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Here's silly question of the day. If you run 2 Phantoms in stereo how does the dialog decide which one gets left signal and which gets right. Or is it actually dual mono?
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22-Feb-2016, 22:40
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In the Spark setup you assign the speakers to left or right with drag & drop. They emit a sound while doing this so there is also audible feedback
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Thanks Seb. Think I'll start saving up. Even with how good this sounds, I've came from a large Stereo system so it's taking a bit of getting used to having all the sound coming from a single source. My son even commented on how good the Midrange was. We are both heavily into Hifi (had a pair of B&W Nautilus 802s a while back ). At least now i have a lot more empty space in my living room.
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I started with one as well and I was very pleased. However, when I heard the Stereo setup at a dealer there was no discussion that I need a Stereo setup. It makes a huge (!) difference and it is a significant upgrade. In my personal opinion it is absolutely worth the money. I also had a very nice Stereo System with Sonus Faber and Tag McLaren as well as a 5.1 Setup with Piega Speakers. As I wanted to "simplify" my life and regain some space in our living room I got rid of both and ordered my second Phantom and a Dialog. I never regretted it.
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Pro-Ject Carbon Debut Esprit Turntable with Ortofon Red -> (Cinch/RCA) Musical Fidelity Merlin -> (AudioQuest Optical) to Phantom
Master & Dynamics MH40, Audeze Sine, AudioQuest Dragonfly Red; Remote Control via macOS and iOS devices (Devialet App / Innuos Sense /iPeng / Audirvāna Studio)
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At least you get the opportunity to buy one at a time if like me,you can't afford 2 at the moment. Unlike most stereo speakers that only come in pairs. I've had a stereo system since i was about 17, my first proper one being ,Dual CS-505/2 Turntable, NAD 3120 Amp and JBL TLX3-Gi Speakers. CD players hadn't been invented yet. :-). Im 50 yo now so I'm getting lazy and can't be bothered getting up and down to change CDs over so the convenience of having it all in one place is what keeps me interested. I just set all my music to random mode and press Play. I love technology as long as it sounds good.
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