22-Jul-2017, 01:33
(22-Jul-2017, 01:15)kmjy Wrote: I’ve watched movies with a Phantom cinema setup and it absolutely does produce the lower frequencies with as much, if not more authority than a subwoofer. I picked my own movies and damn was it impressive. People say the Phantoms can’t hit even a solid 20Hz at higher volume levels but I’m not sure on what basis. In all my experiences they play from 20 all the way up very very impactfully. I’ve had my White Phantom’s vibrating the house on those lower frequencies. And even the ones I can’t hear. Can feel it. But I do suppose it depends on the setup. And environment. And locations and all of that.
For cinema each Phantom is delivering the equivalent of two subwoofers worth of bass (and the reason I say subwoofers is because they are actually subwoofers, there’s some really advanced technology going on behind those domes), and those drivers together are heading up past 17” in diameter. You add a second or third or fourth Phantom and you’re essentially adding another 2, 4 or 6 subwoofers if you wanna look at it that way. Sounds outrageous but really adds an impact. The setup I got the privilege to mess with was 7 Silver Phantom’s. Three front. Two side. Two back. Setup with Devialet’s method. It was breathtaking. Gold’s being twice as powerful as Silvers, having 25% more woofer excursion, and a more advanced range of output I would think even a four Gold setup would be incredible. Capable of those lows. No problems. I think in my listening environment two would be fine and I’d be more than happy with the bass output. But diversity in preference is what makes this field so enjoyable.
The highness is fair. Although in my experience the environment and positioning makes a big impact on how Phantom’s sound. A very very big impact.
The thing about these Phantom’s is that unless they’re being fed the absolute right source they’re not putting out their full potential of sound. With the right source that bass will thicken up incredibly. You may notice with a dedicated LFE track heading into Phantom the range of bass may increase. As well as the depth and thickness. And authority of sound. I’ve noticed this in the past.
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You keep mentioning you've seen the Phantoms in a proper cinema setup, is this something Devialet has actively been showing off/working on? If so, could you provide me with some links and reading material?
Right now I'm thinking of doing Sources > HDMI matrix switch w/ separate optical out > Dialog + Projector.
Kind of hoping the inherent delay from using a projector vs a TV will help with the audio delay. If not, I will use a PC as the main source for movies and manually adjust the delay values.
TBH I'm leaning towards getting a proper setup with some DefTech speakers, but the girlfriend really likes how the phantoms look and hate how typical home theater speakers look lol.
