19-Feb-2016, 19:23
Got my first Phantoms + Dialog today and after watching the Devialet YouTube Videos and some other info I though at 4 o'clock (after just waving my Anthony Gallo Reference 3.5 Speakers customer Good Bye to a very happy customer ) I will be up and running in no-time.
Now 2.5 hours later I'm finally playing in Stereo through Dialog, have to say that I'm pretty tech savvy anyway IMO. could not get the Dialog accepting my Main router and had to reset phantoms and Dialogs and re-make the whole set-up and connect to My Airport Express that is second in the chain. AND CURSE A LOT
My initial comment is ... Devialet may try to imitate Apple in especially in the boxing and presentation material, but a long way to go when it comes to execution.
Anyway my first audio impression ( playing through Spotify Connect) and standing on a long solid oak table ( as I have no stands yet) is;
Positive:
- Good 3D presentation
- Happy with the dispersion ( sounds good when moving about )
- Great resolution
- Mids good
- treble good
Negative
- Less Bass than I was expecting ( I have heard people mentioning body slam sensation bass )
- I get a slight sensation of a (small) 2+1 system I'm missing something especially down l, maybe the DSP is doing something that I'm not fond of or the speaker position is not correct
Maybe the Phantoms are not broken-in or the Spotify source is not good enough for the Phantoms and they don't hide that. I will soon set-up the Tidal account ...and then see if it's get better
I will also compare then to my old Bang & Olufsen Beolab 3's active speakers with 3 liter of volume only who rocks the socks of many bigger speakers, and have an even bigger wow factor than the Phantoms.
FINALLY I will be able to pour myself a nice glass of wine because I'M WORTH IT ...Cheers mates
Now 2.5 hours later I'm finally playing in Stereo through Dialog, have to say that I'm pretty tech savvy anyway IMO. could not get the Dialog accepting my Main router and had to reset phantoms and Dialogs and re-make the whole set-up and connect to My Airport Express that is second in the chain. AND CURSE A LOT
My initial comment is ... Devialet may try to imitate Apple in especially in the boxing and presentation material, but a long way to go when it comes to execution.
Anyway my first audio impression ( playing through Spotify Connect) and standing on a long solid oak table ( as I have no stands yet) is;
Positive:
- Good 3D presentation
- Happy with the dispersion ( sounds good when moving about )
- Great resolution
- Mids good
- treble good
Negative
- Less Bass than I was expecting ( I have heard people mentioning body slam sensation bass )
- I get a slight sensation of a (small) 2+1 system I'm missing something especially down l, maybe the DSP is doing something that I'm not fond of or the speaker position is not correct
Maybe the Phantoms are not broken-in or the Spotify source is not good enough for the Phantoms and they don't hide that. I will soon set-up the Tidal account ...and then see if it's get better
I will also compare then to my old Bang & Olufsen Beolab 3's active speakers with 3 liter of volume only who rocks the socks of many bigger speakers, and have an even bigger wow factor than the Phantoms.
FINALLY I will be able to pour myself a nice glass of wine because I'M WORTH IT ...Cheers mates
Devialet Silver Phantoms pair + Dialog, will be connected through DSPeaker 2.0 ( DSP / Room-Correction) and hopped-up G-sonos. ( thinking of ROON) "Retiring" Goldmund / JOB225 Amp, Antony Gallo Reference 3.5. Keeping Active Bang & Olufsen Beolabs in different rooms connected to Sonos.
