 Expert Pro with Core Infinity Upgrade and Devialet Warranty in near-mint condition.

Retail: $13990

Selling: $7099 / reasonable offers welcomed

I have a perfect audiogon score (user name: transience) because I am always prepared to make life easier for buyers, so feel free to ask.

Excellent Condition (9/10) – Looks, operates, and sounds gorgeous.

World-class MM/MC phono stage – This important feature is not available on the 130 Expert Pro

Seamlessly merges a preamplifier, power amplifier, phono preamp, DAC, and streamer (Roon ready) into a single, stunningly engineered and crafted dark chrome slab that outperforms many of the world's best separates – acknowledged to be in the same class as Boulder and Soulution electronics totaling $100000+. This is a complete, reference-quality system (just add speakers, speaker cables, and you're done).

ABOUT

One of the most musical, beautiful amplifiers ever made – a home and professional reference among the leading editors in hi-fi.

The Devialet amps are among the only electronics Hi-Fi News regularly assigns a 90%+ rating; "the best just got better," they say, and they are right. And, according to John Atkinson, the Devialet is "the most extraordinary product" he has ever reviewed for Stereophile. Hans Wetzel of Soundstage Access celebrates the Devialet as the best integrated ever made. House reference for Tone Audio as well.

The sweet spot in the new Devialet lineup. More than powerful enough for large floor-standers (Magico, Wilson, etc.) in huge rooms run at high SPL.

Clearly better control, resolution, tone, and versatility above the lesser 110/120/130 models and past models like the 200/250/D-Premier. Can also be upgraded to a Devialet 440 dual mono configuration (and, factoring in the savings on this unit, would allow you to have a 440 at the price of a single 220 expert pro new), granted that may be overkill in most setups; the 220 is phenomenally powerful.

Future-proof – guaranteed regular, free software updates will improve performance even further and Devialet provides a convenient, cost-effective hardware upgrade path as well. This unit just returned from a full inspection and core infinity upgrade from Devialet in France.

SPECS

THD+N: 0,0005% (220W / 6Ω)

THD: 0,00025% (10W / 6Ω)

Signal-to-noise ratio: 130dB

Advanced phono stage: Yes

Length: 383mm | Width: 383mm | Height: 40mm

Weight: 5,9km

Dark chrome finish

Speaker Active Matching

Impossibly sexy remote

MASSIVELY IMPROVED

The Pro hardware platform and current software continue Devialet’s predilection for refinement. Their Analog Digital Hybrid circuit is now called ADHV2, this second generation having a simplified class-A amplifier that passes signals through two silicon junctions less than the original ADH. The algorithm that sits between this hybrid amp’s class-A and class-D circuits is now 10-bit instead of 8-bit, thus multiplying the precision of the ADH core’s control by 4. The updated class-D amplifier benefits from a power supply 50% larger than in the original ADH circuit, more gain in the ADH loop due to 14 inductors per channel instead of 12, and greater thermal efficiency. Devialet claims that their implementation of Texas Instruments’ PCM1792 DAC in a special gain circuit, which Devialet calls Magic Wire, results in a 6dB improvement in total harmonic distortion, and a noise floor 2.5dB lower than in their last-generation hardware.

IMPRESSIVE REVIEWS

“The power of the Devialet also meant I could turn the volume up to wall-shaking levels without any strain from the Spendors. The impact was almost physical in its low-end power, bringing a visceral quality to the music. But, as mentioned, the Devialet is not all about power. It also has a beguiling lightness of touch with more gentle, music. With ‘Never Known’ from The Durutti Column’s ‘LC’ CD, Vini Reilly’s simple guitar riff had air and space around the chords, the reverb washing gently in the background. The vocals - barely audible through many an amplifier - still whispered quietly and were intelligible and so much more haunting.

The amplifier’s resolution also meant its timing was uncannily accurate – nothing was lagging or temporally out of kilter in the signal. It doesn’t matter if it’s deep bass, orchestral brass sections, solo guitars or gentle vocals - this amplifier handles them all with a smoothness but sense of reserved power that makes you believe nothing can disturb it.

In fact, I’d say the only limiting factors are likely to be your loudspeakers or sources. As such this is an amplifier that could prove the core of your system for years to come while you upgrade around it. Which is a very sensible way to spend your money. An engineering tour-de-force. Masses of power and a state-of-the-art performance.” – Hi-Fi World, October 2017 review of the 220 Expert Pro (5 Stars, Outstanding, among the best in the world)

ADDITIONAL NOTES

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Local pickup available in NYC (NYS tax would apply).

Includes all original packaging and contents: Devialet 220 Expert Pro with Core Infinity Board, Devialet Remote, Audioquest NRG-4 Power Cable, 2 SD Cards, Warranty Paperwork, White Gloves, Devialet tote bag