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Lobby => Speakers => Topic started by: Hawaiiancerveza on May 23, 2015, 02:43:11 AM

Title: Devialet Phantom
Post by: Hawaiiancerveza on May 23, 2015, 02:43:11 AM
Has anyone heard of this product in person?

I'm very intrigued by it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDrzbSj6E9g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVu2zSrdSa4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nN8Dbx1xK1Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGYT6nbyMSg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2U4WwZ4OFM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGdTbUYdobA

The specs

PERFORMANCESOUND PRESSURE LEVEL
99 dB SPL at 1 meter

105 dB SPL at 1 meter

AMPLIFICATION POWER
750 Wpeak

3 000 Wpeak

BANDWIDTH
16Hz at 25kHz ± 2dB, 20Hz at 20kHz ± 0,5dB

DIGITAL ANALOG CONVERTER
TI PCM1798 24bits/192kHz

PROCESSOR
800MHz dual-core ARM Cortex - A9 MPCore processor, hard IP, and FPgA in a single Cyclone V System-on-Chip (SoC) 512 MB DDR3 Memory

POWER SUPPLY
Power supply with IEC 100-240 v 50/60Hz 10A

TECHNOLOGIES
HBI® (Heart Bass Implosion), ADH® Intelligence (Analog Digital Hybrid), SAM® (Speakers Active Matching), EVO® Platform.

CHARACTERISTICS

SIZE & WEIGHT
Weight: 11 kg | Width: 253 mm | Height: 255 mm | Depth: 343 mm

MATERIALS
Internal skin: Glass fiber filled polycarbonate | External skin: ABS | Aluminium central core | Aluminum dome drivers

COLORS & FINISH
White body RAL 9016
Polished stainless steel side
White dome drivers

White body RAL 9016
Polished stainless steel side
Silver dome drivers

FONCTIONNALITIES

SYNCHRONIZATION
1 to 24 PHANTOMS. Devialet Dialog is required

CONNECTIVITY
Dual-band Wi-Fi (a/b/g/n 2.4 gHz & 5 gHz)
Ethernet RJ-45 10/100/1000 Mbps (gigabit)
PlC Homeplug Av2
Toslink optical input (Tv, blu-ray, video games console, …)

APPLICATION
Spark
MacOS10.9+ | Windows7+ | iOS7+ | Android 4+

AUDIO FORMATS
HE‑AAC (V1), AAC (16 to 320 kbit/s), WMA, MP3 (16 to 320 kbit/s), MP3 VBR, Apple Lossless, AIFF, WAV, FLAC, OGG, VORBIS

SERVICES DE MUSIQUE EN LIGNE
Deezer, Qobuz
Le routeur Devialet Dialog est nécessaire

SUPPORTED
OSWindows 7+, Mac oSX 10.9+, IOS 7+, Android 4
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Title: Re: Devialet Phantom
Post by: joeexp on May 23, 2015, 04:58:14 PM
I have heard them recently -
Absolute crap sound; Sorry to say that!
Really for people who propose on Facebook.  poo poo
What a pile of poo

Ear piercing, horrendous, disgusting - stay away from it!!

Only useful as party-showpiece!
Looks like a motorbike engine - sounds like one too ...
Title: Re: Devialet Phantom
Post by: frix on May 23, 2015, 06:01:10 PM
I heard them briefly at a show.
Conditions weren't all that good.
But I came away impressed what this speaker was able to do in the bass area.
In terms of absolute sound quality I can't give a statement.

I interested in auditioning them as a proper stereo setup. Hope local dealers will stock them soon.
Title: Re: Devialet Phantom
Post by: datder on May 23, 2015, 06:03:13 PM
Looks like wheatley from portal
Title: Re: Devialet Phantom
Post by: Hawaiiancerveza on May 23, 2015, 06:27:27 PM
Yeah thats why I was wondering if anyone had heard it in person.  Living in Hawaii I don't get much options to hearing anything but through a video and video doesn't quite make it all that pleasing to hear. 
Title: Re: Devialet Phantom
Post by: khaos on May 24, 2015, 08:27:30 PM
I would at least wait six months and see if they've debugged their software by then.

My general impression is that the engineering behind it is quite solid, that the marketing department went totally overboard, and that we still have to wait for better reviews to have an idea of what they sound like.
Title: Re: Devialet Phantom
Post by: Hawaiiancerveza on May 25, 2015, 01:58:08 AM
Yeah, I'd like to hear some more reviews on it.  If I had the chance to listen to them myself than I could make a decision but I'm willing to wait for that. 
Title: Re: Devialet Phantom
Post by: 7ryder on May 27, 2015, 04:32:39 AM
I heard them at a show here in Seattle and, I agree, they were  poo.  Bose Lifestyle for the 1%.  Here's my comments about them on CA http://www.computeraudiophile.com/f3-article-comments/article-devialet-unleashes-phantom-22728/index4.html%23post407334
Title: Re: Devialet Phantom
Post by: Hawaiiancerveza on May 27, 2015, 09:32:10 AM
info in the link was removed. 
Title: Re: Devialet Phantom
Post by: joeexp on May 27, 2015, 02:31:38 PM
Yes-  link has been moved. Please re-link :)p3
Title: Re: Devialet Phantom
Post by: Tari on May 27, 2015, 02:41:46 PM
Never heard the phantom, but the D-Premier was seriously the worst purchase I ever made.  And the way joeexp describes the Phantom, the D-Premier made my existing speakers sound like that.  Just awful. 
Title: Re: Devialet Phantom
Post by: Hawaiiancerveza on May 28, 2015, 11:03:03 AM
Quote from: Tari on May 27, 2015, 02:41:46 PM
Never heard the phantom, but the D-Premier was seriously the worst purchase I ever made.  And the way joeexp describes the Phantom, the D-Premier made my existing speakers sound like that.  Just awful. 
Ouch, sounds brutal.  I read somewhere on another forum that the bass is tight and goes low but the tweeter is screeching.  Some people are ok with it because they said it sounded better than their system which justified the price but others who had better sounding systems said they didn't like the uneven sound. 
Title: Re: Devialet Phantom
Post by: Ringingears on May 29, 2015, 06:04:07 AM
Just a hypothesis. Perhaps this is a case of a large R&D budget that should produce a superior product. Physics gives the designers the screw job but it still has to go to market. I am sure this hypothesis will be tested soon and often.
Title: Re: Devialet Phantom
Post by: Hawaiiancerveza on May 29, 2015, 07:51:35 AM
Yeah I agree.  I'm hoping for more reviews from others.  I think it looks cool and if it lives up to the hype I'm fine with getting one. 
Title: Re: Devialet Phantom
Post by: Hifi01170 on August 05, 2015, 09:56:01 AM
Heard these a couple of days ago... big disappointement... sound was crap... not even worth trying to describe.
The surprising thing was that. from a feature perspective, it didn't look like a finished product... the app to be used to control these was far from user friendly as well...

Stay away from this crap!
Title: Re: Devialet Phantom
Post by: Hawaiiancerveza on August 05, 2015, 02:41:10 PM
Thanks for the personal experience.  So far I've read in other forums the same reaction to these. 
Title: Re: Devialet Phantom
Post by: Hroðulf on August 05, 2015, 07:32:56 PM
Heard them a week or so ago. Wasn't too incredibad. Sounded plasticky and the local hi-fi shop guys didn't like the Phantom due to the lack of cables that go with the speaker.
Title: Re: Devialet Phantom
Post by: Hawaiiancerveza on August 05, 2015, 11:08:41 PM
Yeah, its suppose to run off an app for wireless ease.  So far I haven't seen any positive reviews other than the bass was good haha. 
Title: Re: Devialet Phantom
Post by: Chartwell85 on August 06, 2015, 12:12:04 AM
I read somewhere they have a budget of around $25M allocated for marketing of the Phantom.
Title: Re: Devialet Phantom
Post by: madaboutaudio on August 06, 2015, 12:20:20 AM
Not sure if it's due to the recording equipment, but it certainly sounds like  poo

An insult to Michael Jackson's music.

Even the soundblaster roar sounds better imho.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlmFvl7ZAgE
Title: Re: Devialet Phantom
Post by: DrForBin on August 06, 2015, 04:33:37 AM
hello,

sounds like A.M. radio.
Title: Re: Devialet Phantom
Post by: Anaxilus on August 06, 2015, 05:08:36 AM
Quote from: DrForBin on August 06, 2015, 04:33:37 AM
sounds like A.M. radio.

The latest craze in high-end audio. Get with the program!
Title: Re: Devialet Phantom
Post by: Hifi01170 on August 06, 2015, 08:28:43 AM
One of Devialet's main shareholder is LVMH.... since the entry of LVMH, I was told me that this has kind of changed the focus of Devialet. Now they need to make money immediately... even if it is by selling half-backed crappy products that can kill the enthusiasm of early followers... but the phantoms are being bought/sold, so not sure if it is yet a big commercial fiasco.
Title: Re: Devialet Phantom
Post by: Hawaiiancerveza on August 06, 2015, 09:07:11 AM
Hmm, I see.  I only heard of it through another person in our town praising the hell out of this product.  Thats when I went to look what all the hub bub was.  So far I haven't heard anything positive and if thats the case of the crappy products they did just that...lol
Title: Re: Devialet Phantom
Post by: ohhgourami on August 07, 2015, 04:10:13 AM
(http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02028/rob03_2028756i.jpg)

nuff said.
Title: Re: Devialet Phantom
Post by: Hawaiiancerveza on August 07, 2015, 07:45:54 AM
lol Halo anyone?