Want a svelte streaming amp that looks for all the world like it was hewn by the Greek God Chrysus – the one most associated with precious metal? Devialet can help, with its all-new Astra (which is essentially the name of the Titan God of the stars, planets and so on).
The Astra Opéra de Paris edition is finished in 23-carat gold leaf by artisans from Ateliers Gohard. But under its stunning exterior, it is of course built on past greatness. In this case, Devialet wouldn’t necessarily point you towards its spherical Devialet Mania (also available in a ‘sunset rose’ hue) or the company’s fabulous high-end Dione soundbar which boasts the same drivers as those premium in-flight seats. No, Astra is the evolution of Devialet’s first creation, the Devialet Expert amplifier, unveiled 15 years ago – yes, now I also feel as old as the Gods.
Devialet says Astra is “our most advanced integrated audiophile system yet”, and despite its proportions of just 38.6cm x 38.6cm x 4.7cm – so about the same as a very high-end pizza box – and a pretty slimline weight of 7.2kg, it totes 2×300 watts of power. There’s also Wi-Fi 6 for Airplay, Google Cast, Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect, UPnP and Roon Ready support. Bluetooth 5.3? Yes, it’s here, although with only SBC and AAC codecs supported, you’d probably want to stick with Wi-Fi streaming.
Astra is a preamp, amp, DAC, streamer and phono…
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