10-Dec-2015, 02:52
(09-Dec-2015, 23:03)streamy Wrote:(09-Dec-2015, 22:10)midi Wrote: The Phantom sound is focused - like a spot. The Ensemble has the bigger soundstage.
I doubt that the Phantom sound is focused, definitely not what the soundstage is concerned with a pair of Phantoms and Dialog, correctly set-up and positioned. Soundstage is very wide and instruments are precisely locatable. Great phase response, neutral frequency response. My impression is that midi is referring to his single Phantom and during the time he was listening to a pair either the system might not have been correctly set up (mix configuration instead of 1 room with left and right). In my setup e.g. instrument positions recorded out of phase can be located around 25% outside of the speaker location, which gives a very wide soundstage. My B&W 802 are narrower in direct comparison, however not driven by Devialet expert amps but with older Perreaux amp.
Streamy, I am NOT at all looking to be argumentative. But I'll give Midi the benefit of the doubt. Given that he has both, he obviously put some time and money into the process and I'll guess that he did set them up right. I have a set up right now that also gives me wider soundstage than the Phantoms and I would say that the Phantoms for me is quite focused in the sound. THat's not bad. Very direct is also how I'll say it. HOWEVER, my wife felt that it sounded very wide/large. So hearing also differs.
Just a thought.
