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RE: Phantom Gold - valve like treble - Snoopy8 - 26-Jun-2019
(26-Jun-2019, 04:10)eniriop Wrote: The difference is I don't have to mess with tube swapping, or cable swapping. I have the tube sound without the tube worries.The problem with tubes is that it can be quite addictive to tube roll and experiment with different tubes and I had 3 pairs in my preamp to tinker. Went down a rabbit hole of starting to prefer the distortions created ! I thought I will miss tubes when I switched to the Golds, but now do not miss it...
RE: Phantom Gold - valve like treble - Golden Ghost - 19-Sep-2019
SNOOPY8 Wrote
I agree that Devialet carry a lot of blame for not marketing the stereo pair enough; seems like an after thought. There are not many reviews that look at the stereo pair. The third problem is the retailer. Most have a single one, my auditon was tucked into a corner. When I asked the shop that I bought from why there was no stereo setup, the answer was that they had one, but customers usually look for one, which points back to poor Devialet's marketing.
I´ve got Devialet in my sight already 4 years ago and I´m now a proud owner of pair of Gold since 3 days ago.
I just want to say that I´m agree with what Snoopy wrote and I will push the conclusion any further, I´m suspecting
some High-End retailers to refuse demoing the Phantom as a stereo pair, creating a dangerous concurrence among other
products they are selling.So good this product is
Regards
JM
RE: Phantom Gold - valve like treble - Snoopy8 - 19-Sep-2019
(19-Sep-2019, 13:40)Golden Ghost Wrote: SNOOPY8 WroteCongrats on your purchase of a pair of Golds.
I agree that Devialet carry a lot of blame for not marketing the stereo pair enough; seems like an after thought. There are not many reviews that look at the stereo pair. The third problem is the retailer. Most have a single one, my auditon was tucked into a corner. When I asked the shop that I bought from why there was no stereo setup, the answer was that they had one, but customers usually look for one, which points back to poor Devialet's marketing.
I´ve got Devialet in my sight already 4 years ago and I´m now a proud owner of pair of Gold since 3 days ago.
I just want to say that I´m agree with what Snoopy wrote and I will push the conclusion any further, I´m suspecting
some High-End retailers to refuse demoing the Phantom as a stereo pair, creating a dangerous concurrence among other
products they are selling.So good this product is
Regards
JM
Maybe there are 1 or 2 retailers who would think like that, but for most retailers, I think it is more ignorance. Retailers have pigeon holed the Phantoms as lifestyle products and do not see them as a serious hifi product. And potential customers are just as guilty!
RE: Phantom Gold - valve like treble - Confused - 19-Sep-2019
Not all dealers are the same. The picture below is shamelessly stolen from OAC's Twitter feed. The Phantoms in the picture are Silvers, but I have also seen them demo the Golds as a pair.
It is a fun picture if nothing else.
EDIT: Scroll trough the pics per the link below and there are a one or two cases of Phantoms appearing set up as stereo pairs. Plus a nice pic of a pair of Phantoms head to head with some B&W stand mounts.
https://www.instagram.com/oxford_audio/
Also note the rather nice Shunyata Denali lurking above.