Devialet Phantom I 108 dB Wireless Speaker (Gold Leaf, Opéra de Paris Edition)

The Phantom I Opéra de Paris edition is not only an unparalleled piece of sound engineering. It's also an ode to one of the world's greatest cultural institutions. It embodies the vision of excellence shared by a 350-year-old cultural maverick and a 21st-century tech company that's just getting started. Inspired by the iconic gilded interiors of Paris' prestigious Opera Garnier, the Phantom I Opéra de Paris edition is adorned with signature gold leaf side plates made of moongold, a precious palladium-yellow gold alloy. Paris' Ateliers Gohard were tasked with finishing the Phantom's gold leaf side plates. Also responsible for restoring the gold of the Opéra Garnier and other national monuments, these master gilders employ time-honored methods. Each gold leaf is applied by hand in an eight-step process to creating a custom patina. The technique consists of applying a special glue on the support. Once the mix is determined to be ready, the gold leaf is applied. And these heritage techniques demand absolute perfection & ndash; once a leaf has been applied, it cannot be removed.

Phantom embodies the vision Devialet has been working towards: elevating sound to its rightful place in our lives, providing audiences around the world with a uniquely intricate and moving listening experience. Phantom has been revolutionizing the speaker game since its release, and has gone on to become a reference for acoustic excellence. By combining a series of radical patented technologies, Phantom consistently shatters expectations, at every step of the sound reproduction chain. Zero distortion, zero saturation, zero background noise.

• Whether you're used to Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, optical or analog, Phantom's open architecture lets you get straight to the music you love.
• AirPlay 2: Apple users can enjoy an additional layer of control over their Phantom with AirPlay 2. Create a custom multiroom set-up by directly streaming audio from the control device (iPhone or iPad) to numerous
• AirPlay 2-connected speakers, including the Phantom.
• Spotify Connect: Spotify users can stream their favorite playlists on their favorite speaker with the help of Spotify Connect. All that's needed? The app and a Wi-Fi connection.
• Roon Ready: In addition to UPnP and the analog/optical input, Phantom owners are able to enjoy 24-bit-sample-rate music using Roon's streaming protocol. Phantom connects to Roon seamlessly, without any configuration steps, allowing users to enjoy perfect hi-res sound with ease.
• UPnP: With Universal Plug and Play, or UPnP, users can switch to a third-party application to play music hosted on their local networks. In other words, with the help of a UPnP controller application, Phantom is able to communicate with an external hard drive.

Also note that the Phantom gives iOS users the option to also enjoy a multiroom set up through Airplay 2. The Devialet App: Your Sound, Your Way Power this unreasonable requires some control. Set up your Phantom, finetune your settings, and stay up to date, all via the Devialet App. An intuitive companion, the app lets you customize your Phantom experience: setting up your Phantom, adjusting latency for A/V, activating Standby Mode or customizing bass for Night Mode.

The only thing better than a Phantom? Two. In stereo, the Phantom's soundstage expands even further and listening takes on a new dimension as the speakers dance in absolute synchronicity. More extreme, more powerful, more exhilarating. It is an unthinkably immersive experience. When combined, Phantoms become the most compact high-end stereo system on the market. Hint: stand in the middle and you'll feel like you're center stage. Really.

Sync your entire home in symphony or stream something different in every room thanks to your Devialet App (for iOS and Android). With Multiroom, there are now even more ways to play: Multi-Zone Play lets you group any Phantoms and feel the sound sing throughout your space. Single-Zone Play lets you mix and match your Phantoms in a single space for a next-level sound experience. Individual Play lets you have jazz playing in the kitchen while a podcast is being devoured on the couch. And everyone can control their own volume and manage zones right from the Devialet App. Also note that the Phantom gives iOS users the option to also enjoy a multiroom set up through Airplay 2.

Your Sound, Your Way Power this unreasonable requires some control. Set up your Phantom, finetune your settings, and stay up to date, all via the Devialet App. An intuitive companion, the app lets you customize your Phantom experience: setting up your Phantom, adjusting latency for A/V, activating Standby Mode or customizing bass for Night Mode.

Devialet thrives on end-to-end innovation (hardware, software, design inside and out, manufacturing) to offer ever-enhanced acoustics. In fact, to create Phantom, Devialet even built its own plant, hired talent that were used to unique challenges in other industries, and conceived their own robotics and quality control. Over 200 patents and over 90 awards later, Phantom speakers are, more than ever, in a class of their own.

The Phantom includes Devialet's powerful next-generation audio processing chip which helps deliver improved sound quality. Phantom's signal processing and amplification performance is embedded in a SoC (system on a chip), which was custom designed for optimal integration. The results? Enhanced heat dissipation for optimal performance at any volume, better energy efficiency, and barely measurable distortion, saturation, or noise.

ADH, or Analog Digital Hybrid, is Devialet's signature patented technology. In a truly groundbreaking feat, an analog amplifier teams up with four digital amplifiers. Working in parallel, the analog amplifier reproduces an unspoiled signal and sends it to the digital amplifiers, which are able to translate it digitally. In other words, ADH combines the sophistication of analog with the power and miniaturization of digital for the first time.

Developed exclusively for the Phantom, HBI, or Heart Bass Implosion, lets you feel infrabass frequencies all the way down to 14 Hz. Engineered to perform under extreme constraints, the Phantom's hermetically sealed architecture consists of two lateral woofers. When cued, they begin to dance in sync, creating opposing forces that cancel out even the slightest vibrations and generate ultra-dense sound, the kind your bones perceive before your ears. That's why you feel immersed in the Phantom: because you are, from head to toe

• Devialet DAC embedded in Devialet intelligence
• Processor – 24-bit/96 kHz, -112 dB THD
• 0 saturation, 0 dB background noise SPL at 50cm (-15.5 dB SPL at 3m)
• Devialet Operating System 2 (DOS 2) up to 24-bit/48 kHz
• ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore 800 MHz dual-core processor with hard IP, FPGA in a unique system-on-chip (SoC) Cyclone V 512MB DDR3 memory
• Composite body with a glass fiber-filled polycarbonate internal skin, ABS external skin, aluminum central core, and moongold (precious and stainless palladium & yellow gold alloy) gilded sides Phantom synchronization via Wi-Fi, Ethernet, or PLC Supports 24-bit/48 kHz Hi-Res audio via Roon Ready, UPnP Renderer, and optical
• Apple Lossless, MP3 VBR, and HE-AAC (V1) playback CPL HomePlug AV2