09-Apr-2019, 08:34
(15-Feb-2019, 00:13)andrewhollo Wrote: Early stage review of my Reactor 900, from someone who's owned Phantom Silver for close to 4 years, and a pair of Phantom Golds for over 1 year. I got my Reactor last night so I've had about 4 hours of listening.
I switched between a single Phantom Silver and Reactor repeatedly, using Apple Airplay, and the reactor is NO WAY as good. It's WAY OFF a single Phantom Gold too.
PROS:
Impressive bass for its size.
Fills the room really well.
Sounds good for music I like to listen to while working --- ambient electronic.
Cute --- it looks like my threesome has had a love child.
CONS:
Thin midrange - so not great for music I'd listen to at home --- modern classical, jazz.
Loses resolution at close range: best enjoyed at several metres.
Tricky to work out how to reset when installing at a different site (I eventually worked it out)
I bought it for my office, so I've got something to listen to while working, and it's fine for that purpose. For the money, no doubt I could have bought better sound --- but I'm quite attached to the Devialet brand, and figured I could resell at little loss at this stage if I decided I didn't like it. For the time being, I'm keeping it.
Andrew
Hi, Andrew. I realize its been a while since you wrote this. But now as you perhaps have more experience with the Reactors vs Gold I have a question. I am considering replacing my one Gold with two 900 w Reactors. But I am afraid the Reactors will not sound as good as a single Gold. My local store guy says he would most definitely swap one Gold for two 900 Reactors. What do you think?
