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Nothing Ghostly About Devialet's Phantom Gold Sound

Phantom Gold is a high-end product aimed at a high-end market that's been known for extremes, said Brad Russell, an audio analyst with Parks Associates.

"The high-end audiophile market has always been about extremes," he told TechNewsWorld. "It's about owning extreme technology even if it's not discernible to most of us. It's a $10,000 turntable sitting on a block of granite to minimize vibration that wouldn't make a difference to the vast majority of us."

From the article "Nothing Ghostly About Devialet's Phantom Gold Sound" by John P. Mello Jr.

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