03-Jul-2017, 17:37
I made with both the Silver Phantoms amd the Gold Phantoms measurements using REW and UMIK-1. The Gold Phantoms at my listening position extend more at the very low end compared to the Silvers and are flat from 1kHz to 18KHz, within 5dB. The Silvers have a 2dB/octave fall slope on frequencies above 2kHz. Then they have strange valleys at 12 kHz and 17 kHz. There is also a hiss on the Silver Phantoms much more than on the Golds. So I assume the 'house curve' on the Silvers eeded to be inttroduced due to the limitations of the ASIC integrated circuit that has been improved in the Golds. Those now can go flat. Of course, some prefer a fall slope in the high frequencies. I prefer neutrality. But equalizing on the Phantoms would be great. Roon can provide this, but often at cost of adding some more headroom compared to bitperfect.
