09-Dec-2025, 11:32
I have a pair of Phantom 1 Classic glossy white. I believe they were originally named the Premier model. Part of Devialet's heritage IMHO. I am keeping them as a second set to the Phantom 108 golds I own. In fact, I had accidentlly caused a dimple (small indent) in one of the Premier woofers (bumped into it with a bicycle tire of all things), and just had it repaired by Devialet. I don't have a lot of interest in bumping up to the Ultimate. I don't know if the value proposition is there for me. I don't often play music at exceptional volumes and don't know if the improved fidelity at high volumes is worth the expense for now at least.
2 Channel Power / Signal Path: APC H15 → Mistral Audio W-3900 → Custom Roon Server → Silent Angel Bonn N8 → Silent Angel Forester F1 → miniDSP SHD Studio → Mutec MC-3+ USB → TOSLINK Splitter → Devialet Phantom I 108dB (left & right channel)
Headphone iFi Audio Micro iDSD Finale → Grado GS1000i
Headphone iFi Audio Micro iDSD Finale → Grado GS1000i
