Phantom gold vs silver

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I must say the comparisons between Gold and Silver models are all over the place.

I saw comments that said the Gold had a clearer and brighter upper range (which is kind of what we hoped) and then there is another comment here that the highs of the Gold are significantly softer!

So I am really not sure what to make of it. I was originally thinking to upgrade from Silver to Gold, but nobody seems to have the perception of dramatically better, just different!

Very few Phantom owners seem to be audiophiles. One of the few that compares Phantoms to real audiophile gear is Steve Huff in his review http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2016/08/29...i-is-here/ This is Silvers so we can only hope he gets a pair of Golds and gives us a comparison

I would not expect 'life style' Phantom owners to know how to describe differences well. Soft may actually mean transparent while clear and bright could mean 'hard'. The latter could point to something in the playback chain, not the Gold (Bluetooth?) You have Silvers yourself. Does Steve Huff's description match what you hear?