28-May-2021, 08:11
Just bought a pair of these having been a Gold Phantom advocate for years.
So far it seems to be no competition :
- repairable so no need to worry so much about extra warantee or insurance.
- amazing customer service - they sent me a CAD drawing of the base to get some brackets made (imagine Devialet doing that?), and have replied to loads of questions about room size and positioning etc in a really knowledgeable way - eg explaining the impact of positioning near to front wall like they really know what they’re talking about (bass reinforcement / early reflections muddying soundstage etc)
- less prone to damage
- no side woofers meaning easier to place
- 12 inch woofer seems at first glance to stomp all over the 2 small woofers that have to “force” the bass out with clever DSP, and I imagine these will stay low at louder volumes as less effort required
- in built bass correction scans the room and adjusts
- 4 sound signatures to further adjust bass for quiet through to outdoor listening
- and personally i prefer the completely spherical looks. Proper Star Wars!
I’ve yet to position properly and pair them up to test sound quality properly, and stability over WiFi etc... but having 70 years making speakers, and a sister company that specialises in the software side I have very high hopes
Will report back again ....
So far it seems to be no competition :
- repairable so no need to worry so much about extra warantee or insurance.
- amazing customer service - they sent me a CAD drawing of the base to get some brackets made (imagine Devialet doing that?), and have replied to loads of questions about room size and positioning etc in a really knowledgeable way - eg explaining the impact of positioning near to front wall like they really know what they’re talking about (bass reinforcement / early reflections muddying soundstage etc)
- less prone to damage
- no side woofers meaning easier to place
- 12 inch woofer seems at first glance to stomp all over the 2 small woofers that have to “force” the bass out with clever DSP, and I imagine these will stay low at louder volumes as less effort required
- in built bass correction scans the room and adjusts
- 4 sound signatures to further adjust bass for quiet through to outdoor listening
- and personally i prefer the completely spherical looks. Proper Star Wars!
I’ve yet to position properly and pair them up to test sound quality properly, and stability over WiFi etc... but having 70 years making speakers, and a sister company that specialises in the software side I have very high hopes
Will report back again ....
