Oh
I've bought Attessa recently =(
Wish I could wait for this review
Can totally confirm all the disadvantages described in the review:
- pop sound is really there
- performance and sound signature is really average. Cannot say that I've heard much difference comparing to the Cambridge Audio CXA61, that costs half the price of Attessa.
- Software IS REALLY ANNOYING. Can talk for ages about how janky and bad the BluOS is. All the famous "Reviewers and Audiophiles" such as Darko etc. promoted this system as "one of the best". I find this crappy piece of code much less attractive.
However, the good news are:
- look and build quality is nice IMO
- phono is really nice comparing to external boxes around 200-250 bucks
- I was able to find one in new condition for something around 1100$ in Ukraine. Considering the price and package "streamer+amp+phono+nice look" it's kinda nice deal
Unfortunately, it seems that popular brands just doesnt care about the engineering as much as about paying some reviewers, so THERE'S LITERALLY NO NEGATIVE OR NEUTRAL REVIEWS ON THIS AMP IN THE ENTIRE INTERNET.
Small update to the "usability review"
Going to double-confirm that the software is CRAP and I'd recommend to avoid buying BluOS devices at all (dunno, maybe the implementation in Attessa is awful, but have no chance to check another device. If someone uses Node/Powernode - please, share your experience)
My story:
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This morning I just wanted to listen to some music. Launched the player and...It didn't appear as an app endpoint
Reboot and router reset just didnt help. Any kind of debugging showed no results
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Had to erase the device to factory settings. It removed an index of my music collection, all the settings.
After a "Fresh setup" the device did not appear in BluOS app on PC (while still present in iPhone app). Magic #1!
Spent 30 more minutes trying to debug. At a random moment I decided to "rename a room" and it just appeared! Magic #2!
But disappeared from mobile app! Magic #3!
Restarted once more and it appeared everywhere
Back off, Harry Potter, what a wizard you are now compared to me, an Attessa owner!
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Now I am trying to re-index my music collection (~1000 songs,~100 GB ). 40+ minutes and it still "In progress" (Collection is stored on SSD in PC connected via gigabit network, so no bottlenecks here)
Sure thing, no progress bars, no interface - you have to guess if the player has finished the re-indexing.
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Moreover, player doesn't care and shuts itself down if no music is playing within 15 mins. Indexing? Fck it, try again later, nerd!
So I had to launch "Never gonna give you up" on loop and just hope it will finish its business before I'll loose my mind, change a haircut and become a new 80s pop-star
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Conclusion:
Will It finish indexing itself sooner or later? I don't know
Will I face a new issue after this one? I don't know
Will I be able to listen to some music today? I don't know
Does the amp/application/streaming service infrastructure have some tech support/giudes/community to help? No
Do I have any "backdoor"/"guide for experienced users"/any chances to debug/patch something even if I have skills? No
Do I have any possibility to load custom firmware/receive fixes/DO SOMETHING? No
I'd be happy if the problem was only in its price/SINAD/DAC quality/pop sounds or anything related to "fragile world of audiophiles"/
This is a "lifestyle device" and it seems that it proposes you some ****** lifestyle to follow.
It doesn't matter how does the device sound if you don't have an opportunity to launch some music on it.
My butt is on fire and I'm really angry about this device. My 100$ chineese hifi player works better than premium device with 3000$ msrp. Nice.
Not recommended at all, even for 1000$
Will sell it ASAP
P.S. Sorry for such a butthurt comment. Just hoping, it will help to make the right decision for those who were going to buy this device and had doubts
Peace!