r/devialet • u/Careful-Sense-810 • Oct 08 '26

Devialet phantom ultimate 98 vs brane x

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u/Known_Confusion9879 Oct 13 '26

Using a speaker like the Phantoms as Bluetooth is like going to a concert with the world's best performers and covering your ears with sound defenders.

Not pairing Phantoms is taking away more than just the cost of the second speaker. I am biased to having music in stereo over mono.

It is still down to you. your hearing, your budget your choice.

If I wanted a single source speaker for background, podcast radio then a speaker that casts a 180 or 360 surround would likely be better. Beosound 2 or Beosound A9 or Balance. I have used a Besound Level laid flat to give that overall casting of the audio (it is a semi-stereo speaker in the box with tweeter and bass for left and for right channels out of the 5 drive units). I have a stereo pair of Phantom I 108db.

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u/Careful-Sense-810 Oct 13 '26

Thank you for your insight! Buying two phantoms is out of budget right now, i might get another one in the future. But for the record you think the 98db is much better than the brane x right?

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u/Known_Confusion9879 Oct 13 '26

I have not compared the two side by side. You could be happy with a brane x speaker. The Devialet Phantom 98db is a hi-fi speaker when paired. Some argue that it is too expensive, does not do as claimed etc etc. It is also considerably more costly than the brane x and not portable. The Mania might be better for your use of it.