Devialet Phantom Theater: the ultimate home theater experience?

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Devialet Phantom Theater is home theater taken to the extreme. Imagine an audio system made up of 5 to 9 amplified speakers, each with an output of 375W to 1,100W! Enough to enjoy hugely powerful sound with Dolby Atmos and DTS:X soundtracks.

Devialet Phantom Theater: the ultimate home theater experience?
By associating 2 Devialet Phantom I 108 dB Custom and 7 Devialet Phantom II Custom speakers accompanied by a JBL Synthesis SDP-58AV receiver preamplifier, you get a Phantom Theater 9 system of 4825 watts!

Devialet Phantom Theater: phenomenal power!

The Devialet Phantom Theater system allows you to enjoy a home theater experience at an insane volume. The French brand Devialet is known worldwide for its connected speakers and high-powered digital amplifiers.

Devialet Phantom I speakers
Devialet Phantom II speakers

The Devialet Phantom Theater puts you in the middle of the action with unprecedented immersive realism, no matter what movie you’re watching. Depending on the configuration you choose, you will enjoy a minimum firepower of 1875 watts, which can exceed 5500 watts with three Devialet Phantom I speakers used as front speakers!

Such a configuration, consisting of speakers of similar design, also guarantees a perfectly uniform sound signature. The timbres and tones remain identical as the sound moves around the room. In addition, the bass response of the Devialet Phantom speakers is so deep and intense that no subwoofer is required.

Devialet Phantom II speakers
The Devialet Phantom speakers pack phenomenal power into a compact and extremely attractive package.

Devialet Phantom Theater: professional technology

The Devialet Phantom Theater home theater system is based on the manufacturer’s professional range of speakers, namely the Devialet Phantom II Custom, the Devialet Phantom I 103 dB Custom and the Devialet Phantom I 108 dB Custom. These speakers adapt to professional connectivity standards, including support for AoIP digital audio transport (Dante or AES67 protocol). This network cable connection ensures a perfectly stable digital audio signal transmission, without any latency. Devialet also offers an Ethernet to optical adapter to make the classic Devialet Phantom I speakers compatible with the Dante protocol.

JBL Synthesis SDP-58
The JBL Synthesis SDP-58 preamplifier is compatible with the Dante protocol to drive the Devialet Phantom Theater speakers.

As part of this unique home theater system, the Devialet Phantom receives the signal from a preamplifier compatible with the Dante protocol. For example, you can opt for the brand-new JBL Synthesis SDP-58, which decodes the Dolby Atmos, DTS:X and Auro-3D immersive audio formats. The system configuration, including the assignment of a dedicated channel to each speaker, is done via a web interface on a computer.

Devialet Phantom Theater: the most beautiful wireless home theater

This Devialet home theater system does not only offer excellent performance. It also takes features a unique aesthetic that conceals the mechanics of the woofers behind two aluminum domes. The latter come to life in a bewitching dance as soon as the music starts. The tweeter grille of the Phantom speakers, which forms intertwining geometric shapes, gives them a unique aesthetic touch. It embodies the perfect balance between performance and visual harmony achieved by this speaker.

Devialet Phantom Theater: the most beautiful wireless home theater
With 9 Devialet Phantom speakers, the Devialet Phantom Theater 9 home theater system combines power, immersive sound and aesthetics.

All this power and beauty comes at a price, which, unfortunately, is very high. You’ll have to spend at least €14,000 to acquire a Devialet Phantom Theater 5 system comprised of 5 Devialet Phantom II Custom speakers and an AoIP / Dante compatible AV preamplifier. If your budget is more modest or if you want a system that is easier to integrate in your living room, you can also turn to the Devialet Dione soundbar, which is Dolby Atmos 5.1.2 compatible.

Devialet Dione soundbar
Thanks to its 17 drivers and its adjustable central sphere, the Devialet Dione soundbar ensures a sound that is always immersive, whether it is mounted on the wall or placed on a piece of furniture.
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François
As a buyer and seller of second-hand high-tech products for around ten years before joining Son-Vidéo.com in 2007, I had the opportunity to test a variety of amplifiers, speakers, headphones, TVs, projectors and DAPs... Passionate about films and series, music and new technologies, I'm particularly fond of the worlds of TV, video projection and home theater. I like to watch films with my family on the big screen, either at the movie theater or at home, but I also enjoy listening to music on a good hi-fi system, sat in a comfy armchair or on a walk with a pair of headphones.

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