First impressions

[michirishi]

...Sound is impressive. Clean, detailed and rich. Very adjustible in volume. From 0-100. 0-10 is for dreaming, 20-40 normal listening volumes. Around 50 for work out or party. 60-70 is perfect when listening to dynamic classical music or when you want to feel the bass kick you in your stomach. Above 70 is for the insane. These things play L O U D (standard Phantoms, not even the Silver).
Good thing is the 'night modus' which filters out most of the bass tones. Very suitable when listening music later in the evening or when you're worried about the neighbours. ...

So I was doing some research, and found this page specifically. I'll read on later, but for now, can some of the Silver Phantom owners please take a look at the quoted message in Bold above, and try to answer the following questions, please?

Well first of all, a question for michirishi. creator of the quote, above:

When you say "volume 0-10 is for dreaming", do you mean a volume level low enough that eventually one could fall asleep, if trying to fall asleep while listening at that level?

Or, do you mean, a volume level to lay down, close your eyes, and dream up the music you're listening to? AKA, create a picture of the sound; get transported by the music; etc; etc.?

And now, the questions for Silver Phantom owners:

If on the regular Phantom, michirishi uses volume 0-10 to experience one of the aboves (or both),...what volume would you have to set the Silver Phantoms to, to get the same experience as michirishi did using volume 0-10?


Thank you,



Dvlt PhD

I'll try to explain in detail. We are two months further and I still think the same as above. Here's a little more detail.
My room is about 40m2. I am still waiting for 'branch' so my white Phantoms are placed on 30cm high, solid wooden cubes, 0,7m before a 4m wall with some floor-to-ceiling windows in it, about 2.5m apart. Listening position is about 3.5m in front of phantoms.

Volume to me is like this:
0-5 perfect when going to sleep. Music is so quiet one could easily fall asleep beside is. Yet the sound quality is already present. Bass is audible as well as some detail. Voices are very clear.
5-8 perfect when practicing yoga or reading a book. Good to enjoy music with your eyes closed and dream away on the soundscape of some ambient or new-age music. This is probably the level you are refering to.
8-10 has a rather steep drop off in sound level.
10-15 is easy listening volume (to me at least). Very suitable late at night or when someone else is watching a movie with headphones on and you don't want them to 'enjoy' your Phantoms - for that time . On this level, I often find myself completely involved in the music. You don't have to play the Phantoms loud to enjoy some good quality music!
15-25 around dinner time. Nice for background music. Very good soundquality! I also find myself listening long music-sessions to this level sometimes.
25-45 normal listening volume. Lots of detail. Very, very good. This is when the white Phantoms really shine in my living room.
45-60 things get louder. Too loud when one wants to have a conversation. Perfect to be completely involved in the music and feel the rhythm throughout your body. Music can be heared throughout my 3-floor house. Audible when standing outsidie.
60-70 good when listening dynamic classical music. Or a few pop/rock songs if you want to feel a little bass. But it is loud. Only advisable when the neighbours are away.
70-80 simply too loud. Only good for famous 'woofer dance'. No sane person would listen to this for any longer than a few seconds. People will turn their heads when walking past your house.
>80 you will be affraid your ears will pop or the windows will blow out... (yet there is no distortion at all. Everything is still very smooth in a strange way. Very different than on ony 'normal' hifi set. Probably due to S.A.M).

I've managed 85 for a few seconds only once. When I wanted to test my white Phantoms, I didn't have the courage to go any louder.

In the beginning I had some doubt if I'd better had bought the silver Phantoms. But I absolutely see no reason for that at all (esthetics aside).