Last week, SoundStage!’s Doug Schneider traveled to Devialet’s headquarters, in Paris, France, for an exclusive sneak peak at the company’s two new loudspeaker models: Phantom and Silver Phantom, which will retail in the United States for $1990 and $2390, respectively. Both are fully powered, four-driver, three-way designs capable of receiving digital music signals via Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and powerline Ethernet simultaneously. There is also a TosLink connector for use with a Blu-ray player or similar.
By combining the company’s existing technologies, such as ADH and SAM, with new developments created specifically for this project, Devialet has introduced compact speaker systems that are now on the cutting edge technically, visually, and sonically. The company claims bass extension to 16Hz for both. Devialet also claims that the Phantom can deliver SPLs of 99dB, while the more powerful Silver Phantom can reach 105dB. Doug’s report on the Phantoms, which appears on SoundStage! Global now, describes the speakers in detail and contains his listening impressions.
