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Devialet’s certified refurbished store cuts the Phantom I, the Phantom II and the Mania by $200 to $1,000 against their new prices. Five Devialet speakers just got cheaper this way, and none of them is a lesser model built for a sale.

What Devialet does to a refurbished speaker

Certified refurbished at Devialet is a rebuild, not a wipe-down, a fresh shipping box and a quick prayer.

Each product is entirely disassembled and reassembled in the company’s French manufactures, then run through a rigorous multiple-step assessment before it’s graded and priced for the refurbished store.

Devialet guarantees the same level of excellence, precision and quality it brings to new models, and the refurbished range covers the Phantom I, the Phantom II and the Mania portable. Devialet grades every unit itself before it’s listed, and the finishes offered are the finishes sold on the new range.

The grading is Devialet’s own work.

A banner across the store adds one more perk at the top of the range, and orders ship free by UPS.

Buyers of the newer Phantom Ultimate 98 dB or 108 dB get a complimentary accessory of their choice, a Tree stand, a Treepod or Devialet Care, when it’s added to the cart with the speaker. The refurbished range stops with those three lines, and the newer Phantom Ultimate 108 dB and 98 dB, at $3,999 and $1,999 new, carry no refurbished figure at all.

The catch runs in one direction only: these are the previous Phantom generations, replaced at the top of the range by the Phantom Ultimate line, and refurbished stock exists only until the rebuilt units run out. In exchange, the hardware itself is unchanged, and the discount is the deepest Devialet offers on its own store.

Phantom I 103 dB, the original full-size Phantom

The 103 dB is the original full-size Phantom, the spherical speaker that made Devialet famous outside audiophile circles. It reaches 103 dB SPL at one meter and plays down to 16Hz, with aluminum drivers for the tweeter, the midrange and the bass, driven through a 24-bit/96kHz DAC rated at -112 dB THD.

At 252 by 255 by 342 millimeters and 11.4 kilograms, it’s a stand or shelf speaker with real presence, not a bookshelf toy.

It streams over AirPlay 2, Spotify Connect and Bluetooth, it’s Roon Ready, UPnP covers local libraries, and a Toslink optical input handles a TV, while the box carries the speaker, the Devialet Remote, a power cable and documentation. The refurbished 103 dB comes in Light Chrome only, a white RAL 9016 body with polished stainless steel sides, and the photograph above shows the matte black finish instead.

At $1,799 it’s $600 under the new price.

Devialet Phantom I 103 dB, Light Chrome
103 dB SPL · AirPlay 2 and Roon Ready
Price: $2,399
Where to buy: Buy on Amazon

Devialet Phantom I 103 dB, Light Chrome, Certified Refurbished
Rebuilt and reassessed in France · Free UPS shipping · Polished stainless steel sides
Price: $1,799 · $2,399 (save $600, 25% off)
Where to buy: Buy at Devialet

Phantom I 108 dB, the flagship in gold or dark chrome

The 108 dB is the flagship of the original Phantom I line, rated at 108 dB SPL at one meter, with 1,100 watts RMS behind the drivers, five decibels clear of the 103 dB beneath it in the range.

Two finishes carry the discount, Gold with 22-carat rose gold-plated sides and Dark Chrome over the same spherical shell. The refurbished price is $2,399, exactly $1,000 under new, and the same money buys a brand-new 103 dB that plays five decibels quieter and ships in a sealed box.

Dark Chrome carries the same $3,399 new price on Amazon as the Gold finish, so the finish choice costs nothing extra on the refurbished side either. Nothing in the refurbished store plays louder.

Devialet Phantom I 108 dB, Gold
108 dB SPL at 1 meter · 1,100 watts RMS
Price: $3,399
Where to buy: Buy on Amazon

Devialet Phantom I 108 dB, Gold, Certified Refurbished
22-carat rose gold-plated sides · Dark Chrome also offered · Free UPS shipping
Price: $2,399 · $3,399 (save $1,000, 29% off)
Where to buy: Buy at Devialet

Phantom II 95 dB, the compact Phantom

The Phantom II 95 dB is the compact Phantom, built for desks, kitchens and bedrooms rather than a main listening room or a television stand. The Phantom II shell measures 157 by 168 by 219 millimeters, weighs 4.3 kilograms and answers 18Hz to 21kHz, in Iconic White or Matte Black. Small footprint, real Phantom hardware.

Amazon’s US store skips the 95 dB entirely, and the refurbished store sells it at $949, which is $250 under the $1,199 new price and $150 under the 98 dB’s refurbished tag. It’s the Phantom that fits a nightstand or a kitchen counter without dominating either. Both of its finishes, Iconic White and Matte Black, carry the same refurbished price.

Devialet Phantom II 98 dB, Iconic White
The step-up alternative · 98 dB SPL at 1 meter · 400 watts RMS
Price: $1,499
Where to buy: Buy on Amazon

Devialet Phantom II 95 dB, Matte Black, Certified Refurbished
Phantom II shell · Iconic White also offered
Price: $949 · $1,199 (save $250, 21% off)
Where to buy: Buy at Devialet

Phantom II 98 dB, three more decibels in the same shell

Stepping up to the 98 dB buys three more decibels and 400 watts RMS in the identical Phantom II shell. It plays 98 dB SPL at one meter across an 18Hz to 21kHz response, and it comes in Iconic White and Matte Black.

Refurbished, the 98 dB lands at $1,099, which is $400 under its new price and $150 over the refurbished 95 dB, and in a small room the 95 gives up nothing but headroom. That $150 is the cleanest upgrade decision in the store.

Devialet Phantom II 98 dB, Iconic White
98 dB SPL · 400 watts RMS · 18Hz to 21kHz response · Matte Black also sold
Price: $1,499
Where to buy: Buy on Amazon

Devialet Phantom II 98 dB, Iconic White, Certified Refurbished
Same shell as the 95 dB · Free UPS shipping
Price: $1,099 · $1,499 (save $400, 27% off)
Where to buy: Buy at Devialet

Devialet Mania, the portable with a battery

The Mania is the portable of the family, a battery speaker with about ten hours of autonomy, USB-C charging and an IPX4 splash-resistant shell, and it weighs 2.3 kilograms. Four full-range speakers and two subwoofers push 95 dB SPL at one meter from a body measuring 176 by 139 by 193 millimeters that still fits a tote bag.

Alexa is built in, and it streams over Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0 and AirPlay 2. Four finishes carry the refurbished price, Light Grey, Deep Black, Sunset Rose and Sandstorm, and refurbished stock at $699 undercuts the $899 new price by $200. It’s the one you can carry outside.

Devialet Mania, Light Grey
95 dB SPL · Battery powered · IPX4
Price: $899
Where to buy: Buy on Amazon

Devialet Mania, Light Grey, Certified Refurbished
Deep Black, Sunset Rose and Sandstorm also offered · Free UPS shipping
Price: $699 · $899 (save $200, 22% off)
Where to buy: Buy at Devialet

Buy the refurbished Phantom I 103 dB at $1,799 if you’ve wanted the full-size Phantom and refused to pay $2,399 for it.

The alternative is a new 103 dB on Amazon at that same list price, sealed in its factory box and sold by Devialet’s own store there. Everywhere else in the store, the refurbished math holds the same way, with the 108 dB at $2,399 as the loud room’s pick and the Mania at $699 as the portable one; the 103 dB is the buy. Free UPS shipping applies across the refurbished store.

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