19-Aug-2016, 03:15
Geert,
I don't have Phantoms, so I'm just an outside opinion. In my experience, my previous Naim-powered system seemed to 'disguise' recording quality more than my D120 does. Many albums that I really like are 'stripped bare, so to speak, with the Devialet. It may be that the Phantom simply shows poor recordings more truthfully than your previous system.
Care to tell us what your previous system was? Or, as Axel suggests, it may be a case of room acoustics and Phantom placement.
By all accounts the Phantoms have mid-bass, bass and low bass to spare, so the warmth in any recording should be there. I'm not much into big symphonic pieces. but I'd suggest the Renaissance Lute music of Jordi Savall. La Folia is my wife's absolute 'go to' recording. Looks like this:
Sometimes its like having the bow pulled across your head. The 'there' is all there.
One final thought; are you expecting to be astounded by the sound? Expectation bias? Not a criticism, just a thought.
I don't have Phantoms, so I'm just an outside opinion. In my experience, my previous Naim-powered system seemed to 'disguise' recording quality more than my D120 does. Many albums that I really like are 'stripped bare, so to speak, with the Devialet. It may be that the Phantom simply shows poor recordings more truthfully than your previous system.
Care to tell us what your previous system was? Or, as Axel suggests, it may be a case of room acoustics and Phantom placement.
By all accounts the Phantoms have mid-bass, bass and low bass to spare, so the warmth in any recording should be there. I'm not much into big symphonic pieces. but I'd suggest the Renaissance Lute music of Jordi Savall. La Folia is my wife's absolute 'go to' recording. Looks like this:
Sometimes its like having the bow pulled across your head. The 'there' is all there.
One final thought; are you expecting to be astounded by the sound? Expectation bias? Not a criticism, just a thought.
Damon
Powernode, NAD M32, Cambridge CD transport, Analysis Plus, Nordost, iFi Nova, CSS Criton 1TDX, KEF C62
Vancouver, Canada
