Vision Ears Phonix Final Edition

There is a quiet confidence in Phonix's final rendition: a smooth elegance that showed class and weight of a veteran in the industry, one that continues to listen and stay relevant. This is a masterclass in building a flagship. 

Thank you, Oliver Marino.

"Powerful yet refined. Controlled yet emotional. A sound signature that honours the legacy of the PHöNIX while revealing it in a deeply considered form. The final expression of a truly iconic sound signature – refined in its structure, mature in its control, and unmistakable in its character." 

The voicing and space is mesmerising. The notes are hanging and present, the sub-bass rumbles without aggression but grave in its warning. The mids are sweet, enchanting, and the highs glide over with gentleness, without weakness. 

Reimagined from within, the acoustic design has been comprehensively refined for the Final Edition to bring greater focus, depth and expression to the experience, resulting in a presentation that feels more resolved and deliberate.

At its core lies a completely new crossover, a newly tuned driver configuration, and four newly implemented low-frequency drivers based on a more modern generation.

Built around a meticulously refined acoustic concept, combining 13 balanced armature drivers with a newly reworked 5-way crossover and an updated tuning philosophy. The result is a presentation of remarkable balance and expression: Sub-bass reaches deeper, adding weight, extension and authority to the presentation, while the low mids and upper bass have been carefully rebalanced to create a more open, controlled and articulate overall image. 

Compared to the PHöNIX Original Edition, the Final Edition drops pitch in the low end. It breathes more space, holds better structure and is cleaner with improved separation.

Compared to the PHöNIX Limited Edition, it goes one step further: 
Sub-bass authority and physicality improves, sense of space and air is more visceral and eases effortlessly into a natural flow despite higher technical performance.

// THE CABLE

Premium 22AWG cable using VE's own custom-developed 7N ultra-pure single crystal copper to deliver a rich, highly musical, and naturally analog sound signature. Sonically, the cable delivers deep and authoritative bass, rich and refined mids, dense and emotional vocals, and smooth, extended highs with remarkable clarity and natural harmonic brilliance.

// SPECIFICATIONS
+ 13-Driver, 5-way system: 4x Bass driver, 4x Bass/Mids driver, 2x Mids driver, 2x Mids/Highs driver, 1x Superhighs Driver
+ Impedance: 10 Ohms @ 1kHz
+ Sensitivity: 114.6dB SPL @ 1kHz with 100mV input