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Short answer: No.
I think the soundstage and separation is very good, better than the Silver.
Living room: Kii Three/BXT with Control.
Den: Tannoy Precision 8 iDP with TS112 iDP subwoofer.
In the cupboard, waiting for a sibling: 1st gen. Phantom Silver running DOS1
My Phantom Voyage
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18-Dec-2016, 07:12
(This post was last modified: 18-Dec-2016, 07:18 by MountainGuy.)
"small-ish soundstage"
I wonder if it is due to the point source design of the Phantom which gives a particularly precise, focused, laser sharp soundstage. It can sound small and 'dense' compared to larger speakers, especially large panels or multiple drivers that are arrayed vertically which is more diffused and larger in the physical scale, if not decibels. At least that's what I think the reviewer is responding to.
I presonally like 'aggression'....if that means speakers that speaks very quickly in the transients.
Overally the review is very positive.
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I think I understand what they are saying, I have silvers and think they are fantastic. However when I play the same track through either my Maganplanar 1.7's or my TDK reference standard's there is a sort of openness that is missing from the Phantoms. For day to day listening I still use the Phantoms though.
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Reading through the review it is hard to know if they had reviewed the Phantom as a single unit. It would have been nice for them to clarify the situation as I would not expect a review of any quality 'stereo' speaker system to demonstrate depth and clarity when listened to as a mono unit.
The fact that they rate the Phantom so highly as a single unit only demonstrates that what it does, it does its thing better than it ought to be able to - please set up a pair and judge them in a more realistic configuration.
If reviewed as a pair, then let us know, as the comments about foggy sound and lack of separation is the opposite of what I found that Phantoms do better than any speaker in anything close to their price range.
There does seem to be a reluctance to consider Phantoms seriously, which is a shame - maybe the looks are too dramatic to be considered true high end for some.
I have been proud owner of a pair of Silver Phantoms for a year and would not hesitate in shouting out to all to at least go listen and judge for yourself.
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18-Dec-2016, 13:40
(This post was last modified: 18-Dec-2016, 14:27 by Johnnydev.)
I like the silvers more then the golds
Especialy when the dialog en the two silver pantoms are connected in the same (not filtered) powerblock and the phantoms and the dialog are all connected with cat7 ethernetcables.
The same powerblock and the connection with the ethernetcables gives a hugh chance in a much better improved sound. Just try it and you would be amazed!
