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Hello there, i have two reactors 900.

I can buy now a secondhand phantom gold(first only one,maybe later one more for stereo)

But is the sound quality realy that big?Or is it only subtle between the reactors and the gold?
(28-Mar-2021, 17:14)john2910 Wrote: [ -> ]Hello there, i have two reactors 900.

I can buy now a secondhand phantom gold(first only one,maybe later one more for stereo)

But is the sound quality realy that big?Or is it only subtle between the reactors and the gold?

Big big big difference. Not really comparable imo. You really want 2 in a stereo pair for the best quality.
Thx for the reply,

But the difference in sound i mean,not only the volume..
Whats with a few words the difference?
(28-Mar-2021, 18:58)john2910 Wrote: [ -> ]Thx for the reply,

But the difference in sound i mean,not only the volume..
Whats with a few words the difference?

The Golds sounds bigger. They give better feelings in bigger environments. If you have a very small room, the Reactors can be ok. But the difference is anyway there. Both speaker types to be compared and used as a stereo couple if you are a music lover.
Gold is a three way speaker with a mid range driver. Reactor is a two way design where much of the lower mids comes from the bass drivers. Even if one has equal sound level from a Gold and a Reactor in a stereo set up, the two would sound very different. You might do a little better if you used something like Dirac or Audiolense (or one of the other solutions) to correct the odd pair, but the result will never be as good as two identical speakers in a stereo setup.
Another thing is you'd have some difficulties getting only L to one side and only R to the other.
Thx for the reply.

So the gold will for sure sound better?Even at low volume?Because the reactor has a loudness compesation what the golds dont have..
I am sure the Gold is a better speaker, but in the context of stereo it is the difference between the two that will be the main problem. I do not own either so I cannot comment on the behaviour at low levels.
(28-Mar-2021, 20:51)john2910 Wrote: [ -> ]Thx for the reply.

So the gold will for sure sound better?Even at low volume?Because the reactor has a loudness compesation what the golds dont have..

I routinely listen with a pair of Golds at low volume levels (25 - 30 ish) in a roughly ~ 13' x 14' x 15' ish space and am very happy.  Previously tried the trees and currently use the geckos and prefer the geckos mounted about 1' from the corners on one end of the space. Nice balance of tones and great sound-stage.  Putting them near the corner has worked very very well with low (and high) volume.  Obviously at low volume the bass is not felt in your bones like at higher volumes but still hear plenty of bass in my ears.  

From my experiments the specific PLACEMENT of the speakers has a MUCH larger impact than comparing the gold to the silver.  I've not heard the reactors so dont have a good frame of reference to compare for the original question, but with proper placement low volume listening is a like wearing a nice pair of head phones.

Regards
scott-
(28-Mar-2021, 17:14)john2910 Wrote: [ -> ]Hello there, i have two reactors 900.

I can buy now a secondhand phantom gold(first only one,maybe later one more for stereo)

But is the sound quality realy that big?Or is it only subtle between the reactors and the gold?
Hello john 

i heard the reactors a few times and i own a phantom gold (a second one will be welcomed soon)
the gold's wil rock your world, you can feel the sound in your body, it's like a live concert/festival.
de reactors sound really good but it's not even in the same league as the gold's.
If you play at low volume you will still hear a big difference, the base in the gold is so much deeper and complete.
so imo the golds are far superior.
Having both Reactor 900s and Golds, I would say it depends on the music and the quality of the source. I've found that the Reactors are surprisingly good speakers and can hold their own pretty well. Only when I do critical listening using a high quality source and with material that I know extremely well is when I find the Reactors lacking.
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