26-Feb-2023, 12:57
Another Phantom project!
While waiting for the internals for the Phantom II showing up somewhere nearby, a Phantom Silver arrived at my doorstep.
This one is special! It turns all music into an 80's fuzz-orama. Two small dents in the mid driver has turned the speaker into a very effective FX-box with only one setting; fuzz turned up to 11! That's perfect for very experimental jazz or death metal, but for everything else, it's quite annoying. Here are the culprits.
As the Phantom is upgradable to DOS2, the low latency optical mode is easy accessible. Therefore my next experiment is straight forward. Can a Phantom be used as a subwoofer? Short answer, yes it can. A cheap CYP ADC connected to the subwoofer output of the KEF LSX, an optical cable between the ADC and Phantom and voilà; a Phantom subwoofer.
How does it sound? Like a subwoofer, a really tight one. Highly recommended if you have a faulty-ish Phantom to spare.
While waiting for the internals for the Phantom II showing up somewhere nearby, a Phantom Silver arrived at my doorstep.
This one is special! It turns all music into an 80's fuzz-orama. Two small dents in the mid driver has turned the speaker into a very effective FX-box with only one setting; fuzz turned up to 11! That's perfect for very experimental jazz or death metal, but for everything else, it's quite annoying. Here are the culprits.
As the Phantom is upgradable to DOS2, the low latency optical mode is easy accessible. Therefore my next experiment is straight forward. Can a Phantom be used as a subwoofer? Short answer, yes it can. A cheap CYP ADC connected to the subwoofer output of the KEF LSX, an optical cable between the ADC and Phantom and voilà; a Phantom subwoofer.
How does it sound? Like a subwoofer, a really tight one. Highly recommended if you have a faulty-ish Phantom to spare.
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
