All New Devialet Phantom GOLD....World's BEST Speaker System, at any PRICE ???

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Did you listen to just one or did you hear two of them together with vinyl also?

Steve Huff liked two silver phantoms better than his Focal Sopra 2's with > Vinyl...
I heard one, two and, with other Phantoms, 5. Stereo and multichannel. No vinyl but that is irrelevant, imho.
 

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I heard one, two and, with other Phantoms, 5. Stereo and multichannel. No vinyl but that is irrelevant, imho.

We never know until we hear these Phantoms, with vinyl, with our own ears

It might be vinyl that brings these Phantoms to life Or it might be bringing Tubes in the mix Or it might be both of them together that brings these Phantoms to life
 

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I have heard them at a number of shows including the recent CEDIA 2016. They look and sound cute but that is about it. :) They were "flapping" their wings unlike anything I have seen in speakers! Fascinating to look at for sure....
 

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I cant imagine building a high end system around these things but this video shows that one of these Egg's could be a pretty impressive portable outdoor speaker for parties and camping. Seems to have a decent level of loudness to it while playing in a free air setting outside.


Not so sure I'm a big fan of all that driver movement though :eek:
 

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I have heard them at a number of shows including the recent CEDIA 2016. They look and sound cute but that is about it. :) They were "flapping" their wings unlike anything I have seen in speakers! Fascinating to look at for sure....

Air pushing rather than vibration propogation of bass?
 

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Devialet Phantom GOLD....World's BEST Speaker System, at any PRICE ???

No ! It's NOT.
 

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The original video reminds me of being at the pool last week and having a lady tell me, " I've got the best sounding speakers in the world " to which I had a feeling what was coming. ..."Bose". I wanted to reply , "contentment is destroyed by comparison " but I just told her that she was lucky to own really good sounding speakers.
 

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This company is just starting out, who knows, maybe down the road the phantom model x's will take over the high end market too.



This could be the future!

Active speakers.. 99% of the time is always better than passive speakers.. no matter how good the gear is!
 

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This company is just starting out, who knows, maybe down the road the phantom model x's will take over the high end market too.



This could be the future!

Active speakers.. 99% of the time is always better than passive speakers.. no matter how good the gear is!

Let's not get crazy here! This product may be marketed as a world beater but any TRUE audio enthusiast would know better then believe the hype. At some point the laws of physics will sink in with regards to what's possible from this small egg shaped novelty item. I mean, it is sold at the Apple Store, need I say more :)

I can see several useful situations for such a product (out by the pool, camping..etc) but I highly doubt any real audiophile enthusiast will be trading in there full size Wilsons or Magico's for one or many of these things.

I would consider one for the exact purposes I previously mentioned but that's where my interest ends
 

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Let's not get crazy here! This product may be marketed as a world beater but any TRUE audio enthusiast would know better then believe the hype. At some point the laws of physics will sink in with regards to what's possible from this small egg shaped novelty item. I mean, it is sold at the Apple Store, need I say more :)

I can see several useful situations for such a product (out by the pool, camping..etc) but I highly doubt any real audiophile enthusiast will be trading in there full size Wilsons or Magico's for one or many of these things.

I would consider one for the exact purposes I previously mentioned but that's where my interest ends

I think it's just a matter of time before they come out with a Phantom Floorstanding Model X Speaker that will blow our minds!;)
 

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This company is just starting out, who knows, maybe down the road the phantom model x's will take over the high end market too.



This could be the future!

Active speakers.. 99% of the time is always better than passive speakers.. no matter how good the gear is!

You need to hear Goldmund speakers then. Not just active, but DRC/DSP built in, all with class A/B power and Dac built in. Pity they are so expensive.
 

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Let's not get crazy here! This product may be marketed as a world beater but any TRUE audio enthusiast would know better then believe the hype. At some point the laws of physics will sink in with regards to what's possible from this small egg shaped novelty item. I mean, it is sold at the Apple Store, need I say more :)

I can see several useful situations for such a product (out by the pool, camping..etc) but I highly doubt any real audiophile enthusiast will be trading in there full size Wilsons or Magico's for one or many of these things.

I would consider one for the exact purposes I previously mentioned but that's where my interest ends

Yes, it's a FUN speaker setup and not bad sounding at all. In the original ones they crippled the mid/HF with mediocre drivers, I guess to make space for the Gold and later the Platinum versions?
 

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I wonder if anyone has tried some good high end power cables on these Phantom Gold's yet? :b

It might just make these phantoms come alive and sound much better!;)
 

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