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!![Smile Smile](https://devialetchat.com/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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![Smile Smile](https://devialetchat.com/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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!
![Smile Smile](https://devialetchat.com/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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
![Smile Smile](https://devialetchat.com/images/smilies/smile.gif)
Will report back again ....