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REVIEW

Nuclear

Reactor

French company Devialet has shrunk its Phantom series loudspeakers with the launch of the
Reactor. But it’s as potent as ever, says Jon Myles.

ost loudspeakers fol- When French company Devialet the front was a snowflake-shaped grille
low the conventional launched the revolutionary all-in- which isn’t there just for decoration
pattern of drive units one active Phantom ‘speaker in 2015 (more of which later).
in a wooden cabinet that pattern was discarded. Frankly, At the sides were two bass drivers
(either square or it looked like nothing that had gone covered by round white covers. More
M slightly curved), usually before and even now nothing that has interestingly the Phantom could be
with a port to enhance bass, or just come since. used as a single mono unit or paired
sometimes a sealed box 'infinite baffle' Shape-wise it resembled an with another to produce a stereo
design with no port. elongated egg turned on its side. At soundstage.
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