And even in extremis, when the on-screen action is all kicking off and every part of the frequency range is trying to outdo the others, the control and clarity of the Dione is never in question.įor music (unless it’s been mixed for Dolby Atmos, of course), it’s best to use ‘Music Mode’ to listen in stereo - otherwise the spatial effect can sound quite forced and unnatural. ‘Punch’ and ‘rumble’ are both available, and both are of an order of magnitude that eludes all but the most accomplished of the Devialet’s rivals.Įven if you partner the Devialet with a properly big television (55-inches and above), the sound it produces will comfortably exceed the dimensions of the screen. It delves deep into the frequency range (Devialet is claiming extension down to 24Hz, which seems all too credible), hitting hard but controlling the low-end stuff pretty well - it certainly doesn’t bloom or put any pressure on the midrange in any other way. For a soundbar that goes without the low-frequency reinforcement of a partnering subwoofer, the straightforward amount of bass it’s able to produce is remarkable. Given a full-on, action-packed Dolby Atmos soundtrack to deal with, the Dione is a dynamic, expansive and quite nuanced listen - but, first and foremost, it’s dynamic. As far as sheer scale and low-frequency presence are concerned, the Devialet has very few realistic competitors. Big movie and music sound delivered with plenty of control and clarityĪs long as you bear in mind that, price notwithstanding, the Devialet Dione is ‘just’ a soundbar, its sonic performance can’t fail to impress.(Image credit: Tom's Guide) Devialet Dione review: Sound quality No matter the mode in which you intend to use the Dione, though, it’s well worth running the (very brief) ‘Auto Calibration’ procedure that’s part of the control app. ‘Movie Mode’ takes any mono or two-channel signal and upscales it to fill the soundbar’s 5.1.2 configuration, ‘Voice Mode’ is designed for use with podcasts, news channels and other dialogue-centric content, and ‘Music Mode’ restricts the speaker’s output to stereo. It features a number of EQ settings and processing protocols designed to extract the biggest audio experience possible from lesser digital audio files, though, thanks to its ‘Space’ technology. While the Dione is all about Dolby Atmos, it’s not able to deal with the DTS:X equivalent (which is a very minor loss, to be honest). Here it’s working at a 24bit/96kHz resolution. And at the very least, it should be obvious Devialet has gone to its usual exhaustive lengths.Īs far as processing is concerned, Devialet has - as is its established practice - embedded digital-to-analogue conversion circuitry in its Devialet Intelligence processor. Shift the soundbar’s orientation to hang it on a wall and the drivers that previously faced forwards now fire upwards, the drivers that used to fire upwards now face outwards and the rear speakers continue in their role (though their left/right output is reversed) and, of course, the ORB is rotated to face the right way.Īll clear? Even if it’s not, don’t worry - the Dione has gyroscopes, so it always knows which way is up. When the soundbar is sitting on a shelf, four aluminum long-throw subwoofers and two aluminum full-range drivers - plus the center channel - face forwards, four aluminum full-range drivers (two at each end of the bar) face upwards to provide audio elevation, another full-range aluminum driver fires from each end for some sonic width, and four more aluminum long-throw subwoofers fire from the rear of the cabinet.
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