15-Sep-2016, 22:15
I'm probably one of the few that sold its D200 for a pair of gold phantoms. I listened to both silvers and golds and let me tell you that Golds are definitely more HIFI.
I actually found the set up of phantoms a lot easier than the D200 with which I tried out way too many configurations to go around the AIR problems.
The Dialog optical problem with phantom is true (noise/dropouts) ... BUT all you have to do is plug your optical source to either one of the Phantoms... and then its just perfect !!! Devialet is aware of this issue and should resolve the Dialog problem with the upcoming firmware later this month.
Anyway I really hesitated b/w upgrading my D200 to 220 or selling it all and getting the Golds. Trust me I think I made the right choice...
It's true that with bad recordings I would say my D200 sounded a little better ... but with good ones the Golds surpasses the D200... no joke ! all my friends agree too...
And beyond music, movies sound a whole lot better w/ Phantoms ....
Hint : Go to your dealer and listen to James Blake "Limit To Your Love" (even from Tidal) ..it reveals really how good Golds are..
I actually found the set up of phantoms a lot easier than the D200 with which I tried out way too many configurations to go around the AIR problems.
The Dialog optical problem with phantom is true (noise/dropouts) ... BUT all you have to do is plug your optical source to either one of the Phantoms... and then its just perfect !!! Devialet is aware of this issue and should resolve the Dialog problem with the upcoming firmware later this month.
Anyway I really hesitated b/w upgrading my D200 to 220 or selling it all and getting the Golds. Trust me I think I made the right choice...
It's true that with bad recordings I would say my D200 sounded a little better ... but with good ones the Golds surpasses the D200... no joke ! all my friends agree too...
And beyond music, movies sound a whole lot better w/ Phantoms ....
Hint : Go to your dealer and listen to James Blake "Limit To Your Love" (even from Tidal) ..it reveals really how good Golds are..
