Phantom 1 108 Db, Toslink dropout

[Eric58]

When I connect my Phantom1 to my TV via SPdif/Toslink (left speaker), there is often a dropout of the other speaker (right side) of a few milliseconds to many seconds. Is this a knows issue? It seems like the speakers cannot reach each other.
Both speakers are on the same WiFi network.

I've tried connecting the two speakers with an ethernet cable and then rebooting. That doesn't work at all.

[booshtukka]

I've not seen this issue - have you tried increasing the latency to see if this makes it more stable?

[supaDean]

I've not seen this issue - have you tried increasing the latency to see if this makes it more stable?

To be clear.... there is a optical toslink cable going into both the right and left Phantoms? If not, you will need a splitter that will send the right channel to the right Phantom, and visca versa.

[ragwo]

I've not seen this issue - have you tried increasing the latency to see if this makes it more stable?

To be clear.... there is a optical toslink cable going into both the right and left Phantoms? If not, you will need a splitter that will send the right channel to the right Phantom, and visca versa.

Actually, that's only correct if the speakers are in optical direct mode. Otherwise connecting the optical source to one of the speakers is sufficient. The speakers will figure out the channel distribution themselves.

[supaDean]

I've not seen this issue - have you tried increasing the latency to see if this makes it more stable?

To be clear.... there is a optical toslink cable going into both the right and left Phantoms? If not, you will need a splitter that will send the right channel to the right Phantom, and visca versa.

Actually, that's only correct if the speakers are in optical direct mode. Otherwise connecting the optical source to one of the speakers is sufficient. The speakers will figure out the channel distribution themselves.

Yes , of course. You are correct. I'm wondering if direct optical would eliminate the latency issue he's experiecing via toslink to the one Phantom.

[ragwo]

I believe he has drop outs, not latency issues. At least that's what he's writing. Increasing the latency in the app will increase the buffer for the speakers, and maybe fix his problems. But then he would probably have lipsync issues. Hard wiring the speakers will probably get rid of the problem, but that could be difficult if the router isn't nearby. @Eric58 Do you have the same issue using other streaming methods, i.e. Spotify Connect or Bluetooth?

[Deezel]

I believe he has drop outs, not latency issues. At least that's what he's writing. Increasing the latency in the app will increase the buffer for the speakers, and maybe fix his problems. But then he would probably have lipsync issues. Hard wiring the speakers will probably get rid of the problem, but that could be difficult if the router isn't nearby. @Eric58 Do you have the same issue using other streaming methods, i.e. Spotify Connect or Bluetooth?

I sorted my drop-outs (not as bad as this case) by using an ethernet cable directly between my phantoms.

No drop-out issue after that.

[NichtCheck]

I believe he has drop outs, not latency issues. At least that's what he's writing. Increasing the latency in the app will increase the buffer for the speakers, and maybe fix his problems. But then he would probably have lipsync issues. Hard wiring the speakers will probably get rid of the problem, but that could be difficult if the router isn't nearby. @Eric58 Do you have the same issue using other streaming methods, i.e. Spotify Connect or Bluetooth?

I sorted my drop-outs (not as bad as this case) by using an ethernet cable directly between my phantoms.

No drop-out issue after that.

"ethernet cable directly between my phantoms"
Interesting idea, I haven't read a hint from Devialet about this possibility anywhere.

[ragwo]

I believe he has drop outs, not latency issues. At least that's what he's writing. Increasing the latency in the app will increase the buffer for the speakers, and maybe fix his problems. But then he would probably have lipsync issues. Hard wiring the speakers will probably get rid of the problem, but that could be difficult if the router isn't nearby. @Eric58 Do you have the same issue using other streaming methods, i.e. Spotify Connect or Bluetooth?

I sorted my drop-outs (not as bad as this case) by using an ethernet cable directly between my phantoms.

No drop-out issue after that.

"ethernet cable directly between my phantoms"
Interesting idea, I haven't read a hint from Devialet about this possibility anywhere.

It's documented for Phantom II, but it's also working for Phantom I. I believe I've seen a changelog somewhere mentioning it.

[Deezel]

I sorted my drop-outs (not as bad as this case) by using an ethernet cable directly between my phantoms.

No drop-out issue after that.

"ethernet cable directly between my phantoms"
Interesting idea, I haven't read a hint from Devialet about this possibility anywhere.

It's documented for Phantom II, but it's also working for Phantom I. I believe I've seen a changelog somewhere mentioning it.

Yeah, it was kind of unclear I must say. I just went ahead and tested it and my problem was sorted. Been running like that for about I year I think, don't remember exactly when I did it.