01-Aug-2016, 04:34
(31-Jul-2016, 16:18)Hi Dkoretzi agree with your girl friend..was in Westfield London yesterday morning to listen to Gold before making any stupid decision to pull the trigger for Gold...listened to several tracks from the recent Greg Porter on Gold... And did not pick any major difference with Silver that will justify swapping any of my five silver to Gold or buying any extra Gold. But I must admit that if I was a new buyer out there, willing to get into phantoms world, I will push the limit for a Gold. Excellent work Devialet.. But not quite there in terms of software and radio services.angenet Wrote:(30-Jul-2016, 17:39)Mr_Bill Wrote: Wow on the new Golds! Congrats!!
Thanks for the post and please do tell us more about the sound difference between silver and gold when set up optimally in a two channel set up.
You are making history with your first comparison between the 2!
I'm not quite planting a flag on a mountaintop, but l did blindly drop $6K+ sight and sound unseen... so here goes:
I have a 2 channel Silver setup in my master bedroom. I have a 2 channel Gold setup in my living room. The rooms have 10 foot ceilings (3.2M) and unfortunately for speakers (but fortunately for my view) floor-to-ceiling glass windows overlooking the water (with triple pane hurricane glass). So.... the acoustics are not perfect...
That said... here are my thoughts:
-The titanium tweeters make for a punchier, crisper sound at the mid and top. It's definitely individual preference, but I like it.
-The bass seems significantly stronger
-The one downside of the Gold vs Silver, is that the silvers have a bit more of a lighter, airy sound on the highs that gives it a bit more natural of a feel. This may be break-in... but it's noticeable.
-Overall, it's not a HUGE difference between speakers. My girlfriend couldn't hear any difference
So if you have silvers... don't worry, you're not missing a transformational sound difference.
Angenet.
5 Silver Phantoms (2 stereo and 3 solo in 3 rooms). 4 Raspberry Pi 3b with Hifiberry digi + boards connected to four Phantoms. 1 Dialog with Airplay, Roon Lifetime Membership for perfect group play. Qobuz sublime, Tidal Hifi, 1 NAS Qnap tS-210 Pro. Location: West Yorkshire, UK.
5 Silver Phantoms (2 stereo and 3 solo in 3 rooms). 4 Raspberry Pi 3b with Hifiberry digi + boards connected to four Phantoms. 1 Dialog with Airplay, Roon Lifetime Membership for perfect group play. Qobuz sublime, Tidal Hifi, 1 NAS Qnap tS-210 Pro. Location: West Yorkshire, UK.
