Downgrade to Phantom

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I guess I'm just somewhat amazed that it even comes close.  

I'm really surprised the press and forums haven't been packed to the rafters with stories of people selling off all their kit and replacing it all with a simple Phantom setup.    I know they're new, but given he above I would have figured pretty much EVERYONE who purchased a pair and got them working without issues would be talking about how amazing they are compared to any other hifi they've ever bought.

Most hifi forums are much more of interest to equipment fanatics IMHO. Whilst a lot of them quite like music too I am amazed how much of their listening time is spent (wasted?) trying out small changes in equipment.
For them and the journalists who feed their passion even active loudspeakers are very limiting, never mind the Phantom where there is absolutely nothing to mess about with.

So, I didn't expect any traditional hifi journalists, or most forum residing hifi fans to take kindly to Phantoms, personally.

Also a lot of the equipment fans prefer the multiple added colourations of analogue sound systems, so something with anything digital in it is anathema to them.

IMHO.