Devialet D-Premier Integrated Amplifier-DAC

Detailed description

Devialet is based in France, and the D-Premier, after years of research, is their first product. Among many other things, they got the styling right. The D-Premier comes in a beautiful chromed chassis carved from a solid block of aluminum. It can sit on a shelf or be mounted flat against a wall. The supplied RF remote control is built the same way. The D-Premier may be relatively small, but it looks exceptional.

While the D-Premier’s overall configuration is interesting enough, its amplification section is unique. Devialet’s Analog Digital Hybrid (ADH) technology, which the D-Premier employs, took the company years to get right. It combines a pure-class-A amplifier for voltage with a class-D switching amplifier for current. The kicker for audiophiles is Devialet’s claim that the sound is that of a pure-class-A power amp, while the class-D section is basically there to give the amplifier the current necessary to drive a speaker. For many audiophiles, the sound of class-A amplification is the Holy Grail. The D-Premier is claimed to deliver 190Wpc into 8 ohms or 240Wpc into 6 ohms, and to be stable into loads as low as 2 ohms.

Devialet D-Premier: all-in-one ADH Hybrid Core 2x240W stereo integrated amplifier-preamplifier and Digital to Analog Converter (DAC).
180 DPI Color screen. Polished Aluminium block. SD Card included for configuration and upgrading.
Radio-linked remote device, 2 AAA batteries LR03 1.5V included.
Overall dimensions: 400x400x44.5mm. Weight: 6.9kg.