I caved in... now there are two

[BowlOfPetunias]

I've been thinking about my system and my options are (So far lol)

1. Things go really well with 2 Phantoms and I can't bear to live without them - stay as is.  Financial ouch but great sound.
   
2. I decide that 1 Phantom is enough and the cost/value of two doesn't stack up or I experience technical issues with a 2 Phantom/Dialog setup - Then I'd use the Devialet 45 day offer and return the Dialog and 2nd Phantom.
   
3. Cost for 2 Phantoms is too much or I have technical issues and decide I want stereo sound rather than a mono Phantom - in this case I may chop the lot back in and go for 2x new model Sonos Play 5's and the Sonos sub (Bear in mind I already have a Sonos Connect, 2x Play:1's and an original Play:5 in the house).  
   

I can predict that with Sonos I'll miss the dazzling high's of the Phantoms amongst other things - I know bass is their 'party trick' but it's the clarity without distortion of the top end that gets me every time.  It's as if there's 'space' in between all the drivers (I'd make a rubbish audio reviewer, I haven't got all the metaphors for a great setup!).  

To give the Sonos credit though, with the rather excellent sub they sell it's a lot of system for less than 1 Phantom and a Dialog at 2x £429 for the Play:5 and £550 for the sub £1,408.00 total vs £1,390.00 for a White Phantom.

All first world problems I know, out of all the hobbies we could have picked, why did we pick hifi