21-Aug-2021, 22:00
They're back with a vengeance!
They've lost the high gloss finish and gained a led button on the back. That's proper Devialet magic!
As you clearly can see, a high gloss center speaker sticks out like a sore thumb. Even my dog is disgusted, she vomited right in front of it. It had nothing to do with her eating half a carpet, only the sorry sight of high gloss plastic. So if the lottery ticket turns profitable it'll receive some Devialet magic too. The speaker that is, not the dog.
The keen eye might also notice another stereo in the den. That's the waiting stereo, I couldn't be without a stereo for weeks. Evil tounges, read my better half, would say that moving the Phantom Silvers to the front would be sufficient, but then I wouldn't "need" to buy a real bargain stereo in the neighbourhood. The Dali Mentor 6/Cambridge Audio combo has served me well, but it's not needed anymore so hopefully someone else will enjoy it soon.
With a limited budget for upgrading the speakers, the solution was to first sell the old Golds and then get hold of a couple of really banged up Phantoms to elevate. The Devialet Elevate program is really generous. The trade in speaker doesn't have to work at all and could be a cosmetically disaster. Still you'll get about half price off a new Phantom I 108 if you trade in an old Gold.
All in all I've spent about €700 to get two new Phantom I 108 with Devialet Care. If I'd skipped the extended warranty I would have spent about €200 for upgrading two five and a half years old Phantom Golds to brand new ones. With or without the extended warranty, that's a steal in my book. Hands down to Devialet for their generous Elevate program!
They've lost the high gloss finish and gained a led button on the back. That's proper Devialet magic!
As you clearly can see, a high gloss center speaker sticks out like a sore thumb. Even my dog is disgusted, she vomited right in front of it. It had nothing to do with her eating half a carpet, only the sorry sight of high gloss plastic. So if the lottery ticket turns profitable it'll receive some Devialet magic too. The speaker that is, not the dog.
The keen eye might also notice another stereo in the den. That's the waiting stereo, I couldn't be without a stereo for weeks. Evil tounges, read my better half, would say that moving the Phantom Silvers to the front would be sufficient, but then I wouldn't "need" to buy a real bargain stereo in the neighbourhood. The Dali Mentor 6/Cambridge Audio combo has served me well, but it's not needed anymore so hopefully someone else will enjoy it soon.
With a limited budget for upgrading the speakers, the solution was to first sell the old Golds and then get hold of a couple of really banged up Phantoms to elevate. The Devialet Elevate program is really generous. The trade in speaker doesn't have to work at all and could be a cosmetically disaster. Still you'll get about half price off a new Phantom I 108 if you trade in an old Gold.
All in all I've spent about €700 to get two new Phantom I 108 with Devialet Care. If I'd skipped the extended warranty I would have spent about €200 for upgrading two five and a half years old Phantom Golds to brand new ones. With or without the extended warranty, that's a steal in my book. Hands down to Devialet for their generous Elevate program!
Living room: Kii Three/BXT with Control.
Den: Tannoy Precision 8 iDP with TS112 iDP subwoofer.
In the cupboard, waiting for a sibling: 1st gen. Phantom Silver running DOS1
My Phantom Voyage
Den: Tannoy Precision 8 iDP with TS112 iDP subwoofer.
In the cupboard, waiting for a sibling: 1st gen. Phantom Silver running DOS1
My Phantom Voyage
