How about Audio converter ?

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Have you experienced this in your own system?

I have indeed. with an Astell&Kern 120 II and Hirez material up to DSD.....and as mentioned by me somewhere else the Phantoms IMO opinion are mid-fi at best.

Don't get me wrong, it is a great product for what it is....I have 2 pairs that I got to use on a boat. But high-end sounding, they are certainly not.
Let alone for the reason of compression when played louder....i.e. the bass loosing a lot of bottom end for the sake of being loud.
The midrange is far from what I call a sweet midrange. Not to compare to larger setups, but just to say compare to focal Diablo Utopia.

For clarification, both my pairs are Silvers. but I doubt the gold to be much better simply for the change of some processing and tweeter material.

Keep in mind that Wilson Audio uses a silk dome tweeter after having used titanium for years.

Hope this makes sense.

While I agree that the Phantom could have a much better midrange presentation, the Whites I tested did reasonably well on imaging. After I made a RC filter for them I had very nice staging too. I rarely play louder than 85 dB SPL so I can not comment on compression and loosing bass. Phantoms need proper placement and stands. Judging by the image you've uploaded placing Phantoms on their packaging is not the best.

ogs, that is certainly not how I listen to any of my setups.....its all just sitting there as I was fiddling around....when listening I make sure the setup is as best as could be.
I like to interchange amps speakers etc.