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- So welcome back to What Gear Reviews.
And today I am looking at what might be
the finest wireless speaker known to man right now.
And it is the Devialet Gold Phantom.
Now we're talking about the speaker
that has the design of a BMO, the engineering of a Bose
and the ease of use of a Sonos.
So let's take a closer look at this interesting design.
On the front of this it has a single tweeter
which has a design with a pattern of a frozen raindrop.
And surrounding this tweeter is a driver
for those mid range sounds.
But one of the first things you're gonna notice
when you look at this speaker is those lateral subwoofers.
And not only do they look amazing when it's playing
but they sound absolutely awesome.
And it's all because of the way the cabin is pressurized.
Each one of these lateral woofers
has the power to move 30 kilograms of weight.
Although I highly recommend you don't have this too close
to anything because whoever was using this before me
has dented one of the lateral woofers.
And this is a two grand speaker.
So whoever that was nice one, yeah.
So when it comes to the onboard controls
there's only one button which turns the speaker on
but it also doubles up as a pairing button.
So when it comes to using the speaker
you're probably gonna use the app most of the time
and it's really really intuitive.
Most of the streaming services are already integrated
into it but you can connect to it directly
by your Bluetooth as well.
But if you want, you can get yourself one of these.
So the remote control costs about £120.
And all you need to do to pair this
is literally hover it over the speaker itself
and it will pair.
And basically is all it is a dial
to change the volume on the speaker.
So no forward and back skip buttons unfortunately.
And it kind of looks like face cream.
So the Gold Phantom definitely has some upgrades
from the previous version, the Silver Phantom.
And I'm not just talking about the rose gold on its side.
Inside this speaker some of the elements
have been upgraded from aluminum to titanium
to help accommodate that 4,500 watts
and a higher frequency range.
So let's put the power of the Gold Phantom into perspective.
That 4,500 watts of power is the equivalent
of 281 JBL flip fours.
And I made a video on that not so long ago
and I was at an event when it had a bunch
of JBL flip fours all playing at the same time.
But that's insane.
281 of these.
And also think about 10 Sonos play bars
all playing simultaneously.
Even that doesn't match the power of this single speaker.
So when it comes to low end sounds,
this thing will really blow your mind.
It can reach levels as low as 14 hertz.
Which means insanely deep bass.
And there's so many patterns on the Phantom
I could be here talking all day about em.
But I haven't got time for that
so let's just talk about one specific.
The ADH amplification method.
So basically, Devialet have found a way
to combine analog and digital amplification methods
allowing this speaker to increase its sound
at crazy speed with no distortion or saturation at all.
Now if you're thinking about getting one of these speakers,
one thing to bear in mind is that this speaker
will actually put out a mix stereo sound
from the one front facing driver and the tweeter.
So if you really want to get that stereo experience,
I highly recommend you get two of these.
But they're not cheap.
If you're looking for this one, the Gold Phantom,
which is the most powerful, you're looking
at about two and half grand.
But if you want to check out the prices right now,
follow the link below this video
and that will give you the most up to date prices.
So you're probably want to know what I think
of this speaker having used it for a couple of weeks.
I must admit, this might be the very best speaker
I have ever tested, ever.
The clarity of the music is so amazing.
And you're gonna hear stuff in songs that you've listened to
10,000 times before and it's because
of that crazy frequency range.
We're talking about high res audio and then some.
Because the bass on this thing,
the lower ends, are just mind blowing.
When this speaker plays, everybody shuts up.
This speaker will quite literally blow your mind.
So I just want to say a big thank you to you guys
for supporting an UK underdog tech YouTuber.
I really really appreciate your support.
And a big thank you to Devialet for hooking this up for me.
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and I'll see you in the next one.
Good time of day.
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