DEVIALET PHANTOM REACTOR
from £990 / devialet.com
CONTROL THE PHANTOM WIRELESSLY OR VIA THE BUTTONS ON THE CHASSIS
Er, is that thing nuclear?
We haven’t turned it all the way up yet, but based on how loud its elder brother was able to go, it could well be. Devialet’s Phantom Reactor is a smaller version of 2010’s Phantom – an extremely powerful wireless speaker. The Phantom Reactor is a quarter of the size of its predecessor, small enough to be held in one hand, but if you plump for the more expensive 900W model it packs just 25% less power. If you think that might annoy the neighbours a bit, there’s also a 600W version.
Which is half as much power as the old Phantom, right?
Good maths. Want some more numbers? Both versions weigh 4.3kg, which is just over a third of the original. They have one fullrange driver and two bass drivers each, all of which are made from aluminium, and their frequency range is an impressive 18Hz to 21kHz, so you should get nice, deep, rumbly bass and crystalline treble. When it comes to pumping up the volume, the 900W version can manage 98dB SPL, while the 600W model can hit 95 – slightly louder than the engine of a lorry from 10 metres away. Bored of numbers yet? It basically means they’ll go nice and loud but have the chops to keep it clean.