Phantom speaker web server

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My right speaker (web-browser/ about tag) : Model Gold Phantom
                                                                 M30P002754U10
                                                                 Version: 2.8.0 (2.8.0.49152)
My Left speaker                                        : Model Gold Phantom
                                                                 M37P000874U06
                                                                 Version: 2.8.5 (2.8.5.49152)

So for sure you said that the optical input max out to 24/96 ? And to select, just click the Left optical input in the Devialet App (DOS2)

So the only way to get to 24/192 is to get wired RJ45 ??  upnp over wireless WIFI does not go 24/192?
When wired with DOS2 , do I plug both Phantom to the router or switch or only one? Could I have advantage to plug the two ?

Is there a real benefit to use the phantom on 5 Ghz network compare than 2.4 Ghz ?

Hi @rogmay,

Thanks.  So your speakers are reporting the same model/fw version in the web interface as via the app, just wanted to check.  I really have no idea why they are stuck on different firmware versions, let's see whether Devialet Support can push an update to M30.

So for sure you said that the optical input max out to 24/96 ?

> I did say that but thinking back to how I reached this conclusion I have to retract it as I can't be certain it is correct.  I tested this a long time ago with a friend's USB-to-Toslink converter (that he no longer has) and I can't now be certain that it was actually outputting 24/192 via the optical out.  So maybe my observed max of 24/96 could have been a limitation of the sender not the receiver or some other flaw in the test.  @ragwo, you use optical iirc, can you confirm whether the optical input on the Phantoms can accept 24/192?

And to select, just click the Left optical input in the Devialet App (DOS2)

>Yes

So the only way to get to 24/192 is to get wired RJ45 ??  upnp over wireless WIFI does not go 24/192?

> I never said that.  I am sending 24/192 from Audirvana using UPnP over Wifi to my Phantom Golds with no problems (to be exact the network is wired from the NAS to the Mac, but wireless to both Phantoms which I have forced to Wifi in the app).  However both speakers are less than 4m from and have line-of-sight to my access point.  YMMV.

When wired with DOS2 , do I plug both Phantom to the router or switch or only one? Could I have advantage to plug the two ?

> There has been much discussion about this in the "Audiophile Grade" Ethernet Switches thread down in the Streaming section as well as other threads here.  I think the answer is that it very much depends on how well your wireless network is performing.  Safest with hi res material is to wire both speakers.  Per above I can confirm that having both connected wirelessly can also work reliably, although I haven't compared this with wired to one or both speakers from a SQ perspective.

Is there a real benefit to use the phantom on 5 Ghz network compare than 2.4 Ghz ?

> No more than the inherent benefits of 5 GHz over 2.4 GHz such as potentially less congestion (if you live in an apartment block for instance and can "see" many other access points) and less interference from other 2.4 GHz devices like cordless phones, bluetooth devices, baby monitors etc.

Hope this clarifies!