21-Sep-2015, 16:32
Hi, I am curious to take an informal poll to learn how dealers are positioning Phantom relative to traditional hifi products.
I took my first listen over the weekend and the dealer made it very clear that Phantom is a lifestyle product that can easily be outperformed in absolute terms when similar dollars are spent on traditional hifi. After listening to a pair of Silvers in a very bad acoustic environment (glass everywhere) he brought me into a dedicated acoustically treated room and played a $3k pair of tower speakers being driven by an integrated to prove this point.
I was not convinced either way. But I see other dealers that are pitching phantom as a replacement for traditional hifi- and there are users here who also seem to agree.
So just out of curiosity- for those who have spoken to dealers about Phantom, are they pitching absolute performance or simply exceptional performance within the confines of a compact user friendly design?
I took my first listen over the weekend and the dealer made it very clear that Phantom is a lifestyle product that can easily be outperformed in absolute terms when similar dollars are spent on traditional hifi. After listening to a pair of Silvers in a very bad acoustic environment (glass everywhere) he brought me into a dedicated acoustically treated room and played a $3k pair of tower speakers being driven by an integrated to prove this point.
I was not convinced either way. But I see other dealers that are pitching phantom as a replacement for traditional hifi- and there are users here who also seem to agree.
So just out of curiosity- for those who have spoken to dealers about Phantom, are they pitching absolute performance or simply exceptional performance within the confines of a compact user friendly design?
