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Yes, i figured this out. Transcoding is the only way to play to a DxD on a Phantom... and is not bit perfect anymore.
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It is not a very good review, I agree - and there are no measurements. That is very disappointing
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I think we have to accept that they are Marmite speakers and lets face it not many people who have just shelled out several grand are going to take to kindly to others slagging off the product. This suggests that the buyers have made a flawed choice. I love my Silvers and they are very convenient. I have better speakers and have owned better speakers but this is based on my preference and someone else listening may not agree.
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There's a lot of off topic chatter in the review, and little about the speakers. A bit disappointing.
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I know how Phantom White sounds in my listening room. I quite liked them. I'll need to try Golds to know how they perform. I don't mind the points Jim Austin makes in his text, but I am not happy that this is a 'no measurement' review. We can only hope JA does one of his 'follow up' articles with a full set if measurements. Golds deserve this and we need measurements to be able to compare them to Kii and Dynaudio.
And the LS50 Wireless which I am sure will have measurements when a review appears in the future...
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Thanks for the link. Those are nice measurements, but it is a bit difficult to compare as the Stereophile curves are different. Besides, the step response is missing. They only present amplitude response curves. To me the step response is maybe the most important.
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