Diablo Utopia & D120

[Jean-Marie]

Jean-Marie a different league as in the phantoms are not in the same higher league than the d120 and diablos I presume?
I'm hoping I will be satisfied with the phantoms that will I not need to spend near double to buy the speaker and amp combo. One thing that still makes me hesitate about the phantoms is that they're the first model and there's usually a big jump from first to second model in technology.

Dom,

I think there is always a matter of taste, but I personally consider a pair of Phantoms superior to a pair of Utopia Diablos with a D400.

I also consider a pair of Phantoms superior to my system made of a D120 and a pair of floor standers which I consider (again a subjective judgment) in the same league as the diablos although they cost a lot less.... the only drawback of the Phantoms for me is very personal and is that I consider that my speakers with their shape and woodcraft are more in harmony with the rest of my living room than a piece of modern art. This being said, if I did not have a system already, I know that my choice would go to a pair of Phantom because to build a system that would even come close to them, you would need to spend 3 to 4 times their price at least.

Jean-Marie