26-Aug-2016, 23:01
Welcome Scubadon,
It sounds as though this will be a big change in you system, both in terms of size and cost. I'm sure you've found the posts by F1eng here; he (among others) has written some excellent posts about the sound quality of the Phantoms as well as made some useful comparisons. I doubt you will be disappointed. Frank rated his Goldmund etc system as a 10, and his silver phantoms as a 9. That's way up there, I think.
I don't recall a discussion about burn-n for the Phantoms. And of course, some believe it to be real and others do not. But I am confident that my D120 became better after about 50 or 60 hours; almost as though a slight metallic sheen on the high end went away. I did not notice any change in mids or treble otherwise. I suspect that placement is important with the Phantoms, if only because they produce such capable bass.
It sounds as though this will be a big change in you system, both in terms of size and cost. I'm sure you've found the posts by F1eng here; he (among others) has written some excellent posts about the sound quality of the Phantoms as well as made some useful comparisons. I doubt you will be disappointed. Frank rated his Goldmund etc system as a 10, and his silver phantoms as a 9. That's way up there, I think.
I don't recall a discussion about burn-n for the Phantoms. And of course, some believe it to be real and others do not. But I am confident that my D120 became better after about 50 or 60 hours; almost as though a slight metallic sheen on the high end went away. I did not notice any change in mids or treble otherwise. I suspect that placement is important with the Phantoms, if only because they produce such capable bass.
Damon
Powernode, NAD M32, Cambridge CD transport, Analysis Plus, Nordost, iFi Nova, CSS Criton 1TDX, KEF C62
Vancouver, Canada
