Review Hans Wetzel

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I think most interesting is this: 24-bit/192kHz, and up to DSD64
Has any one tried DSD files on the Phantom?

At the moment DSD doesn't work.....Spark won't catalogue DSD files. But the hardware looks capable of it.

Thanks for noting this. I could not find verification on whether the Phantom/Dialog supported DSD, and the folks at Devialet did not correct that point when fact checking.

I think most interesting is this: 24-bit/192kHz, and up to DSD64
Has any one tried DSD files on the Phantom?

I'm not sure you can trust all the technical data in this review. After all he states that the Phantom has a captive power cable. Has he really even seen one?

I have. Two, actually! Thank you for catching that, however. I did not unplug the power cords until after I wrote the review and had to send them back to Devialet, and I forgot to update that point.

I re-read the review and see he finds the midrange (in his words) gorgeous. I've read other reviews where they found the midrange rather cold...which makes me think they were not too happy.

Personally I think the Phantoms sound fine, although I wish they were just a tad "warmer". But this is nitpicking. Perhaps the definition of good, let alone gorgeous, midbass is quite subjective.

I wish someone with the right equipment would play a test track through their Phantom (frequency sweep) and plot a graph so we can actually see what the response looks like. It "sounds" to me like there is a bit of a U shape (accentuated treble and bass) to me which means the mids will sound a bit repressed, particularly lower mids.

We were not able to measure the Silver Phantom in the anechoic chamber at the NRC prior to the review going live, but our goal is to measure one in the near future. Keep an eye out on the review going forward. I'm as interested in the results as you are!

Thanks for reading.

Best,
Hans Wetzel