07-Jan-2023, 07:39
Hi there,
I'm new to the forum but thought I'd share my experience with the "speakers".
First off, i bought a new Phantom II 95 db with the gemini earbuds as a bundle before the end of the year 2022.
Turned out that my speaker was faulty, "dead on arrival" and Devialet Chat support wrote me out a new one to collect at the same retailer (exchanging the faulty unit).
So when i recieved my second unit it came in a Reactor 600 box, and it was in fact the reactor 600. The stickers with Serial numbers on the back said Reactor, but a new sticker on it had been added at a later date and it said Phantom II 95 db. I got little to no understanding from the retailer when i said, "thats the older unit". He just pointed at the sticker on the back,
Odd... right ? I knew the speakers where more or less exactly the same apart from the logo change at the front and the side phantom writing, so I did not think that much of it.
I brought it home and have been using it non-stop for a couple of weeks, and I'm very happy with the sound I'm getting. However... I'm curious to hear if this is common practice ? Do they sell Reactor 600/900's as Phantom II 95/98 db these days?
I'm considering a second unit now to stereo pair. But I probably have to buy that one used in order to get them matching visually.
Update: Have bought a second unit specifically looked for a Reactor unit to match the front logos and the sides. This unit came in what seems to be a Phantom 2 box, and not the red Reactor box that i got first. It has slightly different rubber-feet, black rubber compared to what i now think is the O.G Reactor which has a grey-ish rubber. Other than that they're identical. Though the newer reactor model looks a bit wider to me. But its probably the woofers. Light on top of the unit is more diffused, than the first reactor model.
I'm new to the forum but thought I'd share my experience with the "speakers".
First off, i bought a new Phantom II 95 db with the gemini earbuds as a bundle before the end of the year 2022.
Turned out that my speaker was faulty, "dead on arrival" and Devialet Chat support wrote me out a new one to collect at the same retailer (exchanging the faulty unit).
So when i recieved my second unit it came in a Reactor 600 box, and it was in fact the reactor 600. The stickers with Serial numbers on the back said Reactor, but a new sticker on it had been added at a later date and it said Phantom II 95 db. I got little to no understanding from the retailer when i said, "thats the older unit". He just pointed at the sticker on the back,
Odd... right ? I knew the speakers where more or less exactly the same apart from the logo change at the front and the side phantom writing, so I did not think that much of it.
I brought it home and have been using it non-stop for a couple of weeks, and I'm very happy with the sound I'm getting. However... I'm curious to hear if this is common practice ? Do they sell Reactor 600/900's as Phantom II 95/98 db these days?
I'm considering a second unit now to stereo pair. But I probably have to buy that one used in order to get them matching visually.
Update: Have bought a second unit specifically looked for a Reactor unit to match the front logos and the sides. This unit came in what seems to be a Phantom 2 box, and not the red Reactor box that i got first. It has slightly different rubber-feet, black rubber compared to what i now think is the O.G Reactor which has a grey-ish rubber. Other than that they're identical. Though the newer reactor model looks a bit wider to me. But its probably the woofers. Light on top of the unit is more diffused, than the first reactor model.