04-Jan-2018, 20:16
Jean-Marie merci et bienvenue.
I'll add observational particulars to this thread as I continue the tweaks, and your point on price performance is very valid... my theory being "how close can you get a Phantom system to a "reference audiophile system" for a fraction of the price.
The Wilson's are voiced and time aligned for the listening space and have the soundstage magic that is "once heard- never forgotten", and the Levinson electronics are identical to the units that David Wilson used when developing the X1 GrandSlamm's.
Using a lot of elbow grease moving the Phantoms around to find a satisfying soundstage is ongoing, and not there yet, but for Blade Runner 2049 plenty fine.
I'll add observational particulars to this thread as I continue the tweaks, and your point on price performance is very valid... my theory being "how close can you get a Phantom system to a "reference audiophile system" for a fraction of the price.
The Wilson's are voiced and time aligned for the listening space and have the soundstage magic that is "once heard- never forgotten", and the Levinson electronics are identical to the units that David Wilson used when developing the X1 GrandSlamm's.
Using a lot of elbow grease moving the Phantoms around to find a satisfying soundstage is ongoing, and not there yet, but for Blade Runner 2049 plenty fine.
Levinson 33 amps, Wilson Grand Slamm S3's, Levinson 32 ref pre and ad/da, Basis Ovation and Rega 40 with JSpall custom tone arms, Lyra, Ortofon & Grado cartridges, Marantz AV 8801, PSAudio phono pre, Devialet Dialog w 5 Gold Phantoms, Wilson powered subwoofer, Watch center, Wilson surrounds, Kaleidescape Movie server, Crestron AV controller and switch, 120 MBS docsis3 modem, 20 MBS xdsl modem, Peplink balance 20 router, Ruckus 802.11ac Wave 2 WAPS plus multi Pakedge WAPs, 48 port POE gigabit switch, NetGear 8TB NAS, Amazon Fire,ROKU and Apple TV gen 4, 12 core Mac Pro, Macbook Air Retina, 65" and 50" Runco TV's. Blue sound node 2, OPPO BDP105D, DSpeaker AntiMode 2.0, Octava HDMI/Optical switch, cabling Nordost for analog, Cardas and wireworld for digital/optical.
